Ode to the Irish Car Bomb

Ah yes, on to yet another fruitful beverage that is best served when you are out partying with your friends and intending to get entirely inebriated that evening. What else could I be possibly talking about, with exceptions to a fabulous mix drink, or in this case, technically a boilermaker. So without further ado, disruptions or (Sip) more drinks, I present to you a timeless bar favorite, one that really needs no further introduction: the Irish Car Bomb. And contrary to popular belief, there is really only one true and trodden way to concoct this tasty mixed beverage and drink it. The Classic Composition of the Irish Car Bomb Better known to many as a ‘beer cocktail,’ the Irish Car Bomb is actually a boilermaker that involves to well-known and very drank beverages: Guinness Beer and Bailey’s Irish Cream liquor. The makings of this drink are rather simple in reality. You place a 12-ounce beer glass on the counter and fill to about two inches from the top with Stout Guinness beer. Then you fill a rounded shot glass (1 shot) with Bailey’s Irish Cream; also chilled. Then you drop the shot glass into the beer and you drink the beer as fast as you can. You don’t want to delay drinking the beer because otherwise the dairy inside of the Bailey’s can curdle, which is disgusting and ruins the beverage altogether. Why I Love the Irish Car Bomb I love this drink for so many different reasons. First and foremost: I am Irish and love Guinness beer and Bailey’s. Secondly, it tastes just oh so great—the perfect amount of texture from the sediment in the Guinness falling to the bottom of the glass, then perfectly mixing with the rich and savvy, smooth and creamy balance of the Irish Cream—and when it comes to beer boilermaker mixers, you can’t beat the tastes of this drink. Also, the Car Bomb looks cool when you mix the lighter textures of the Irish Cream with the darker textures and stout of the Guinness beer. And, just try and downing three or more of these. Before you know it, you have consumed nearly seven different drinks. However, some Irish pubs will become distraught if you order this drink—because some people view the connotation of the very name of this mixed beverage as offensive. Read below to find out why... Why Some People/Clubs/Pubs are Offended by this Drink Back in the day when the IRA or the PIRA -- Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) was labeled—and technically still is—as an armed group of Irish militant terrorists, this drink was created to make fun of the fact that they bombed so many different cars when rebelling against the English. So, a good rule of thumb is to always be wary when you order this drink at a distinctly Irish pub in light of not getting your ass kicked. Other than that, most places will happily serve and charge you for this tasty drink. And yes. I am Irish, and yes…I love the Irish Car Bomb! If you Ever Wondered How to Make this Drink -- Check out the Video Below!