Welcome to your St. Patrick's Day guide to downtown Flint

Specialty drinks have become more and more common on St. Patrick's Day, but with such a variety to choose from, different bars are finding new and unique concoctions to serve this Saturday, March 17. This is a guide to 16 locations stretching across downtown Flint, featuring drink specials, festive foods, prices, entertainment and hours of the bars.

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We reached out to downtown Flint restaurants and bars to get their drink specials, specialty cocktail details and themed food menus that will cater to the St. Patrick's Day-goers today. Here, we provide 16 locations with 22 specialty drinks, so you can plan accordingly to sample something new or know what to order when you go to your go-to establishment.

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Churchill's Food & Spirits, located at 340 S. Saginaw St., will be open from 10 a.m to 2 a.m., and will feature two specialty cocktails.

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The first specialty drink at Churchill's: Fraoula. With a base spirit of infused Irish whiskey, this drink comes complete with basil, strawberry and lemon with mint leaf garnish. The drink costs $9 and will be served in a whiskey glass.

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The second specialty drink at Churchill's: Aphrodite's Bribe. With a base spirit of Nolet's Gin, this drink is completed with imported Calvados, lemon and fresh apple juice served in a martini glass. The drink costs $12.

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While their selection of whiskeys is vast, 418 types of whiskey available to be exact, Churchill's will highlight 28 Irish whiskeys. To note, all will be available for serving.

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For St. Patrick's Day, Churchill's will also feature a limited menu of both current menu favorites, as well as some Irish creations that include house tater skins, the Irish pub salad, traditional corned beef and cabbage, turkey Reuben and an Irish-inspired pizza with corned beef and sliced redskin potatoes.

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Table & Tap, located at 555 Saginaw St. in Flint, will have a specialty drink, as well as two St. Patrick's Day food items on their menu. The restaurant and bar will be open from 10 a.m. to midnight.

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The first featured food item at Table & Tap is an Angus beef hotdog on a poppyseed bun, topped with cornbeef, shredded baby Swiss cheese and beer-braised sauerkraut. It will be slathered in spicy brown mustard. The cost for this entree is $6.

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Table & Tap will offer this specialty drink: Paddy's Punch. The drink consists of Malibu, Midori, blue Curacao and pineapple juice. Paddy's Punch will cost $5.

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The second featured food item at Table and Tap is a Reuben panini sandwich on sourdough bread, complete with corned beef, baby Swiss cheese, beer-braised sauerkraut and spicy brown mustard. The entree will be served with house garlic friend and cost $8.

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The Torch Bar & Grill, located at 522 Buckham Alley in Flint, will have two featured specialty drinks for St. Patrick's Day. It will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.

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The first speciality cocktail at The Torch Bar & Grill is the Green Lantern, which is made with Lucid absinthe, Midori, lime and ginger ale. The drink will cost $8.

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The Torch Bar & Grill will also have Guinness for $3.75 per pint.

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The second speciality cocktail at The Torch Bar & Grill is the Key Lime Pie Martini, which is a mix of vanilla vodka, lime juice, Midori and a splash of simple syrup. The cost for the cocktail is $7.

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Blackstone's, located at 531 Saginaw St. in Flint, will feature multiple drink and food specials on St. Patrick's Day. This bar and restaurant will open at 8 a.m. and serve until possibly as late as 2 a.m.

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Blackstone's will offer a rum-based punch for $6.

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Blackstone's will also offer Irish Car Bombs for $5 or three for $12.

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Blackstone's will offer Black & Tan beers for $5 as well as a traditional pint of Guinness for $5.

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The Blackstone House Burger is made to order, but comes with a base stocked with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonaisse. The burger costs $10.

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Blackstone's will also offer the Durant Reuben, named after William "Billy" Durant, who is the man credited with founding General Motors in Flint. The sandwich will be made with house corned beef, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing on grilled marble rye. The sandwich will cost $10.

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With 12 beers on tap, and six of those being Irish beers, Blackstone's will feature DJ Peter McFray from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and again from 8 p.m. to close. Bagpipe players will play in the afternoon and evening as well. A pop-up auxiliary bar will also be in place to serve more bar-goers quicker, located where the hostess stand usually rests. And yes, the location will have green beer, made to order.

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Tenacity Brewing, located at 119 N. Grand Traverse St. in Flint, will have a variety of locally-brewed beer on tap, including one specialty release for St. Patrick's Day, and will be open from noon to midnight.

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Tenacity Brewing will release and tap Super Unleaded Dark Wheat (4.4% ABV, 14.7 IBUs), a darker beer with a light body, rich wheat flavor, and a nice, clean finish. The cost will be $4 per pint.

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Tenacity Brewing will also have a specialty sandwich for the day: Smoked Corn Beef Sandwich complete with Grobbel's Corned Beef, first smoked with hickory, apple and cherry wood, then slow-cooked with our Basic Bitch Blonde. It makes for a tender, smoky, savory and delicious take on this annual favorite unlike anything you've had before. Topped with provolone cheese, vinaigrette cabbage slaw and our stone ground mustard aioli. No substitutions will be allowed on this menu item.

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Tenacity Brewing will also provide $1 off of it's popular Sassy Lassie Scotch Ale (7.7% ABV, 21.4 IBUs), a roasted, full bodied and sassy beer. The brewing company says, "This lass hits the spot year-round."

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With 11 beers and two ciders on tap, drinks are not the only opportunity for entertainment. Tenacity Brewing will host four-piece band Two O'Clock High starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15. The brewing company also has Celtic Bluegrass playing at 9 p.m. tonight.

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501 Bar and Grill, located at 501 S. Saginaw St. in Flint, will be featuring one specialty cocktail, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.

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The specialty cocktail featured at 501 Bar and Grill is O'Danny's Girl. The cocktail is a mix of Blanc de Bleu champagne, orange juice with a sprig of mint and an orange wedge served in a champagne flute. The cost is $6.

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Cafe Rhema, located at 432 S. Saginaw St. in Flint, will have two specialty coffee and tea drinks available, as well as food for St. Patrick's Day. The location will feature a Roarin' Reuben sandwich for $9, complete with corned beef with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing on grilled Crust bread.

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Cafe Rhema's first specialty drink: Chocolate Leprechaun. It is a latte, complete with two shots of espresso, steamed green milk, Ghirardelli chocolate and Irish cream syrup. This drink costs $4.50 for a 12-ounce pour and $5.25 for a 16-ounce pour.

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Cafe Rhema's second specialty drink: Lavender Matcha Latte. It's not for coffee lovers, but definitely for the tea crowd. It's formed from a finely-ground powder with house-made lavender syrup. This drink costs $4.75 and will be served in 12-ounce portions.

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Soggy Bottom Bar, located at 613 Martin Luther King Ave. in Flint, will feature two specialty cocktails for St. Patrick's Day, and will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. The kitchen closes at 1 a.m. The bar and restaurant will feature seven Irish whiskeys and four Irish beers on draft.

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Soggy Bottom Bar will feature a flight of whiskey, featuring four different brands. The brands include, from left in the photo, Redbreast 12-year single pot still Irish whiskey, Connenara peated single malt Irish whiskey, Knappogue Castle 12-year single malt Irish whiskey and Powers Irish whiskey. The four are served as 25 milliliter pours for $12.

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Soggy Bottom Bar will also have an Irish mule, complete with Irish whiskey, Bundaberg ginger beer, a fresh cut lime and mint leaf. The drink will cost $5.

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Totem Books, located at 620 W. Court St., will feature one specialty coffee drink for St. Patrick's Day with a lower price than usual. The bookstore and cafe will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Totem Books will feature the "Fo' Shizzle, My Drizzle," which is a salted caramel and toasted marshmallow latte topped with whipped cream and house-made caramel. While original prices are $3.49 for 12 ounces, $3.99 for 16 ounces and $4.49 for 20 ounces, the cafe will take an additional 20 percent off of these prices on St. Patrick's Day.

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Totem Books will also have a stand at the Flint Farmers' Market for Beer Fest from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, March 15.

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The Loft, located at 515 Buckham Alley, will have a number of drink specials, including three specialty drinks for St. Patrick's Day. There will be a number of giveaways, as well as about 150 pint glasses with the tagline #LOFTED for $8 empty, and $10 with a drink purchase (with the drink being placed in the glass). The location will also feature corned beef hash and Reuben sliders free with a drink purchase while supplies last. There will be music all day, with Key Mitchell from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and DJ Peter McFray from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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The Loft will feature an Irish mule for $5.

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The Loft will also have a Green Tea martini for $5.

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The Loft will also have the Shamrock sangria. This drink consists of white wine, melon liquor, fresh melon, fresh kiwi and fresh oranges. The Shamrock sangria will cost $5. Other drinks include Irish car bombs and draft Guinness.

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Cork on Saginaw, located at 635 Saginaw St. in Flint, will be open from noon to midnight for St. Patrick's Day festivities and will have a featured cocktail for the holiday.

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Cork on Saginaw will feature the Emerald Isle cocktail, which contains a base spirit of Jameson Irish Whiskey with a Guinness reduction added. Then, a splash of honey simple syrup, fresh lemon juice and a mint garnish. The drink costs $9.

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Cork on Saginaw will feature an all Irish food menu for lunch, seen above.

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Foster Coffee Company, located at 615 Saginaw Street, will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for St. Patrick's Day. They will have their normal menu, along with one specialty latte.

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The specialty latte will be the Matcha Latte, which is a green tea concentrate turned to latte form with a touch of vanilla with steamed milk. The baristas were sure to say that it still has a high caffeine content. The drink will cost $4.99 for 12 ounces and $5.99 for 16 ounces.

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Christian Tyler Randolph | MLive.com

Kick off your St. Patrick's Day on Friday with the 1/2K Draft Dash and St. Paddy's Beer Fest at the Flint Farmers' Market, located at 300 E. First St. in downtown Flint.

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The event kicks off with a highly-dramatic 1/2K Draft Dash in the parking lot of the Flint Farmers' Market. Those who can handle all 1,640 feet will be rewarded with a full beer and early entry into the beer festival.

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The St. Paddy's Beer Fest takes place inside the Flint Farmers' Market and will feature new beers to sample, some traditional beers, food vendors and Irish entertainment.

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A list of beers at St. Paddy's Beer Fest at the Flint Farmers' Market include:

- Guinness

- Guinness Blonde

- Smithwicks

- Bud / Bud Light

- Bell's Brewing: Lager

- Bell's Brewing: Oarsman

- Bell's Brewing: Oatsmobile

- Founder's Brewing: Rubeaus

- Founders Brewing: Azacca

- Founder's Brewing: Solid Gold

- Arbor Brewing: Euchre Pilsner

- Arbor Brewing: Strawberry Blonde

- Arbor Brewing: Buzzsaw IPA

- Rochester Mills Brewing: Rochester Red

- Rochester Mills Brewing: Raspberry Radler

- Rochester Mills Brewing: Juice Bigalow

- Blakes' Ciders: Grizzly Pear

- Blakes' Ciders: Tonic

- Blakes' Ciders: El Chavo

- Perrin Brewing: 98 Problems

- Perrin Brewing: Light Lager

- Perrin Brewing: No Problems IPA

- Petoskey Brewing: Horney Monk

- Petoskey Brewing: Juicy NE Style IPA

- Petoskey Brewing: Mind's Eye IPA

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Flint Crepe Company, located at 555 Saginaw St. in Flint, will have one specialty crepe available for St. Patrick's Day.

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The speciality crepe available at the Flint Crepe Company will be the Chipotle Spud. This is a crepe that features roasted potatoes, chipotle cream, pickled onions and pepperjack from Hills cheese. It costs $7.50, but if wanted, can have chicken added for an additional $3, as well as bacon or tempeh for an additional $2.

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The Flint Crepe Company will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on St. Patrick's Day.

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The White Horse Tavern, located at 621 W Court St., has two specials for St. Patrick's Day, and will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Live entertainment will be provided with Black Sheep starting to play at 10 a.m., followed by local favorite Riley McLincha, as well as others.

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The White Horse Tavern will have two specials, the first of which is green beer. This is Labatt Blue made green through the tap, poured in a 16 oz. glass. The day of St. Patrick's Day these will be poured in plastic cups and served at $3.40 and up.

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A corned beef Reuben will also be served with chips and homemade French onion dip for $9.50 at The White Horse Tavern.

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The White Horse Tavern will have two specials, the second of which is: Limited edition Budweiser and Bud Light. Each comes in a 16 oz. bottle, and will cost $3.75.

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Bronte Wittpenn | MLive.com

Be safe and enjoy St. Patrick's Day! There are far more drinks and food specials at each location than we could share here. The only way to fully experience a St. Patrick's day in downtown Flint is to go. Be a part of it. See you there and be safe. Cheers!