{"id":240839,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/british-territory-in-mission-hills-4\/"},"modified":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1970-01-01T08:00:00","slug":"british-territory-in-mission-hills-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/british-territory-in-mission-hills-4\/","title":{"rendered":"British territory in Mission Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Dr. Ink<\/p>\n

What pairs best to a glass of Black and Tan?<\/p>\n

Based on my travels to England, the answer is undoubtedly a big plate of fish and chips drizzled in malt vinegar \u2014 exactly the aromas that storm your nostrils upon stepping into Shakespeare Pub & Grille on India Street.<\/p>\n

As for those two-toned pints of beer that give you dark roasted-tasting Guinness on top (the black) and amber Bass ale on the bottom (the tan), they\u2019re among several single-glass combination drinks that cost a buck less during weekday happy hour.<\/p>\n

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Elements of an authentic English pub exist inside and outside. (Fotos por Dr. Ink)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those, as well as any draught beer, are regularly priced at $7.50 for imperial pints (20 ounces) and $6.50 for American pints (16 ounces).<\/p>\n

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A Black and Tan features an even ratio of pale ale on the bottom and Guinness on the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The long-established business is a magnet for United Kingdom transplants and Anglophiles seeking the closest experience to an English pub that sunny San Diego can possibly offer. Erase the surrounding palm trees, Interstate-5 and nearby El Indio Mexican Restaurant, and it\u2019s easy to imagine that some charming cobblestone street lined with iron street lamps led you here.<\/p>\n

Shakespeare\u2019s large outdoor patio might also seem antithetical to Britain\u2019s pub scene. But the interior features enough dark wood, old-style windows and heavy ceiling beams to send you vicariously across the pond. There\u2019s even an old red telephone booth on the grounds.<\/p>\n

Based on a few happy hour visits over the past several months, the Black and Tan has been my preferred drink, although I\u2019ve also thrown down imperial pints of Boddingtons (aka The Cream of Manchester) and a couple of \u201csnakebites,\u201d which combine Harp Lager with hard cider. Those sneak up on you slyly.<\/p>\n

Six different noshes are currently discounted during this time such as sweet potato fries ($5.95); beer-battered chicken wings ($6.95); and \u201cproper chips\u201d loaded with cheese, bacon and sour cream ($7.95).<\/p>\n

Most recently I chose a pair of corned beef tacos ($6.50), which didn\u2019t taste as sacrilege as I expected. The diced, tender corned beef, crispy cabbage and silky mustard sauce seemed a natural fit for the corn tortillas.<\/p>\n

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Corned beef tacos with mustard sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though if you\u2019re willing to veer off the happy hour menu and spend $16.50 for the fish and chips, you\u2019ll score a big, long piece of substantially breaded Atlantic cod served with a piling of thick-cut fries and a side of canned green peas, which I hated as a child and still do.<\/p>\n

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The fish and chips were named \u2018best in the USA.\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"BritishBut it\u2019s a satisfying beer-friendly meal that was voted in 2017 by the makers of Old Speckled Hen ale as being \u201cthe best fish and chips in the country.\u201d Chef Tom Beatty, a friendly Irish chap, said he goes through nearly a dozen 45-pound cases of the fish a week, not to mention 1,000 pounds of Kennebec potatoes in the same period.<\/p>\n

The pub also hosts wine- and beer-pairing dinners, music trivia nights and broadcasts of international soccer matches. Details on these events can be found online.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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