Dragaera

Beer

Wed Apr 7 16:29:45 PDT 2004


On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Howard Brazee wrote:

> Philip Hart wrote:
> > On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Warlord wrote:
> >
> >> Yo! Slide another Black & Tan down this way.
> >
> > I've been drinking these, but I'm not a beer snob - I would have
> > thought the connoisseurs find this practice abhorrent.  Imagine
> > drinking a layered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.  Actually, probably
> > Morrolan does just that.
>
> But when you buy a bottle of black and tan it is more like a blended
> beverage.


I'm confused - I'm talking about half a pint of Bass Pale Ale (or Harp)
with half a pint of Guinness (poured over a spoon perhaps) on top.


Ob Weird Fact:
The first known reference to the expression Black & Tan was in reference
to a breed of beagles used as hunting dogs in Ireland.