Dark side of the Moon this was referred to me by Pete who left a comment on my Dirty Hoe post. I thought the name was awesome mainly because I’m a huge Pink Floyd fan. My wife loves Blue Moon and everyone loves Guinness so we made it a point to try this drink as soon as we can. We asked for it at the local pub and they were not familiar with the name, the waitress advised me that in some places it is called a “Blue and Black” i think Dark Side of the Moon is better. This is a great beer sits heavy in the stomach, it has the taste of a Guinness when to drink it and a after taste of a Blue Moon. It’s a great mix and something worth trying.

Arrogant Basterd Ale is an amazing beer. The taste isn’t the best but it sure is heavy this shit will fuck you up. My wife and i both tried it this weekend and everything i heard about this beer was right on. every drinker needs to have an Arrogant Basterd Ale at some point, i let my friend have a drink of mine and he said there was no way he would drink it. so its not for everyone i guess some people really are not worthy. i loved it and would happily drink a lot more in the future.

Boddington’s Pub Ale is one of the smoothest tasting beers you will ever taste.  With its nice honey brew there is now foul after taste witch makes it excellent with whatever meal you might be eating or if its just one of those days when you need to have a refreshing beer. My friend Germ gave me my first boddington he describes it as liquid gold. He had them in the trunk of his car he said this shit is so good i drink them warm. Everywhere i go that they have Boddington’s Pub Ale I order it. I suggest you do the same.

I took another trip to The Auld Dubliner this past Sunday for a meal and a fresh beer. As I’ve mentioned before its never a disappointment. I was drinking my half and half and my wife wanted to try something new so she asked the bartender to surprise her with a drink. He brought over a Hoegaarden witch was very good, he told us that a Hoegaarden mixed with Guinness is called a “Dirty Hoe”, I had to have one. It was a really good blend looks and tastes great. Next time your at a Pub and they have these two beers try a Dirty Hoe.

Harp Irish Lager
From the Brewers  Of Guinness

Black and Tan is a drink made from a blend of pale ale and a dark beer such as a stout or porter.

The two most common types of Black and Tan in the United States use Guinness Draught (not Extra Stout) and either Bass, or Harp Lager. Although, Guinness and Harp is more commonly referred to as a Half and Half. The “layering” of Guinness on top of the ale is possible because the relative density of Guinness is less than that of the ale.

To prepare a Black and Tan in the American way, first fill a glass halfway with the ale, then add the Guinness Draught (from the can, bottle, or tap). The top layer is best poured slowly over an upside-down tablespoon placed over the glass to avoid splashing and mixing the layers. A specially designed black-and-tan spoon is bent in the middle so that it can balance on the edge of the pint-glass for easier pouring.

My wife and I went to an Irish Pub in Riverside. Ive been looking for a good pub for some time now and this one was great the name was The Auld Dubliner Irish Pub. After drinking Guinness for the first part of the night i decided to try Harp which was very good the waiters soon told me to try a Black and Tan witch was a combination of both. WOW this was an excellent beer. I continued to drink this for the remainder of the night. I strongly recommend you go out now and try one.

Blue Moon is available in bottles and kegs. The brew has 171 calories per 12-ounce serving and 5.4 percent alcohol by volume. However, in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Colorado and Utah, the alcohol content of all Blue Moon beers is 5.4% alcohol by weight.

Ah Blue Moon, this is truly one of the best beers i have ever tasted. This Belgian white ale has a incredibly smooth taste does not leave any foul after taste, so good it can be drank warm. In a bottle or on tap its a wonderful tasting beer.

My cousins were the first to tell me about blue moon but i payed no attention, that was my first mistake, as time went by they would talk about there bar encounters and how they were drinking blue moon. Even at random moments where there was no drinking involved one of them would mention how a blue moon would be perfect to drink right now and the others would all agree, I had to find out more. The liquor store next to my work is full of great imported beer so i knew that they had to have it. i bought a case of blue moon for 18 bucks witch I found kind of expensive but laziness did not let me go shop around for a better price. when i got home my wife and I had our first taste.

Well now my wife’s first choice of beer is always a blue moon. The other night me and my wife had this huge argument not sure of the reasons anymore but we definitely needed to chill out and talk about it. So i left the kid at my mother in-laws house and found a T.G.I.F. luckily for me the had blue moon on tap, I strongly believe that Blue moon saved my marriage that night.