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I think we invented this one. The bar served Black and Tans and they served Guinness shandies but not the combination. We'd be a large round tableful of sailors and we'd order eight or ten Guinnesses, maybe six or seven Bass Ales and a bottle of Bitter Lemon. As the stock of any ingredient dropped below the reorder point we'd resupply.
We also used Bitter Lemon as a mixer with Everclear in college at maybe one part BL to four or five parts Ec.
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I've got a couple of favorite variations on adding things to beer. I used to work in a microbrewery (in the US) and we had an ice cream shop next door. We used to drop a scoop of ice cream into a pint of stout and make stout floats. The contrast of sweet and bitter, with a creamy taste throughout, was lovely (even better when it was raspberry stout season).
In Mexico, and especially in Mexico City, they make a drink called a michelada, which is very light Mexican beer (Corona, Sol, etc.) poured into a frosted glass, in which is some crushed ice and lime juice, and with a salted rim. Sounds a bit odd, but it's really perfect on a hot, hot day.
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Anyone ever have Guiness and Champagne? It was a favorite in my family when the Guiness could be obtained in the 1940s.
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Here in the Denver area we have Rocky Mountain oysters. NOT sure you want to know what they are, but lets put it this way: they serve big ones when the bullfighter wins, and small ones when the bull wins.
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In NY, you can also get a "snakebit" have beer/lager half cider (english type, brewed, 4 to 6% alcohol) its a good combo.
Brewed cider has become very popular, most bars have one or more brands on tap. It's what i drink when the guys are drinking beers.
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and as for "Malt"-- it is a flour make from malted barley. Some times is has extra sugar or flavorings.
like malt syrup or even "barley water" its slightly sweet, and flavorful. You can buy Malt powder, or other beverages with malt--
"Ovaltine" is a childrens beverage, made with hot milk and Ovaltine. Ovaltine has a mild chocolate flavor, and the drink is something like cocoa.
I've never done it, but i suspect you could add malt to water, ferment it, and end up with something...
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Ted, here they're called just "mountain oysters", and no, I don't care to ever try one, thanks. Also, your def. of gorevan made me laugh out loud! U R kewl(thanx Max for the spelling hint.)
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In reply to:
Ted, here they're called just "mountain oysters", and no, I don't care to ever try one, thanks. Also, your def. of gorevan made me laugh out loud!
Here also, and last night I was almost induced to bushusuru when I heard of a female farmhand would bite them off while the source was alive!!! (Here the most common source is ovine, not bovine)
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Ah...AKA "prairie oysters". Never had one, never want one  About the apple pie and butter...if you put the butter on and then "nuke" it in the microwave...yum!
And about shandies proportions in the UK: I believe it was half and half. But who remembers after you've had a few and you're having fun?!
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Oh-- In reply to:
Here also, and last night I was almost induced to bushusuru when I heard of a female farmhand would bite them off while the source was alive!!!
I thought it was in scotland that all the men where strong, the woman stoic, and sheep scared!
I guess in scotland the sheep only have to fear the men!
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I've seen Guinness and champagne offered in bars called Black Velvet, I think. Never had it though.
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