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Black and Tan Draft
The name Black and Tan purported to be associated with the British soldiers sent to quell an Irish Rebellion in 1920. The soldiers wore khaki and black uniforms. Up the 1980s a version for the the black and tan drink was a mix of ale and stout and after it was promoted as a layered drink. The tradition of blending beers can be traced to London during the 1700s where beer blends or “three-threads and “five-threads were consumed. Each thread was a beer type that was blended into a drink. Three threads was a form of mixed beer alehouse's sold to avoid paying a higher tax on beer. By taking a strong beer taxed at a higher rate and mixing it with a small beer taxed at a lower-rate afforded brewers a profit. This practice continued from the late 1690s to 1700s. It is reported that Three-Threads is the reason that Stout and or Porters were developed.