Black and Tan Beer: What the Label Has to Mean

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Updated May 2026.

There is no official best beer for a Black and Tan. The name is bar English for a layered pour, not a TTB class. Official Guinness Draught US this project: 4.2% / 12 fl oz / 125 cal / 9.4 g carbs. Other Guinness SKUs unused. Pale-ale partner ABV unused A 12-ounce 5% beer is one NIAAA drink. No 2026 ranking.

Related: what Guinness is, Guinness taste, Michelada beer.

Pour vs class

Language 12 oz drinks
Guinness Draught US 0.84
Pale-ale partner Read the can
NIAAA regular beer 1.00
Black and Tan —

Count both beers. Pour math: beer drinks.

Sources

  • https://www.guinness.com/en-us/beers/guinness-draught — 4.2% / 12 fl oz / 125 cal / 9.4 g carbs.
  • 27 CFR 7.1. Pale-ale partner unused. NIAAA December 2025.

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