Boilermaker (beer cocktail)

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The ingredients of the American version of a boilermaker Boilermaker.jpg
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]

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Name

The drink originated in Butte, Montana, in the 1890s, and 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

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

Similar drinks

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

See also

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