The Webtender
Forum and Chat

 Message 38762 of 39187 in General Discussion
 Share on Facebook |  Save to del.icio.us  
Subject: Black and Tan Help
From: Palomon
Posted: Sun Dec 4. 2011, 04:48 UTC
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?


 Current thread (8 messages):
 Message options:
 

Buy shakers, bartending videos, bar tools and supplies in
The Webtender's BarStore.

Home · Drink Recipes · Bookstore · Barstore · Handbook · Web Index · Feedback

Copyright © The Webtender.
About | Disclaimer | Privacy policy