Dave Brinks of the Gold Mine Saloon lays claim to inventing the drink.

[1][2] It is usually made by filling a shot glass with 3 parts Amaretto and 1 part high-proof liquor, such as Everclear or Bacardi 151.

[3][4][5] The two liquors are not mixed; the high-proof alcohol is layered on top of the Amaretto.

The shot is then set on fire and dropped into a glass half-filled with beer.

The flames are extinguished by the beer, and the cocktail should then be drunk quickly.