boilermaker

Whiskey dropped in

A boilermaker is a worker who makes or repairs boilers and other heavy metal structures—tanks, vats, ships.

The term also names a drink: a shot of whiskey followed by or dropped into a glass of beer.

He ordered a boilermaker and downed it in one go.

The drink may take its name from the workers who favored it.

industrial

steam

Heated water's gaseous form

pipeline · powerplant · refinery · metalwork · fabrication · welding · machinery · rivets · steel · iron

drink

whiskey

Oak-aged grain spirit

  • beerFermented grain drink
  • shotQuick liquor serving
  • chaserOne who follows

bourbon · lager · pint · barroom · tavern · saloon · pub · working-class · rye · pilsner

tradesperson

welder

One who fuses metals

machinist · ironworker · riveter · millwright · journeyman · apprentice · fitter · plumber · mechanic · shipbuilder

railroad

locomotive

Railway pulling machine

roundhouse · tender · coalfired · railroader · depot · railway · stoker · trainman · dispatcher

university

Purdue

Private Indiana research institution

  • IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
  • athleticsCompetitive physical activities
  • mascotGroup's symbolic figure

college · Big Ten · football · basketball · campus · alumni · student · NCAA · sports

Categories
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drinking behavior

boilermakerteetotaler

Complete abstainer from liquor

abstainer · non-drinker · temperance advocate · prohibitionist · designated driver

drink strength/character

boilermakervirgin cocktail

Non-alcoholic mixed beverage

mocktail · sparkling water · soft drink · club soda · craft cocktail

occupational skill type

boilermakeroffice worker

Indoor professional employee

white-collar worker · pencil pusher · paper pusher · bureaucrat · accountant

Family

boilermakers

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G