Talk:Boilermaker (beer cocktail)

message: I just merged two versions of Depth charge into this article; it is still a litte rough around the edges.  Please tighten it up and try to rectify some of the contridictions.  Thanks! JesseW 13:16, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notice of Merger 

message: A "Sidecar" is a drink unto itself, and doesn't include beer.  The graphic accompanying the article is wrong on the proportions of alcohol in beer vs. whiskey.  Clearly "liquid" is intended.  Even then, it would be wrong. 216.49.77.67  20:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Facts?

message: : Wrong.  Mr JM  22:55, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Disambiguation

message: I just did some searching. It seems I'm not the only one who's been told the drink originated in Pittsburgh with the steel workers:
http://www.citydictionary.com/PA/Pittsburgh/Boilermaker/122/
http://askville.amazon.com/boilermaker/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=1305878
:"In The Joy of Mixology, Gary Regan asserts that the name came out of 19th century Pittsburgh steel mills: Indeed, the boilermaker was popularized by 19th century steel workers in Pennsylvania, who drank to wash away the taste of factory life. “It’s not a story with a lot of romance,” says Regan . “It was such a horrible job, you’d just want a slam of whisky before you had your beer.”
The last one actually mentions dropping the shot into the glass, as I remember it. (shot glass and all, to be clear, not just the contents)
...There were also some suite 101 links, but needless to say these links are blocked.
68.14.228.19 (talk) 05:21, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of Boilermaker 

message: My late father had a smallish glass in his liquor cabinet that I'm wondering if it was designed for boilermakers.  It is two bulbous portions connected by a thin neck, looking like an hourglass with the upper bulb smaller than the lower.  My hypothesis is that the lower one was filled with beer and the upper with whiskey or something before being drunken.  As kids we'd drink coca-cola from it, as it made a delightful "glug glug" sensation as the liquid in the lower portion passed through the neck. Is this supposition correct, or is there some other explanation for this glass?
ClevelandMemory (talk) 05:30, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds like either an absinthe glass or a bourbon and water glass. Absinthe glasses look sort of like wine glasses. the bottom bulb is filled with absinthe and the top is topped off with ice cold water and sugar.  Bourbon and water glasses, I think, were a marketing gimmick from Jack Daniels. A shot of bourbon is trapped under the perfect amount of icewater and the two are mixed as the connoisseur sips. P.S. A boilermaker is responsible for my lack of correct formatting, amongst other things. Anybody is welcome to edit my comment with no fear of reproach or rebuttal. Signed Anon Jan. 7th, 2011  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.219.130.139 (talk) 11:43, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Typos/grammar cleaned up above as requested. —BarrelProof (talk) 20:16, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Specialty glassware for boilermakers?

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message: "A "Russian Carbomb" is made by dropping a shot of vodka into a glass of vodka." Someone being facetious perhaps? All other recipes ive found online use Stout re http://www.barmeister.com/drinks/recipe/2635/?o=by_category .  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nully (talk • contribs) 21:19, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russian Carbomb