Style: Black and Tan
ABV: 5.1%
Container: Straight from the bottle
Location Bought: WPAFB Class Six, Ohio, August 2010
Location/Situation Enjoyed Under: In a cruddy Hotel, called the Hope, more like Hopeless.
Appearance: Deep brown, to Black, nice light amber color head.
First Reaction: What a great stout! It is definitely mellowed by the amber, but lucky for this beer I love Ambers as well!
My first reaction really was Damn this is a good stout, but obviously the amber mellowed and brought the beer down before a classic strong stout finish. The beer is a nice ride starting with a strong stout front, then mellowing to a nice Amber center that is deep and rich yet light enough to be enjoyed in the heat of the day, while not being oppressive as a full stout can be. It finished with a nice hop bite, just enough to be an excellent cap to a great beer.
I really like this beer and wish I could find it more readily further south from here. I know many may have tried a Black and Tan made by that brewery with a huge and rather annoying East Coast fan buy following, Cough*Yeungling*Cough. But don't pass this by if you didn't like that one, this is a different beast entirely and any good beer lover owes this a fair open minded try I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Brewery's Description:
A beer lover's dream! This classic Irish stout and amber lager blend is malty, yet pleasantly bitter with many complex flavor notes. Look for a deep brown-black color and full-body. Saranac Black and Tan is a judicious melding of our Irish style Stout with and all malt German style Amber Lager. The result is a brew that is hearty, pleasantly bitter, and full of flavor, yet can be enjoyed bottle after bottle. Our unique Black and Tan has multiple flavor notes.
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