Perfect Black & Tan
January 5, 2006
For my birthday I got the Brutul (brew tool) Lagerhead Black & Tan Turtle. For years I’ve been making black & tans using a bent spoon. I’m hear to say this turtle absolutely rules in comparison. I can hardly mess these things up using the turtle.
They give a great description of how to pour a black & tan:
Simply chill the beer, then half-fill a standard pint glass with the bottom beverage (pour a good head so you liberate the CO2). Place the Lagerhead® Turtle on the rim of the glass, then gradually pour the Irish stout over the turtle’s back to form the top layer.
They also provide the following recipes, some of which I’ve had, the rest I need to try:
Black & Tan
Guinness® - Bass Ale®
Half & Half
Guinness® - Harp Lager®
Blacksmith
Guinness® - Smithwick’s® Ale
Patriot
Guinness® - Sam Adams Lager®
Snakebite
Guinness® - Hard Cider
Black Velvet
Guinness® - Champagne
Blacktop
Beamish® - Fat Tire Amber Ale®
Bohemian
Beamish® - Pilsner Urquell®
Big Easy
Beamish® - Abita Amber Lager®
Snapper
Murphy’s® - Redhook ESB®
Bumble Bee
Murphy’s® - Dundee Honey Lager®
I created one of my own recipes, the “Black & Blue” which is Guinness® - Sea Dog® Blue Paw Wheat Ale. The blueberry flavor bubbles up through the Guinness® producing an amazing flavor.
As a final justification for buying one of these, some of the proceeds of each sold is contributed to the Lagerhead Foundation which funds projects to help turtles.
Tags: beer, black & tan, black and tan, brutul, guinness, irish stout, lagerhead foundation, recipe, recipes, sea dog, stout, turtle, turtles
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i didnt get to see it on monday :(
Does this mean that Old Speckled Hen and Guinness would be a “Black Cock”?
I want to mix Bodington’s and Miller to make a Bode Miller… but I can’t bring myself to buy Miller.
Guinness and Blue Moon - Dark side of the moon - or a Black and Blue
Guinness and Boulevard Wheat -
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i always thought black & blue was Guinness & PBR ???!!!
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