Fridge Contenders: Boulevard’s Rye-on-Rye and Tallgrass’ 8-Bit Pale Ale

The weekend intersection of St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA basketball tournament is like a Dear John letter to your liver. But as long as the two of you are breaking up, you might as well go out with a pop-top or two.

A pair of local releases are serious fridge contenders: Boulevard’s Rye-on-Rye returns to the Smokestack series for the first time since 2010, and Tallgrass Brewing Co. has released its newest canned beer, 8-Bit Pale Ale.