It has been a while since I've posted but I've collected a few nice customer pictures that were emailed to us.

Peter told us of his new creation:
​"The Bumblebee: Guinness on top of Surly Xtra-Citra Pale Ale. It's a Black & Yellow"

Received a great email from Mark R. 

"You’ll be glad to know it’s got a good amount of use already. My dad and I have been making Black and Tans and since you get two beers with each one you make, he’s been trying them with me. Turns out the bottled Guinness doesn’t work. So far my favorites have been blue moon and Guinness and shock top and Guinness. Left the tool with him because he’ll use it more than I will. It’s been fun!"

Mark is right that bottled Guinness not working as well as the canned Guinness Draught. Combos with Blue Moon and Shock Top both work well and the cloudyness of the bottom layer presents nicely.

Thanks for the feedback and the pictures Mark!

• LEFT: The classic Half and Half. Harp Lager under Guinness Draught in cans. 
• RIGHT: Guinness over Molsen Canadian apple cider

​Both of these are almost guaranteed to work because of the density difference between the two layers.

Beer in summer. Is there anything better??  Here are some great summer beers paired with Guinness Draught for some beautiful layered drinks. 

• Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy
• Saint Arnold Summer Pils
• Sierra Nevada Summerfest Lager
• Alaskan Summer Ale

Well, St Patrick's day celebrations are over.  Hope everyone tried some green beer! 

I'd been trying some various layered beer combos.  Many of them didn't work out and mixed, but through perseverance  and a bit of luck, I landed some good ones. See pics below.

I'm always on the lookout for different beer glasses to try black 'n tans with. A few weeks ago I found a goblet style glass on Amazon at a reasonable price.  The tool didn't really fit the smaller opening and it actually sat on the diagonal part.  It formed a good seal around the rim and when I first started pouring the Guinness it wouldn't drip down because no air could escape. Once I lift the tool slightly the Guinness started to flow and a decent layer was created.  It didn't turn out as good as I had hoped so I'll be trying the glass again.

​I received this great half and half layered beer picture last week from Granata S. in Canada. A "half and half" layered beer is Harp Lager under Guinness Draught. 

She said that "It was her husbands best so far, using the perfect tool for Black and Tan. Every one who has received the tool from him has enjoyed better Black and Tan! Thanks!"

As you can see in the picture, there is great layer separation. The light color of the Harp also helps to make this a dramatic combination.

Received some great customer pictures recently. 

• The NY and the Snakebite with Guinness and Magners Cider is from Michael 
• The dark-on-bottom Dirty Blonde drink is from Brent

We've all seen green beer traditionally served on St. Patrick's day. With the celebration fast approaching  (Thursday, March 17 this year), I decided some green beer practice was in order. I picked up a small bottle of green food dye at the local grocery store (found it in the spice section, ~$2-$3) and tried it.  Here are some pictures of the great results.