A U-boot is a
beer cocktail that is made by placing a shot of
vodka
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into a glass of
beer
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, typically a
lager
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.
Recipe for an U-boot/U-boat drink (in Polish)
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, Poland
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, North Macedonia
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, and Flanders
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. In Germany, the liquor korn
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is sometimes used instead, while in Flanders and the Netherlands
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, '' jonge jenever'' is preferred.
It is called a U-boot (German abbreviation of ''Unterseeboot'', " submarine") because the shot glass
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of vodka sinks to the bottom of the glass of beer.
Preparation
Place a shot glass on upside down glass and fill it with vodka.
Other names and variations
In Flanders and the Netherlands, it is called a "Duikboot", literally translated "Submarine". It is seen as a variant on the ''kopstoot'' (lit. "headbutt") in the Netherlands. The ''kopstoot'' is a shot of jenever followed by a beer as a chaser.
In North Macedonia it is called "Подморница" - "Podmornica", literally translated "Submarine". It uses tequila which is being dropped into a big pint.
In southern Germany, U-boot is usually served as a combination of Fanta
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and cognac
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Cognac production falls under French appellat ...
instead of beer and vodka.
In Mexico, it is called "Submarino", Spanish for "Submarine". Instead of vodka, it uses tequila, and the shot glass must be left inverted inside the beer glass.
In Russia, it is most often called "Глубинная бомба", Russian for "Depth charge". Usually any coctail, mixing vodka and beer called in Russia "Ёрш", ( Yorsh) literally meaning a wire brush. It is also rarely called "Водолаз" - "Vodolaz", literally translated as "Diver".
In Sorbia, vodka and orange juice is used.
In Brazil, it is called "Submarino", Portuguese for "Submarine". In the south, where it is more easily found, it is common practice to use steinhäger instead of vodka.
In Sweden, it is called "Ubåt", Swedish for "Submarine". Jägermeister
( , ; stylized Jägermeiſter) is a German digestif made with 56 herbs and spices. Developed in 1934 by Wilhelm and Curt Mast, it has an alcohol by volume of 35% ( 61 degrees proof, or US 70 proof). The recipe has not changed since its creation ...
is used instead of vodka.
In Greece, it is called "υποβρύχιο", Greek for "Submarine". Served as a shot glass
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of Jack Daniels sink into the bottom of a short glass of beer.
See also
* Boilermaker (beer cocktail)
A boilermaker can refer to two types of beer cocktail. In American terminology, the drink consists of a glass of beer mixed with a shot of whiskey.
Name
The drink originated in Butte, Montana, in the 1890s, and was originally called a "Sean O'F ...
* Flaming Dr Pepper
* Irish car bomb (cocktail)
An Irish car bomb, Irish slammer, Irish bomb shot, or Dublin drop is a cocktail, similar to a boilermaker, made by dropping a bomb shot of Irish cream and Irish whiskey into a glass of Irish stout.
Origin
The "Irish" in the name refers to t ...
* Jägerbomb
The Jägerbomb is a bomb mixed drink made by dropping a shot of Jägermeister into an energy drink, typically Red Bull
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*Queen Mary (beer cocktail)
A Queen Mary beer cocktail is a mixture of grenadine and beer, which is commonly garnished with maraschino cherries. This mixed drink is typically served in beer glassware, leaving room for a generous amount of beer head which can take on a p ...
* Sake bomb
The sake bomb or sake bomber is a beer cocktail made by pouring sake into a shot glass and dropping it into a glass of beer.
Preparation
Two chopsticks are placed parallel on top of the glass of beer, and the shot glass is placed on top of ...
* Somaek
* Yorsh
References
Cocktails with beer
Cocktails with vodka
German beer culture
Shooters (drinks)
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