I'm not a professional bartender, but I love mixing at home and parties. I've
started to think that Black and Tans are a cruel joke invented to drive me
crazy. I love the drink, but I can't pour it to save my life. I've tried
every bit of advice I could find in videos, books, etc. but for some reason no
matter what, the beers won't layer and just end up blending together. I fill
the glass a little over half-way with ale, pouring it fast to get lots of
head, then pour the stout over the spoon as slowly as I possibly can. Still,
they blend together. I've tried pouring stout faster, higher over the spoon,
etc. I've tried letting the ale settle a bit before attempting to layer the
stout, I've tried layering immediately. As a gift, my sister bought be a
specially-made spoon so that I wouldn't have to use the home-made bent soup
spoon I was using. I thought, "Finally! Here is the solution to my problem!"
Nope, no help. They are still blending.
The only thing I'm down to is the fact that I use bottled stout and I've heard
that canned can work better. But I've seen people succeed using bottled
stout, and I've seen people fail with canned. And I really don't want to
spend more money on a four-pack of canned Guinness when I can get a six-pack
of bottles for cheaper, unless this actually is the solution. Any extra tips
from anyone?