ger intae them Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) Sweet black n tan I knew it as. Think it was 1/2 pint of heavy and a sweetheart stout tho…. not sure? Also remember in my early days of drinking mixing a bottle of becks and bottle of diamond white in pint glass……. just stupid! Edited December 16, 2022 by ger intae them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo cop Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 41 minutes ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: and i thought it was only for auld mannies ..... : ) was working in the palm court 86-87 ' - lots of 'mature' locals - but also West End FC used it as clubhouse - been back a few times in the years past and quite a big difference ; never as busy (tv football aside) even with the fact that loads of pub in that area of city have gone forever ...... It was my grandfather who told me to try one but got to say what I remember it was alright. Must have been the Pittodrie bar or the Old Bobbin Mill as we used to go there before or after the football. Good times back in the early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Is the Fat Frog still imbibed? Smirnoff Ice, Orange Bacardi Breezer and Blue WKD mixed in a pint glass. Unsurprisingly I recall witnessing some nights descend into utter chaos due to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: Yes - McEwans Pale Ale (light) on draught was green and McEwans Export (heavy) was Red I think you could mix and match a black and tan with light or guinness Sweetheart stout is a different colour to Guinness Thanks ; yeah that makes sense - did think there would be regional variations of it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Toepoke said: Remember enjoying a pint of draught light in certain pubs. am fairly certain that the earlier version of this was called India Pale Ale - am talking 1970s billboard mental imagery here - decades before the camra and hipster bearded types popularized the IPA revolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: am fairly certain that the earlier version of this was called India Pale Ale - am talking 1970s billboard mental imagery here - decades before the camra and hipster bearded types popularized the IPA revolution although see there is a firm making Red McEwans IPA now - and to further confuse things / poke holes in my memory ; it is from wikipedia tho .... "the North of England.[22] From the 1960s, the company began to style itself MacEwan's in export markets, in order to make pronunciation easier.[23] The company's McEwan's Strong Ale was the highest gravity beer on general sale throughout the world.[23] McEwan's Export was alternatively sold as India Pale Ale or Scotch Ale overseas.[23] William McEwan Younger retired in 1970.[22]" and they changed the Spelling ! Lead Zeppelin of the brewing world ? What shores ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davierobbsagod Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: and i thought it was only for auld mannies ..... : ) was working in the palm court 86-87 ' - lots of 'mature' locals - but also West End FC used it as clubhouse - been back a few times in the years past and quite a big difference ; never as busy (tv football aside) even with the fact that loads of pub in that area of city have gone forever ...... between 1980 -84 I worked in the queens bar(back wynd) ruffles and mr g's (in that order) and a black and tan was 1/2 heavy/export and stout,a green monster as served by me in ruffles was 1/2 cider 1/2 lager,measure of blue bols and a measure of vodka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, davierobbsagod said: between 1980 -84 I worked in the queens bar(back wynd) ruffles and mr g's (in that order) and a black and tan was 1/2 heavy/export and stout,a green monster as served by me in ruffles was 1/2 cider 1/2 lager,measure of blue bols and a measure of vodka queens became the O Neils ? (the first one in UK i think) - although am thinking it was the tappit hen ruffles ; ive got about 4 guesses at - diamond st / the beach / crown st or shiprow ..... Gs though i was very familiar with ; lounge bar saturday 8.30(pm) sat meeting place before hitting Cousins / just as Joey Harper had sailed .... altho Gs upstairs quite often during the week with work folk town went through a few changes after that ; where different areas became popular for bars - windmill brae / fairly dodgy ; belmont st / bigger student vibe - by late 90s early 2000s , holburn jct & Queens road was as far as we'd travel to town glad i dont have to do it now tbh ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davierobbsagod Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: queens became the O Neils ? (the first one in UK i think) - although am thinking it was the tappit hen ruffles ; ive got about 4 guesses at - diamond st / the beach / crown st or shiprow ..... Gs though i was very familiar with ; lounge bar saturday 8.30(pm) sat meeting place before hitting Cousins / just as Joey Harper had sailed .... altho Gs upstairs quite often during the week with work folk town went through a few changes after that ; where different areas became popular for bars - windmill brae / fairly dodgy ; belmont st / bigger student vibe - by late 90s early 2000s , holburn jct & Queens road was as far as we'd travel to town glad i dont have to do it now tbh ....... ruffles was diamond st,queens was first bar on back wynd,changed to busbys I think after queens,the queens bar was pretty eclectic in the 80's clientele were criminals,drug dealers and it had a busy gay scene.In my time there they gay guys would throw 50p's on the floor so I had to bend over to pick them up (they were winding up the young loon) I had a fork held to my throat by a dealer when I lifted his glass too early and had my engagement suit stolen to order from burtons (pastel green.. miami vice style) people would steal to order for you,I asked a guy if he could get me a watch from the jeweller round the corner ,he came back and said " couldn't get a watch will this do " it was a carriage clock. our go to pub crawl was also queens road, simpsons,queens hotel,cafe society,dutch mill ,cafe society,and dizzys sometimes No 10 and turn around and go home,cos I (ahem...) live in the west end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: am fairly certain that the earlier version of this was called India Pale Ale - am talking 1970s billboard mental imagery here - decades before the camra and hipster bearded types popularized the IPA revolution I remember it too, gave me a chuckle when IPA suddenly became trendy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/16/2022 at 10:39 AM, TDYER63 said: 😁 When I was a barmaid in the 80’s it was quite popular as a mix but known as black and tan. Or was that a different ‘cocktail’ ? … It wasn’t as popular as a snakebite though in crazy Paisley 😊 👍 No you're right Sweetheart and Guinness is a black and tan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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