What is a Black and Tan? I know they serve it at Fenton's... an amazing ice cream dish... but what is it really in the beer world? Traditionally, it a drink made from a blend of pale ale and a dark beer such as a stout. But the term, Black and Tan, is not commonly used in Ireland, as the term is associated with the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, nicknamed the Black and Tans. The term "Half and Half" is therefore used for this drink.
To prepare a "Half and Half," a glass is filled halfway with pale ale where the stout is then added. To honor the tradition of the "Half and Half," I have prepared a soap that combines home-brewed chocolate stout and an ale. The result is a uniquely colored bar of soap that is unscented, yet the esters of the beer remain including malts and chocolate. It has a deep lather, and is moisturizing.
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