Boilermaker (beer cocktail)

Beer cocktail

The ingredients of the American version of a boilermaker

A boilermaker is either of two types of beer cocktail. In American terminology, the drink consists of a glass of beer mixed with a shot of whiskey.[1]

## Name

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The drink originated in Butte, Montana in the 1890s. It was originally called a Sean O'Farrell and was served only when miners ended their shifts.[2][3][4] When the beer is served as a chaser, the drink is often called simply a shot and a beer.[5]

In England, the term boilermaker traditionally refers to a half pint of draught mild mixed with a half pint of bottled brown ale. In the south-west of England it is also known as a 'brown split', although it also refers to the American shot and pint.[6] In Scotland, a half and a half is a half pint of beer with a whisky ("a wee hawf").[7] The use of these terms in Scottish and English pubs can be traced back to about 1920.[8]

## Drinking

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There are a number of ways to drink an American beer chaser:

* Traditionally, the liquor is consumed in a single gulp and is then "chased" by the beer, which is sipped.[9][10]
* The liquor and beer may be mixed by pouring or dropping the shot into the beer. The mixture may be stirred.[9] If the shot glass is dropped into the beer glass, the drink can also be known as a depth charge.[11]

## Similar drinks

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A Lüttje Lage, a common pairing in the Hannover region, of a 50 ml (1.7 US fl oz) glass of beer and 10 ml (0.34 US fl oz) glass of Korn.

Other pairings of a shot and a beer are possible; traditional pairings include:

* Herrengedeck ("gentlemen's menu"), a German pairing of Korn (grain brandy) and beer[12]
* Regenschirm ("umbrella"), a German pairing of Allasch and Gose[13]
* Lüttje Lage [de], a German pairing of top-fermented beer and Korn.
* Irish car bomb (cocktail), a pairing of a shot of Irish cream and whiskey into a glass of stout[14]
* Kopstootje ("little headbutt"), a Dutch pairing of Jenever (Dutch gin) and beer,[15] term attested 1943[16]
* Somaek or Poktan-ju, a Korean pairing of soju and beer[17]
* The Chicago Handshake or Chicago Drive-by, a shot of Jeppson's Malört alongside Old Style beer[18][19]
* The Citywide, sometimes called the Citywide Special, a Philadelphia pairing of a shot of Jim Beam and a Pabst Blue Ribbon[20]

## See also

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* Black and tan
* Queen Mary (beer cocktail)
* Shandy
* Yorsh

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## References

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1. ^ Walkart, C.G. (2002). National Bartending Center Instruction Manual. Oceanside, California: Bartenders America, Inc. p. 123.  ASIN: B000F1U6HG. The BCIM lost track of the traditional American Boilermaker from the 1970s and 80s; this involves a "depth charge," which is a shotglass filled with whiskey that is dropped into a 2/3 filled pint of beer. The 2002 manual suggests to “Serve whiskey in a shot glass with a glass of beer on the side as a chaser.”
2. ^ Randall, Jessy F. (2013). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Oxford University Press USA. p. 58\. ISBN 9780199734962.
3. ^ Patterson, Troy (2015-09-07). "What Beer To Drink on Labor Day—and on the Job". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
4. ^ "Butte in midst of beer price war". Newspapers.com. 20 April 1967. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
5. ^ "Boilermakers go beyond the basic: where to find the most-interesting varieties in Seattle". The Seattle Times. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
6. ^ "Why Do the Dutch Call a Beer and a Shot a 'Little Headbutt'?". Thrillist. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
7. ^ "Dictionary of the Scots Language:: SND :: half". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
8. ^ Partridge, Eric (1937). A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Edition 8, 2002. Routledge. p. 111\. ISBN 978-0415291897. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
9. ^ a b Hellmich, Mittie (2006). The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails. Chronicle Books. pp. 93–94\. ISBN 0-8118-4351-3.
10. ^ Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology (first ed.). New York: Clarkson Potter. p. 226\. ISBN 0-609-60884-3.
11. ^ Rense, Sarah (2020-04-03). "A Boilermaker Is the Overly Efficient Kind of Drink We Need Right Now". Esquire. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
12. ^ Matthew Rowley (2015). Lost Recipes of Prohibition: Notes from a Bootlegger's Manual. The Countryman Press.
13. ^ "Leipziger Allasch". Sachsen.de. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
14. ^ "This St. Patrick's Day Staple Is a Crowd Pleaser". Liquor.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
15. ^ Kopstootje: A Little Head Butt from Stillwater Artisanal Ales and Bols Genever, Jonathan Moxey
16. ^ De pers in Nederland, H. A. Goedhart N.v. Nederlandsche uitgeverij "Opbouw,", 1943, p. 162
17. ^ "Measuring beloved Korean drink, from smooth to blackout". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
18. ^ McNear, Claire (2019-02-06). "Malört, Chicago's Celebrated, Foul-Tasting Liquor, Is Returning to Its Ancestral Home". The Ringer. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
19. ^ Chu, Louisa; Kindelsperger, Nick; Conrad, Marissa; Hernandez, Joseph; Daley, Bill; Noel, Josh; Lukach, Adam. "It's Chicago's fake birthday — celebrate with these 30 classic Chicago foods and drinks, from Original Rainbow Cone to a Chicago Handshake". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
20. ^ Gruber, Lauren (2015-08-04). "The Best Citywide Deals In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2022-07-29.

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