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Half and half refers to various beverages or liquid foods made of an equal-parts mixture of two substances, including dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks.

Dairy product

In the United States, half and half is a very light cream typically used in coffee. Its butterfat content is about 12.5%,[1] which makes it lower-calorie and more stable in coffee. It is widely available in the United States, both in individual-serving containers and in bulk. It is also used to make ice cream.

Alcoholic beverage

Australia

In New South Wales a "half and half" (also known as a "fifties") consists of half Tooheys New (a draught) and half Tooheys Old (a dark ale). In pubs where Tooheys New is not available, Carlton Draught may be substituted. This is commonly known as a "Flaming Carlo", (From Carlton and Old)

Belgium

In Brussels, a "half en half" (Dutch for "half and half") is a mixture of white wine and champagne.

England and North America

See also: Black and Tan


In England, a half and half is a combination of Guinness stout and Harp Lager, with the Guinness in a layer on top.

In the North East of England, a request for a half and half would more commonly produce a combination of Scotch ale and India Pale Ale (IPA). This drink fell from favour when the Scottish & Newcastle brewery were obliged to sell many of their tied public houses and McEwan's Scotch and IPA disappeared from public bars across the North East.

In the United States and Canada, the term is generally used for a layered drink of Guinness stout and any other beer of darker colour than the average pilsner, and therefore not a "black and tan".

Scotland

In Scotland, a half and a half is a dram of whisky and a half-pint of heavy as a 'chaser'[1].

Switzerland

In Switzerland, and more particularly in Wallis, a half & half is a mixture of dry and sweet liquor of the same fruit.

Soft drink

A half and half, also known as an Arnold Palmer, is a drink consisting of 1/2 lemonade and 1/2 iced tea. It is popular in the Southern United States.

Notes

1. ^ Legally, it may be between 10.5% and 18% butterfat.[2]
Half & Half was a television situation comedy about the lives of fictional half-sisters set in San Francisco.

The series debuted on UPN in the 2002–03 lineup.
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Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk.They are usually high-energy-yielding food products. A production plant for such processing is called a dairy or a dairy factory.
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An alcoholic beverage (also known as booze in slang term) is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds.
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The term soft drink (more commonly known as soda, pop, or soda pop in parts of the United States and Canada, or fizzy drinks in the U.K.[1]) refers to carbonated drinks that do not contain alcohol.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Cream (from Greek chrisma) is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top.
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Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called beans, of the coffee plant. Coffee was first consumed in the 9th century, when it was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
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Butterfat or milkfat is the fatty portion of milk. Milk and cream are often sold according to the amount of butterfat they contain.

Composition

The fatty acids of butterfat are typically composed as follows (by mass fraction):[1]

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Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from dairy products, such as cream (or substituted ingredients), combined with flavorings and sweeteners, such as sugar.
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Tooheys New is a standard Australian lager and the most popular of the Tooheys' beers.

It can be found on tap at almost any bar in New South Wales, although it is not so common in other states. It was first brewed in 1930.
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Tooheys Old is a dark ale type of beer produced in Australia by Tooheys. It has been brewed since 1869 and Tooheys began bottling it in 1970. It has 4.4% alcohol per volume. It is on tap in many bars in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and in South Australia.
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Carlton Draught is a 4.6% (abv) pale lager made in Australia by Carlton & United Beverages.

History

Carlton Draught is one of Australia's most popular selling tap beers.
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Brussels
Bruxelles / Brussel
Grand Place / Grote Markt

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Nickname: European Union capital, Comic City
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Champagne may refer to:
  • Champagne, France an administrative region in France, ruled in the past by the Counts of Champagne
  • Champagne (wine region), a wine region in France notable for producing the sparkling wine
  • Champagne (wine), a sparkling wine

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Black and Tan is a drink made from a blend of pale ale and a dark beer such as a stout or porter. Sometimes a pale lager is used instead of ale; this is more usually called a half and half. In Ireland both Stout and Ale drinkers may order a black and tan for variety.
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Guinness (pronounced IPA: /ˈgɪnɨs/) is a dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness's St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland.
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Harp Lager (Harp Irish Lager since 1997) is a pale lager brand owned by Diageo. It is brewed in the Dundalk brewery in the Republic of Ireland, the Labatt's brewery in Canada and the Hydes brewery in the United Kingdom.
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India Pale Ale, otherwise known as an IPA, is a distinct style of beer and is characterized as a sparkling pale ale with a slightly higher level of alcohol and hops that a typical
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Scottish & Newcastle

Public (LSE:  SCTN )
Founded 1749
Headquarters Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Key people Sir Brian Stewart, Chairman
Tony Froggatt, Chief Executive
John Dunsmore, MD - Western Europe
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public house, usually known as a pub, is an establishment which serves alcoholic drinks — especially beer — for consumption on the premises, usually in a cozy setting.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Pilsener or pilsner is a pale lager, developed in the 19th century in the city of Pilsen, Bohemia (Plzeň in the Czech Republic).

Origin

Until the 1840s, most Bohemian beers were top-fermented, dark and cloudy.
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Black and Tan is a drink made from a blend of pale ale and a dark beer such as a stout or porter. Sometimes a pale lager is used instead of ale; this is more usually called a half and half. In Ireland both Stout and Ale drinkers may order a black and tan for variety.
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"   
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dram (archaic spelling drachm) is historically both a coin and a weight. Currently it is both a small mass in the Apothecaries' system of weights and a small unit of volume. This unit is called more correctly fluid dram or in contraction also fluidram.
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Whisky (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha), or whiskey (Irish: uisce beatha), refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in
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Beer has been produced in Scotland for approximately 5,000 years. The Celtic tradition of using bittering herbs remained in Scotland for longer than the rest of Europe. The two main cities of Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh, are where historically the main breweries developed; and
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An Arnold Palmer is a drink consisting of half iced tea (either sweetened or unsweetened) and half lemonade. It is named for golfing legend Arnold Palmer and is said to be his favorite beverage.
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