The Perfect Black And Tan Beer Layering Tool

If you like a half and half, or black and tan, this works like a dream! Highly recommend for your bar tool set!

arrived promptly, looks fine, bought as a gift

Requieres algo de practica y las cervezas correctas para lograr el black & tan. Mucha paciencia a pesar de esta herramienta.

I love this product. I tried to make a black and tan several times and failed miserably because I did not know you needed a tool like this to achieve the perfect pour. Sure, you can pour one off the back of a spoon, but that's boring and your drinks can be inconsistent. I've found that The Perfect Black and Tan Tool works best on top of wide-rimmed glasses, but I've been getting very good results with this. It's also a conversation piece if you have company over. Overall, if you love drinking black and tans then you should absolutely buy this.

This by far gives me the best layered black and tan ever. I got pretty good simply pouring down the side of the glass, but the boundary line between the Guinness on top and the lager (or Pilsner, or whatever) on the bottom was not as clear as I wanted. I've also tried various spoon techniques, including the Guinness bent spoon; these were improvements, but still not as good as this layering tool, which makes it *much* better. I read in one of these reviews that if you put the bottom beer in the freezer for a while, it would work better. I guess that's because doing so would increase the specific gravity of the beer. So, I put a bottle if Guinness American Lager in the freezer for a few minutes. I also the can of Guinness stout (with the widget!) out to warm up a bit, following the same principle. Most Americans drink their beer too cold anyway, which numbs the taste buds, so this gave a good effect. I did this and the layering was just about as good as could possibly be achieved. You do have to pour the Guinness slowly, and it's a good idea to start doing so it while the stout is still a bit frothy. Plus, if there's a bit of a head on the bottom beer, that seems to break the fall of the stout and retard the mixing. I've never seen a sharper demarcation line in the most authentic Irish pub. Excellent tool, and I recommend it to everyone with no hesitation whatsoever!