I had to look up what a Yinzer* even is. No, I’m a Jersey Guy, with NYC roots.
But Yuengling is closer to me than to Pittsburgh. I visited once. Pottsville is about 100 miles from me and 200 from Pittsburgh in fact.
* “Yinzer” (or “Yunzer”) was historically used to identify the typical blue-collar people from the Pittsburgh region who often spoke with a heavy Pittsburghese accent.
So, you didn’t purchase your Yuengling at the GianIggle, then?
Bottle of Coors beer poured into a frosted mug.
Shot of Seagram’s 7 dropped into said mug.
Yes, tasted like shit but after the third one it didn’t matter.
How about a Guinness in that frosted mug with a shot of Jameson dropped in?
I’d prefer a chaser, I can’t drink a pint in one go.
We were poor college kids!
I haven’t had a boilermaker in decades, and don’t ever plan to drink one again. I will, however, drink a Guiness. Or a Jameson on the rocks. But not together.
“To further confuse matters, most bar guides list a “depth charge” as a weird confabulation of brandy, applejack, and grenadine, or, alternatively, gin, Pernod, and something called Kina Lillet.”
TIL Kina Lillet was a French aperitif, and “kina” is French for quinine. It was discontinued in 1986, three years after Cecil’s column. C’est dommage, Pernod & tonic is a yummy favorite.
I’m a bad burpo: I knew Cecil’s original column didn’t make a definitive conclusion, but I figured maybe someone has an update from the past 40 years or at least possibly a jovial argument would break out and interesting informational tidbits would dot the drunken landscape as a result. Carry on.
I just tell the bartender “double well bourbon, neat, and a pint of draft IPA.”
Plenty of pleasure there, no need to get bogged down in brand names.
Silly Cecil. Applejack and grenadine is a Jack Rose.
Be reasonable, TV shows are down to 41 minutes of broadcast time and there’s no time for Sam Spade to mumble all that when he needs a quick bracer. “Boilermaker, Tony!” “Coming right up, Sam!” Gulp, gulp; out the door into the cold night of another Naked City meller. The Cohen Bros could probably make it work, but they’ve got a bigger budget. Re-write, please.
I was brought up to believe that a boilermaker consists of a lager and a shot. Am I wrong?
Burpo the Wonder mutt boilermaker: any Beer that makes you burp and an 8th Wonder whiskey shot.
(Hair of the Dog that bit you, in the morning)
Nope.
You are correct, sir.
I have a friend that works for Miller. He used to get me free Blue Moon. One day, I wanted a boilermaker. The only whisky I had was Fireball.
HOLY $#!+! That was fantastic! Try it. Trust me!
I have a friend who drinks Blue Moon and chews hubba bubba bubble gum.
That stuff must be amazing.
Or have no taste at all. So Fireball whiskey(is it truly whiskey?) or bubblegum goes with it.
That there’s the problem. If it’s Phillip Marlowe and you’re reading it in the original Chandler, there’s plenty of time.
Cinnamon flavored whiskey. AFAIK, it is an actual whiskey. Name on the bottle says “Fireball Whiskey”.
Unless you are in Oregon (among other places) and see it in the grocery stores. The bottle looks the same and it says “Fireball”, but the word “Whiskey” is missing and it is a flavored mixture of malt liquor and wine.
There’s no whiskey in bottles of Fireball Cinnamon, so customers are suing : NPR