A boilermaker is either of two types of

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. In American terminology, the drink consists of a glass of

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mixed with a shot of

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The drink originated in

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in the 1890s. It was originally called a ''Sean O'Farrell'' and was served only when

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ended their shifts. When the beer is served as a chaser, the drink is often called simply ''a shot and a beer''. 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. In Scotland, '' a half and a half'' is a half pint of beer with a whisky ("a wee hawf"). The use of these terms in Scottish and English

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can be traced back to about 1920.

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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. * The liquor and beer may be mixed by pouring or dropping the shot into the beer. The mixture may be stirred. If the shot glass is dropped into the beer glass, the drink can also be known as a

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Other pairings of a shot and a beer are possible; traditional pairings include: * ''Herrengedeck'' ("gentlemen's menu"), a German pairing of

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(grain brandy) and beer * ''Regenschirm'' ("umbrella"), a German pairing of '' Allasch'' and

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* ', a German pairing of top-fermented beer and

. *

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, a pairing of a shot of Irish cream and whiskey into a glass of stout * ("little headbutt"), a Dutch pairing of

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(Dutch gin) and beer, term attested 1943 * Somaek or Poktan-ju, a Korean pairing of

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and beer * The Chicago Handshake or Chicago Drive-by, a shot of

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alongside

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* The Citywide, sometimes called the Citywide Special, a Philadelphia pairing of a shot of

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and a

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