Boilermaker (beer cocktail)
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.<ref>Template:Cite book 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.” </ref>
Name
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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> When the beer is served as a chaser, the drink is often called simply a shot and a beer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In Scotland, a half and a half is a half pint of beer with a whisky ("a wee hawf").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The use of these terms in Scottish and English pubs can be traced back to about 1920.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Drinking
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.<ref name="hellmich">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- The liquor and beer may be mixed by pouring or dropping the shot into the beer. The mixture may be stirred.<ref name="hellmich"/> If the shot glass is dropped into the beer glass, the drink can also be known as a depth charge.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Similar drinks
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<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Regenschirm ("umbrella"), a German pairing of Allasch and Gose<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Template:Ill2, 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Template:Visible anchor ("little headbutt"), a Dutch pairing of Jenever (Dutch gin) and beer,<ref>Kopstootje: A Little Head Butt from Stillwater Artisanal Ales and Bols Genever, Jonathan Moxey</ref> term attested 1943<ref>De pers in Nederland, H. A. Goedhart N.v. Nederlandsche uitgeverij "Opbouw,", 1943, p. 162</ref>
- Somaek or Poktan-ju, a Korean pairing of soju and beer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- The Chicago Handshake or Chicago Drive-by, a shot of Jeppson's Malört alongside Old Style beer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The Citywide, sometimes called the Citywide Special, a Philadelphia pairing of a shot of Jim Beam and a Pabst Blue Ribbon<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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