A boilermaker is a beer cocktail consisting of a glass of beer and a shot of whiskey, tequila, or vodka. The beer is served either as a chaser or is mixed with the liquor. When the beer is served as a chaser, the drink is often called simply “a shot and a beer.”
Traditionally, the shot and the beer are served separately, but some drinkers prefer to have them mixed.
There are various ways to drink a boilermaker:
“Generally speaking, the Boilermake...
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A boilermaker is a beer cocktail consisting of a glass of beer and a shot of whiskey, tequila, or vodka. The beer is served either as a chaser or is mixed with the liquor. When the beer is served as a chaser, the drink is often called simply “a shot and a beer.”
Traditionally, the shot and the beer are served separately, but some drinkers prefer to have them mixed.
There are various ways to drink a boilermaker:
“Generally speaking, the Boilermaker is merely a glass of beer with a shot of whiskey served on the side. The shot goes down in one, and the beer follows, being sipped rather than quickly downed.”
In the 1938 Warner Bros. musical Gold Diggers in Paris, a character played by Edward Brophy tries to order “a boilermaker and his helper” from a French bartender who has no idea what he means. Another American (Allen Jenkins) tells the bartender to get him a short glass of gin and a tall glass of beer.
In the 1963 comedy film The Nutty Professor, Buddy Love (played by Jerry Lewis)...
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