Weekend Food Events, March 9-11: St. Patrick’s Day events, Sweetwater’s Brew Your Cask Off, and more

===Max Lager’s=== Fri., March 9, 12 p.m, Sat.-Sun., March 10-11, 1 p.m. ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Cheer your team on with Brew Master John Robert’s seasonal beers, his specialty smoked wings, and appetizer specials. ===Details===

===Mac McGee’s Irish Pub=== Fri., March 9, 7-9 p.m. Bushmills Tasting with Master of Whiskey Kevin Mulcahy. Master of Whiskey Kevin Mulcahy will lead a tasting with five select expressions from Bushmills. The nutty floral Bushmills, Black Bush, Bushmills 10yr, Bushmills 16yr, and a special limited addition Bushmills will be featured. The tasting costs $30. ===Details===

===Meehan’s Public House=== Sat., March 10, 12 p.m. Shamrock & Roll. Meehan’s Public House will team up with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, United Distribution, Inc. and Rock 100.5 for the fourth annual Shamrock & Roll St. Patrick’s Day celebration. From noon until you shut the pub down, the Meehan’s parking lot in Sandy Springs will be transformed into an outside musical arena. There will be appearances by the Braves and Hawks Street Teams and performances by Cracker and other bands. The event costs $20. ===Details===

===Park Tavern=== Sat., March 10, 1 p.m. Luckyfest 2012. Wear your green and head over to the park for this St. Patrick’s Day festival with lots of green beer, live music, and DJs. ===Details===

===Sweetwater Brewery=== Sat., March 10, 6-9:45 p.m. Brew Your Cask Off. SweetWater Brewery hosts this cask ale festival where one ticket lets you sample 80 different brews made by 80 different amateur brewers and vote for the best. Creative Loafing’s Food & Drink Editor Besha Rodell created XL: CL’s 40th Anniversary Ale, a British brown ale with walnut and oak. Contest winners will be announced at 9 p.m. ===Details===