In American terminology, the drink consists of a glass of beer mixed with a shot of whiskey.
[5] In England, the term boilermaker traditionally refers to a half pint of draught mild mixed with a half pint of bottled brown ale.
In the south-west of England it is also known as a 'brown split', although it also refers to the American shot and pint.
[7] The use of these terms in Scottish and English pubs can be traced back to about 1920.
[8] There are a number of ways to drink an American beer chaser: Other pairings of a shot and a beer are possible; traditional pairings include: