Black and Tan Week - Day 4

Well, today's weapon of choice was a test in patience.  (...and after revisions, a test in keeping my mind out of the gutter.  Ok....GO!)

I found a stray Boddington's Pub Ale in the back of the fridge today.  I don't think it had been there for long, 2 or 3 months, tops.  I thought for a moment:
Light color - check
Tasty - check
Loads of head - not good, but I think I'm up for the challenge (Yes, in this case "loads of head" happens to be a bad thing.  When I talk mixology, it will be the ONLY time I will consider "loads of head" as a hindrance.  Now that we have that covered, get your head out of the gutter.....)

So I poured...slowly and waited 4 mins for the foam to settle (should have been a sign).  Nothing like trying to pour along the side of the glass when it's full of foam.

This was the weirdest mixing experience I've had yet.  The reason a B&T works is because the stout is considerably less dense than a pilsner, lager or ale (and has more anti-oxidants than red wine....another neato factoid from my new buddy John..which kind of started the whole B&T week idea to tell the truth).  Unfortunately, it's about the same density as a pub ale, which is a little thicker and creamier, like a stout.  Shit.  Forgot about that detail.  Life's an experiment, right?
Gotta make a few mistakes to get it correct I guess.
 
It wasn't a tragedy, but it definitely wasn't "Great Success".
See for yourself:

  

This was the weirdest mixing pattern I've seen to date.  Kind of swirly, kind of not.  Not a definite line like the Pil, but not a total disaster.  Looks-wise, I give it a 6.  Not impressive, but not ugly either....I'd tap that I guess.  Just satisfactory.  (I'd tap that...hee hee....double-pun/double entendre intended.  Does this make it a quadratic pun?)  It looks better than the Smithwick's, that's for sure.

Tastiness....I give it a (take a sip).....8.  I give it an 8.  It's pretty damn smooth with a little bitter-sweet punch about 4 seconds after the swallow.  (OK, now it's my turn to take my mind out of the gutter :S)  Either way, it's not bad.  Not a total disaster.

I have no idea what to call it.  I could call it the "Black Boddy"..???  Actually, I kind of like that, seeing as I've just finished writing a quantum paper.  I'll call it the "Black Boddy".  Kind of suits the mixing pattern too.
(I'm going to go "wash the physics off" now.  :$  Damn basement....you go in there once for lunch and it all goes to shit.  As long as I don't smell like physics....right?  When I start smelling like physics, you'll tell me, right? Right?)


Lesson learned:  In this case, 2 rights make a tasty, but don't make a pretty.  Sounds like my sex life.....
(OK.  That's it.  I'm done.  That's 4 tangents related to my non-existant sex-life.  I'm apparently still thinking about the "Baby Making" conversation from yesterday....shit, I'm done.  Stopping before I can no longer climb out of the hole.)

Over and out.