The faux Irish pub revolution A few decades back, St. Patrick's Day was a relatively quiet day in Ireland. It was a religious holiday; pubs were closed, and no one dyed anything green.
victoria
3/17/2006 13:30
Milwaukee's own patron FAKE fake fake irish bar is "Mo's Irish Pub" located on Wisconsin street, right in the heart of downtown.
On my way into work today, I couldn't help but notice the steady streams of middle-aged whitefolk heading in to Mo's for their green beer and irish cheer.
(the college students hit up water street, what with Flannagan's and Murphy's Irish pub et. al)
geraint
3/21/2006 06:31
i've not great objection to bric-a-brac, fiddles or any other faux-oirish bar/pub trappings.
What i do object to is the impossibility of finding a decent pint in an irish theme pub. I live in a city with a host of top notch local brewers but the only passable drink in any of these irish bars is guinness, an average stout. great :(
