beer_name: McSorley's Black & Tan
text: Pours a very dark brown with ruby highlights and a creamy tan head that holds OK. The aroma is clearly fruity, and even wine-like, but offers only a slight chocolatey maltiness to those who seek it out. The body is medium with a fine carbonation that leaves it smooth and creamy in the mouth. The flavor offers fruitiness up front and then reveals some caramel and mild chocolate before fading away in a finish that expresses only a minor note of lingering chocolate. The hop bitterness is quite restrained and just balances the thin maltiness. Overall a very mild and basic cross-over beer that might make a nice change at summer outings or with groups of people who aren't accustomed to stronger flavored beers.