black_and_tan donaldson food of the gods 990619 ... emsie "I've got the tunes in my pocket in an old-ass walkman, wlakin' to the beach with a bottle of black and tan..." -Buck O Nine Question: what is black and tan? 990620 ... donaldson black and tan is a mix of a heavy beer, usually a stout, with a lighter beer, usually some sort of lager (i prefer the classic guinness and harp combo, but have also found happiness in a guinness and raspberry) the trick, of course, is to get the heavier beer to float on top of the lighter beer. tricky, but drinking the less than perfects is not so terrible after all is said.... 020305 ... misstree i was once taught that black & tan is bells & guiness, while half & half is harp & guiness... can be done with anything, though... and i will declare it yummy... (especially the raspberry, that sounds infernally delish...) is a stinking lush 040401 ... JANE when i had it, it was cider & guiness 040401 ... jane guinness 040401 what's it to you? who go blather from