
St. George’s Day
Saint George’s Day, also known as the Feast of Saint George, is the feast day of Saint George as celebrated by various Christian Churches and by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint including England, and regions of Portugal and Spain (Catalonia and Aragon).
Tradition tells that a fierce dragon was causing panic at the city of Silene, Libya, at the time Saint George arrived there. In order to prevent the dragon from devastating people from the city, they gave two sheep each day to the dragon, but when the sheep were not enough they were forced to sacrifice humans instead of the two sheep. The human to be sacrificed was elected by the city’s own people. The king’s daughter was chosen to be sacrificed but no one was willing to take her place. Saint George saved the girl by slaying the dragon with a lance. The king was so grateful that he offered him treasures as a reward for saving his daughter’s life, but Saint George refused it and instead he gave it to the poor. — Wikipedia

St. George’s Day is a great day to enjoy one of these English beers:
Beer | Style | Brewer | City | State | Size | ABV | Price |
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Bass Pale Ale | English Pale Ale | Bass Brewers Limited | Burton-upon-Trent | England | 12 oz. | 5.10% | $3.95 |
Boddingtons Pub Ale | English Pale Ale | Boddingtons Brewery | Manchester | England | 440 ml | 4.70% | $5.25 |
Bluebird Bitter | English Bitter | Coniston Brewing Co. Ltd | Coniston | England | 500 ml | 3.60% | $8.95 |
Fuller's ESB | English Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) | Fuller Smith & Turner PLC | Chiswick, London | England | 12 oz. | 5.90% | $4.75 |
Fuller's London Porter | English Porter | Fuller Smith & Turner PLC | Chiswick, London | England | 12 oz. | 5.40% | $4.75 |
Fuller's London Pride | English Pale Ale | Fuller Smith & Turner PLC | Chiswick, London | England | 12 oz. | 4.70% | $4.75 |
Wexford Irish Crème Ale | American Cream Ale | Greene King | Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk | England | 12 oz. | 5.00% | $6.95 |
Strongbow Dry Cider | Cider | H. P. Bulmer | Hereford | England | 12 oz. | 5.00% | $4.50 |
Old Speckled Hen | English Pale Ale | Morland Brewery | Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk | England | 440 ml | 5.20% | $5.25 |
Ridgeway Bitter | English Bitter | Ridgeway Brewing | South Stoke, Oxfordshire | England | 500 ml | 4.00% | $8.50 |
Sam Smith's Cider | Cider | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster | England | 1 pt. 7 oz. | 5.00% | $8.50 |
Sam Smith's Nut Brown Ale | English Brown Ale | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster | England | 12 oz. | 5.00% | $5.75 |
Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout | English Oatmeal Stout | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster | England | 12 oz. | 5.00% | $5.75 |
Sam Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout | English Stout | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster | England | 18.7 oz. | 5.00% | $8.50 |
Sam Smith's Organic Pale Ale | English Pale Ale | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster | England | 12 oz. | 5.00% | $5.75 |
Sam Smith's Organic Strawberry | Fruit and Field Beer | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster | England | 18.7 oz. | 5.10% | $8.50 |
Sam Smith's Yorkshire Stingo | English Strong Ale | Samuel Smith Old Brewery | Tadcaster | England | 18.7 oz. | 8.00% | $12.95 |
Newcastle Brown Ale | English Brown Ale | Scottish & Newcastle UK Limited | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | England | 12 oz. | 4.70% | $4.25 |
Bombardier Glorious English Ale | English Pale Ale | Wells & Young's Ltd | Bedford | England | 16 oz | 4.10% | $8.95 |
Young's Double Chocolate Stout | English Milk/Sweet Stout | Wells & Young's Ltd | Bedford | England | 500 ml | 5.20% | $6.95 |