We’re keeping things simple lately, and it doesn’t get more basic than a beer and a shot. The Boilermaker, as this drink combo is called, purportedly earned its namesake from late-1800s Pennsylvania steel workers who commonly downed a shot of whiskey to kill the taste of factory life before drinking their beer. Many people shoot the whiskey first and move on to the beer. Still others dump the shot into the beer and guzzle it. Our ritual is to enjoy them as side-by-side sippers. For the lucky month of March, we’re pairing Guinness with Irish whiskey: Bushmills Black Bush for Jamie, Tullamore D.E.W. Original for Ted.
This article appears in Guide to Beer 2015.
