Layered Beer Blog

Try Some Dark on Bottom Recipes for a Change

7/19/2015

The classic layered beer drink has a dark beer (most often Guinness) layered on top of a lighter colored beer. This combination gives a dramatic effect but it isn't the only possible layering combination. As can be seen in the pictures below, having a dark beer as the bottom layer can also work nicely. Keep on experimenting!!

Check out the Instructions page for help in making different combinations.

Long Weekend Layered Beer Combinations

5/24/2015

Thought I would share some recent black and tans recipes. They are all dark-on-bottom except for the Revolver Ale and Guinness combination (which I think I've shown before...). Two were made with the new Budweiser Oculto tequila flavored brew which layered pretty well.

Nitro Milk Stout Layering

4/26/2015

Found another great bottom layer dark beer with Nitro Milk Stout from the Left Hand Brewing Co. Back in December we had tried their Milk Stout with the Hoegaarden Wit and it worked very well too. I guess we'll call all Milk Stout & Hoegaarden combinations a "Milky Hoe". Also found a great combination with the Nitro Milk Stout and Blook & Honey American Ale from Revolver Brewing. Check out the nice pictures below.

Bud Light On Top

4/16/2015

Bud Light may get a bad rap for beer taste but it does work really well as a light colored top layer beer. The pictures below show it on top of Abita Turbodog and Community Legion Russian Imperial Stout.

Customer Pictures... They're Back!!

3/29/2015

Here are some really nice layered beer pictures sent in from Bob H and Brent P. Check 'em out. If you have pictures of your own, please send them in.

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale and Lagunita DayTime Ale
Murphy's Stout and Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat
Widmer Brothers Hefe and Guinness Draught
Widmer Brothers Hefe, Shiner Black Lager and Shiner Light Blonde - 3 layer!
An artsy shot of the Hefe and Guiness

Birthday Beer Bash

3/13/2015

Found some great 'Dark on Bottom' combinations over the past few weeks using Shiner Birthday Beer for the dark bottom layer.

BOTTOM: Shiner Birthday Beer from Spoetzel Brewing
TOP: Amber Lager from Third Shift
TOP: Devil's Backbone Beligan style Tripel from Real Ale Brewing
TOP: 90 Shilling Ale from Odell Brewing

A Little Texas Brewery with Great Black and Tans

2/7/2015

If you want to try some different black and tan combinations, picking up some Shiner beer from the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner TX can really help. Here are 28 pictures showing Shiner beers used together and with other brews for some great layering recipes.

Shiner Black Lager: A great dark beer for a top layer
Shiner Premium Beer: A great light colored beer for a top or bottom layer
Shiner Birthday Beer chocolate stout: A great dark beer for a bottom layer
Shiner Light Blonde: The best light colored top layer beer. Check out the picture where it layered ON TOP OF GUINNNESS!!!
Shiner White Wing: A great light colored, cloudy beer for a top or bottom layer

More Great Black and Tan Beer Layering Pictures

1/8/2015

Here is a slideshow of five nice layered beer combinations... with and without Guinness...

Christmas with a Black Snow

12/19/2014

My wife surprised me by picking up some new Accumulation White IPA from New Belguim Brewing Co. I thought it had potential as a good middle layer beer. First, I tried it over some Rahr & Sons Ugly Pug black lager. This worked out well. About a week later it tried it under good ol' Guinness. This work our very well too! After some consideration I decided to name them both a "Black Snow".

I see a possible triple layered beer combination here but I've ran out of the beer to try it with.

Look Ma, No Guinness!

12/10/2014

Here is a collection of great layered beer pictures showing both dark-on-top and dark-on-bottom combinations. See, you don't need Guinness to make a beautiful layered beer!