Talk:Boilermaker (beer cocktail)

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Template:WikiProject Mixed Drinks 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)

Removed reference to George W. Bush. Could not find any supporting documentation to back up the claim that it was his "signature drink," so the "legend" can not be all that "popular." Will gladly go along with this if citations can be provided.

--28 Feb 05

Facts?

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)notmyname[reply]

WTF?

Is the drink really more important than the occupation from which it derives its name, or even the nickname for Purdue students, which probably precedes it by about fifty years? And let's think about the relative importance of the two subjects when deciding on the order of precedence on this page. I can bet you that the article on depth charges doesn't open "The depth charge is a variant on the boilermaker first introduced by Lieut. J.G. Drunkie McDrunkson, a Purdue University graduate and ROTC cadet who served on the U.S.S Stomachpumper, a destroyer escort posted to the Pacific Fleet in the 1950's..." No, of it couse it doesn't start out that way. It has a nice big long article about depth charges, then it has a little link at the bottom that says "See also: depth charge (cocktail)."

I'm an Inclusionist Wikipedian, and I'm all in favor of having detailed articles on the history of various alcoholic concoctions, not least because it can't fail but tick off the deletionists. But could we please use some common sense and disambiguate, and ask ourselves "Gee, what's more important? The occupation that has employed millions of men and helped them put food on their family tables and powered the industrial revolution? The major university sports team named after this occupation? Or is it the drinking game I like to play with my buddies?" If you sit down and soberly consider the matter, I think you'll know the answer. If you sit down and think about it and still think that the drink should be at the top of the page, then maybe you should call Alcoholics Anonymous.

--Jpbrenna 18:41, 7 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"Depth Charge" is seen in "The 40 Year Old Virgin"

Composition of boilermaker

I question whether or not the term "boilermaker" is properly or widely used to refer to anything other than a shot of whiskey with beer. I've never heard it refer to tequila and certainly not vodka, even in settings where tequila and vodka were preferred liquors. Vodka mixed with beer is known as yorsh in Russia, but it is generally made with more than a shot of vodka and is always mixed, not chased. NTK 14:34, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've never heard it to be anything but whiskey and beer, and possibly the addition of a raw egg if you are from the more ethnic parts of Pittsburgh. To my memory, you pour the egg into the beer; then the shot is dropped into the glass causing it to foam. I was always told the boilermaker originated in Pittsburgh with the steel workers, but I don't know if that's true or just local lore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.14.228.19 (talk) 05:05, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

-- Oh... and FWIW, these stories came from steelworkers of Polish\Russian origin, so there may be more indications of the history of the drink there.

Specialty glassware for boilermakers?

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)[reply]

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Russian Carbomb

"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)[reply]

In popular culture

This section is trivial and should be severely trimmed, if not removed entirely. Not every single mention of the drink is notable for inclusion. --ZimZalaBim ^talk 04:40, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. This list[1] is too long and too trivial. I am removing it in accordance with WP:POPCULTURE. Gary (talk) 04:15, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]