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- From: jbasara@ssdc.UUCP (Jim Basara)
- Newsgroups: alt.beer
- Subject: Re: Black and Tan
- Message-ID: <611@ssdc.UUCP>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 12:14:36 GMT
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- Organization: Sterling Software IMD, Vienna, Va.
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- cst@bork.nist.gov (Charles S. Tarrio) writes:
- : Anyway, this place had posters up for
- : this novel concept, "Black and Tan -- Guinness and lager." We wondered
- : what they would mix it with -- They also had posters for Harp on tap,
- : which was coming soon. Jokingly, we said, "Think they mix it with Bud?"
- : We promptly dismissed this idea, assuming they'd mix it with bottled Harp.
- : Unfortunately, our hastily dismissed idea turned out to be right. The
- : bartender pulled half a pint of Guinness, then went to the Bud tap. He
- : was having trouble with that tap, so he poured out that one, then mixed
- : Guinness and BUD LIGHT! It tasted just as you'd expect, like Guinness and
- : water. It was a waste of money, but we just about busted a gut.
- :
-
- Around the D.C. area, this is what you will get in some bars if you ask
- for a "half and half". I think it's a way for all the yuppies to look
- sophisticated.
-
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- Jim Basara
- uunet!ssdc!jbasara "All the other nations are drinking
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- Barry Manilow." - Dave Barry
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