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Re: guinness
Now we can see how serious Germans are about their beer and
bartending. Carsten is even giving us websites!
>
>> >Question, Whilst in NYC, Chris (hi chris!) had a woodchuck
which is half > >> >Guinness and half ??? I can't remember?
> >>
> >> Hm. Woodpecker (is that the name?) is a brand of Cider, so I'd take a
> >> wild guess and say it has something to do with that.
> >
> > A drink combining equal parts Guiness and cider is, IIRC, called a black
> > velvet. I don't think it's quite as good as a black and tan though.
> > Personally, I'm happy just having my Bass without adding the Guiness to it.
> > To tell the truth though, it's probably a little early for either right
> > now... :)
>
> A Black Velvet is half Stout (Guinness) and half Champagne:
> http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/105.
> Note that it says: Stout (Chilled).
> There's nothing particular about stout (Guinness) being served at room
> temperature in Britain. - That's what they do with all kinds of beer -
> ale, lager, stout, even cider...
>
> The drink coming closest to half stout half cider is called
> 'Hairball': http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/3169. It's half stout,
> half cider and bit of Irish Whisky.
>
> This thread is fun (I like drinks...).
>
> Whoever mentioned German dark beer -- You rule! It's my favourite, and
> it's nice to know that it is even drunk in the US.
>
> Carsten
>
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