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["Frye, Matthew" <Matthew.Frye AT rexhealth.com>]

Once had a Smithwicks at a pub near the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin.  Good
stuff.  And yes, it's pronounced Smith-icks.  

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> From:         Tarus Balog[SMTP:tarus AT opennms.org]
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> Sent:         Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:36 PM
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> Subject:      [internetworkers] Re: Black and Tans (was: Tiny tech
> support?)
> 
> 
> On Feb 28, 2004, at 9:05 AM, Lee Haslup wrote:
> 
> > zman wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Yeah it's an entirely american thing, and a waste of good beer, next  
> >> thing you know you'll be putting fruit in beer.
> >>
> > The term "Black and Tan" was originally used in and around county  
> > Limerick in Ireland to refer to a pack of hounds.  It was subsequently  
> > applied to British Army Irregulars sent to put down the Easter  
> > uprising in 1920.  In that context it referred to the colors of their  
> > uniforms and, because of the "pack of dogs" tie-in it was mildly  
> > insulting.
> 
> Okay, I work with a woman from Ireland so I went to the source. Sorry  
> it took me so long to weigh in but I was in Japan.
> 
> Lee is right about the history. Her great-aunt's father was killed by  
> the Black and Tans and she wouldn't tolerate the word, black and tan  
> colored dogs, the drink, etc.
> 
> It is not a popular drink in Catholic Ireland (usually ordered by  
> tourists), but here is the way it is made:
> 
> Originally: Bass ale topped with Guinness (Bass being an English ale).  
> The Guinness is poured over the back of a spoon to keep it from mixing  
> with the ale at the bottom.
> 
> Currently: The ale is Smithwicks (the w is silent).
> 
> Also, there is the "half and half" which is Guinness and a lager,  
> usually Harp.
> 
> There is also a drink called a Snakebite, which in the US is Guinness  
> and hard cider served like a black and tan. In Ireland it's cider mixed  
> with lager, which is apparently a pretty potent drink favored by the  
> young (it's sometimes called "lunatic soup").
> 
> -T
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