St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's day celebrates the life and contributions of Saint Patrick Stout, the originator of the Stout. Though the original recipe involved steeping clovers and stirring them non-stop for 17 days by small people wielding shillelaghs, this fact has been long lost in the tumult of history. Fortunately, we are most blessed with Patrick's keen ability to realize clovers don't belong in beer, and one should never trust a leprechaun near alcohol.

Francis Scott Key

Few know that Francis Scott Key was not his birth name. He never felt comfortable with his original name, Frank Ghosta Hollywood, especially since he never knew how to relax and since Hollywood hadn’t been invented yet. When he was old enough, he decided to change his name to something appropriate for his future line of work as a lawyer. After he passed the bar, he changed his name to Francis Off Free, a marketing move that he felt would bring him many clients. And he did find many clients, but many thought the ‘Free’ part was the cost of his service. This led to his second name change, and a job change, when he decided to become a song writer. He felt changing his last name to ‘Key’ would attract composers to his lyrics, and musical history would be made. Unfortunately, he forgot to change his middle name.