For St. Louis' Lads and Lasses, the Green Beer is Flowin'

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St. Patrick's Day might not be until next Tuesday, but we all know that the real celebrating starts this weekend in St. Louis. And while Bailey's, Jamison and Guiness will all put you in touch with your inner Leprechaun, nothing puts you in the mood for St. Patty's Day like a frosty mug of green beer. Since we care about you and the color of your brewski this season, here are a few of the best places in St. Louis to score an authentically Irish beer.

• According to many St. Louisans who pride themselves on being green beer connoisseurs, McGurk's reigns supreme. It's one of the top-10 Irish pubs in America, and the all-day dinner menu and live Irish music should compliment your pints nicely
• Kilkenny's Pub in Clayton isn't exactly spacious, so this might be a good place to get your green beer if you're wanting to make a few new friends. If you're not wearing white, be sure to check out their awesome wings.
• Maggie O'Brien's is another big bar in St. Louis that is known for celebrating St. Patty's day in style. Since the parade starts right in front of Maggie's on Saturday, the partying is sure to follow.
• If you want to get your green beer somewhere that literally sounds the most Irish, head on over to Seamus McDaniel's in Dogtown.
• Clancy's Irish Pub at the Barn at Lucerne is a great place to celebrate your (possibly) red-haired heritage if you want to drink your beer in peace - as long as you don't mind that your barstool is in a "barn."

Fortunately, almost everyone seems to be a little Irish around March 17, so expect most of your favorite non-Irish nighttime haunts to break out the green food coloring for their foaming brew in the next few days. And if you want to get an early start, as in 9 a.m. on Saturday early, the hospitality area after the 5-mile run should prove to be quite (ahem) hospitable.

Since St. Louis is the awesome city that it is, the list of cool places to celebrate the big day is practically endless. Where are you going to be sipping on your shamrock-colored malt?