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The earliest recorded usage of the term black and tan in the drink context is from 1881, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, in the American magazine Puck. [5] The first recorded British use of the term to describe a drink is from 1889. [5] However, the name "black and tan" is not used in Ireland as a term for
Bass Extra Smooth - A 3.6% ABV pasteurised keg version of Bass, brewed to the same recipe, and most popular in the South West of England. [54] Bass Mild XXXX - A 3.1% ABV keg mild. [55] Bass Best Scotch - A 3.4% ABV keg beer in the North East of England Scotch ale style. [56] It was formerly brewed to 3.8% following its launch in 1986.
The strength of beer is measured by its alcohol content by volume expressed as a percentage, that is to say, the number of millilitres of absolute alcohol (ethanol) in 100 mL of beer. The most accurate method of determining the strength of a beer would be to take a quantity of beer and distill off a spirit that contains all of the alcohol that ...
In Canada and the United States, Black and Tan refers to Guinness and a lager or ale that will support the Guinness, most commonly Bass Ale, although some Irish-themed bars shun the term for its association with the Royal Irish Constabulary's "Black and Tans" force. A Half and Half is Guinness and Harp.
Unsweetened, distilled, alcoholic drinks that have an alcohol content of at least 20% ABV are called spirits. [37] For the most common distilled drinks, such as whisky (or whiskey) and vodka, the alcohol content is around 40%. The term hard liquor is used in North America to distinguish distilled drinks from undistilled ones (implicitly weaker).
Barley wine typically reaches an alcohol strength of 6 to 12% by volume and is brewed from specific gravities as high as 1.120; equal to 320g/L of sugars. Use of the word "wine" is due to its alcoholic strength similar to a wine, but since it is made from grain rather than fruit, it is a beer.
A 12 oz (355 mL) longneck beer bottle (left) and a 40 oz (1183 mL) bottle of malt liquor. Malt liquor is a type of mass market beer with high alcohol content, most closely associated with North America. Legally, it often [where?] includes any alcoholic beverage with 5% or more alcohol by volume made with malted barley.
Increasing demand saw it also brewed at other Bass breweries from the 1970s onwards. The beer's popularity reached its apex in 1992 when it was the country's highest selling bitter, selling over a million barrels. [3] The beer has been lauded as "one of Sheffield's most famous exports". After the Cannon's closure production was continued elsewhere.