Car Bomb or Boilermaker?

What ever you wish to call it--would this make a good siggy for your wedding?

Maybe. It depends on your crowd and the aesthetic of your wedding reception. But I'm positive it wouldn't carry the cutesy, signature drink names that are very popular right now.

Most guests like to drink at weddings. Just ask any couple who hosted a bar at their celebration! And most guests can be satisfied with the cutesy, colored cocktails with sugared rims and pretty garnish. But some guests and revelers want a drink. And now, enter the Boilermaker. Made with one shot of whiskey and 10-12 ounces of beer, this drink is a sure-fire knock out--and I mean literally.

It's the stuff of lore trying to figure out how this drink got it's name. "Boilermaker" used to be the generic term for industrial metalworkers. What we do know is that this drink showed up in print in 1932 in James Wiley and Helene Griffith's Art of Mixing. It was known then as the Block and Fall ("drink two, walk a block and fall")--so consider yourself warned that two is the limit. I've seen this drink served with the shot of whiskey dropped into the beer stein, glass and all. I've also seen the double-fisted version: drink the whiskey, chase with the beer.

I am not a heavy drinker (just social), so I wouldn't normally suggest this type of drink to be served at a wedding. I'm of the cutesy, colored cocktail set. However, I am more so about accommodating the guests and giving them what they want to have a good time. Let's face it--everyone is not crazy about apple martinis. I feel like the Boilermaker crowd would make for a very, very good time! And that's really the point.

And considering that I'm in Purdue country, I'm sure they would all agree. If all else fails, save it for the afterparty!