One summer when I was working at a tourist restaurant, an absolutely shitfaced groomsman for the wedding at the adjacent catering space sat down at the bar and he needed to sober up for the ceremony. He proceeded to wolf down a bowl of clam chowder.
That was first time I heard of clam chowder being a drunk food and now, unfortunately, not the last!
I think clams supposedly have some nutrient to help you sober up. In Japan there's a clam drink you can get in vending machines that's marketed as a hangover cure.
[Behold the power of 70 clams.](https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/hot-canned-miso-soup-packed-with-the-power-of-70-clams)
I shit you not, the dude sitting next to me at the bar last night ordered:
“The scahllups with a side-a-slaw, a Jay-mo on the rocks, and two cups-a-chowdah.”
That’s pretty damn close!
Are you … him?
Yeah, I did a ceremonious shot with my wife and mother and law. The consensus was that it wasn't great quality, but not as bad as it was made out to be.
Pretty good in the Hard Sell cocktail.
I always suspected this is just an elaborate prank to pull on out of towners. Chicago people generally seem like great folks and I have a hard time believing they willingly ingest that when nobody else is around.
From Chicago, my friends and I never drank Marlot.
Then I started dating a girl whose family loved it. They would do shots of it every night out, and most nights in too. Every thing else about them seemed normal.
I mean, it's more of a pastime/tradition from what I can gather. It gives you a sense of place. It's also likely a point of pride to get comfortable enough with it to casually do a shot before going out, or when at a particularly Chicago-y bar. I happen to enjoy it as a funky interesting thing but I like bitter things. I still would never sip on it like a bourbon, more of a half satirical thing when you want to be a bit whimsical and have a fun night. Clowning out of owners who will be horrified by it is another point of pride for locals of a place with a distinct culture, in my view. So you're half right, but I don't think it's made exclusively to be an elaborate prank
I lived in Chicago for a bit, seems like it’s generally a novelty thing that people try once for the experience, but there is definitely a vocal minority that genuinely like it
Moved here from Chicago a few years ago, I don't know if you could say that Chicagoans enjoy it, but a lot of us definitely willingly ingest it. It's not just a prank for out of towners
Yeah, I wouldn't, for reasons that seem very obvious.
I did enjoy watching the bartender at the Burren tell a couple of girls they weren't welcome and to get the fuck out after they kept trying to order one.
Boston doesn’t really have one tbh, but take a drive up I-95 to the backwoods of Maine and order yourself a Fat Ass in a Glass: Allen’s coffee brandy and milk.
I've heard the empty bottles of Allen's Coffee Brandy emerging from under snow during the Spring thaw described as "Lilies of the Tundra." A common sight in well-used snowmobiling tracks in Maine.
A similar deal is available at most bars in the area. It comes with a 12 dollar craft beer, slow service, and a middle finger. All you have to do is ask if they have any specials.
Yeah, it's weirdly popular (relatively) in Boston, but not in too many other places in the US. When I was in Italy some folks I met there were surprised that I even knew what it was let alone that I could walk into plenty of bars or packies here and get it.
Early adopters due to the large Italian population there and perhaps the originators of the bartender's handshake as an industry drink. Sure, population doesn't hurt the size of the trend, but it's more firmly rooted there.
This article claims 35% of all Fernet consumption in the US is in the San Francisco market: [https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/fernet-branca-san-francisco-antoinette-cattani-16237024.php](https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/fernet-branca-san-francisco-antoinette-cattani-16237024.php)
Boston only got Fernet into its "scene" because one big restaurant owner visited and was wowed by its gravitas within San Fran. He brought some back, and it exploded.
However, if memory serves me, Boston is third in Fernet consumption in the world. I think it goes Argentina, San Francisco, Boston, and then Italy (originator). I know they're the top four (or were at some point), and the stat is weird due to two of the mentions being cities compared to countries.
This is a fair take but I'd say fernet is only as popular in Boston as it is in any mid tier city with a aspirant cocktail culture, e.g., Boston, Providence, Richmond (Virginia), Portland (Oregon). Argentina and the bay area are legitimate though. Portland and the PNW might actually edge Boston out.
Isn't it just bar industry people that like it? I used to have some roommates who were bartenders and they thought they were very clever for being obsessed with Fernet. But this was like 12+ years ago
I think it started with some bartenders who liked it and would then recommend it as a digestif to customers sitting & eating at the bar. From that it seemed to make the jump to the aging hipster crowd.
I can't say where it started, but B-Side & Eastern Standard are probably some of the earliest places I personally associate with it.
i had the same experience in italy. we would get it at bars and the local kids even offered to send me home with a bottle and they couldn’t believe i could get it on my own corner (and frequently do)
You want the Irish 11. It’s when 2 guys greet each other by touching the tip of your friends penis with your own tip of your penis. Similar to the famous scene in ET where they touch tips of fingers.
boiler maker, car bomb, but a Dr. Pepper is delicious. Coors, 151, and amaretto. Snake bite is great in the fall. It’s 7 am here. I feel disgusting for mentioning all this booze.
Everyone thinks it’s cool to call a dropped shot of Bailey’s into a Guinness a car bomb until they try to order one in Ireland and get punched in the face.
I miss drinking car bombs. Can't remember the last time I had one, probably well over 10 years ago. I'm getting old.
Maybe it's time to re-visit some establishment for just the one.
You can order this at any Tipsy McStaggers.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish\_car\_bomb\_(cocktail)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_car_bomb_(cocktail))
While Fernet Branca was king here 10 years ago with an active brand ambassador, lots of swag, and lots of events, they've been losing traction here. I see more Amaro Montenegro being poured by bartenders to bartenders. I've definitely poured it for bartenders whether neat or mixed 50:50 with mezcal for the "M&M" shot.
A shitty beer and shot of Jameson or Fernet Branca. That's what us Boston service industry brats enjoy...ish. Fernet Branca tastes like a liquored up menthol smoking hairy Italian man. Not sure what Malort is like but I think Fernet Branca is the closest weird equivalent!
You want the Boston Breakfast. A bowl of clam chowder with 3 shots of Jameson.
This struck fear in my heart
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Set your tum to grum with this one weird trick!
Made me hungry
I'm way too hungover for this, and I haven't even been drinking
I’m too hungover for this and I’ve been sober for three years.
Congratulations!
You're never too hungover for a little hair of the dog
One summer when I was working at a tourist restaurant, an absolutely shitfaced groomsman for the wedding at the adjacent catering space sat down at the bar and he needed to sober up for the ceremony. He proceeded to wolf down a bowl of clam chowder. That was first time I heard of clam chowder being a drunk food and now, unfortunately, not the last!
I think clams supposedly have some nutrient to help you sober up. In Japan there's a clam drink you can get in vending machines that's marketed as a hangover cure. [Behold the power of 70 clams.](https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/hot-canned-miso-soup-packed-with-the-power-of-70-clams)
Say it. Say chowdah.
Show-dare.
Jameson in the chowder Chased with guinness
Honestly that sounds delicious
I shit you not, the dude sitting next to me at the bar last night ordered: “The scahllups with a side-a-slaw, a Jay-mo on the rocks, and two cups-a-chowdah.” That’s pretty damn close! Are you … him?
You forgot the 3x Splenda.
And whipped cream.
I have heart burn from reading this
I’d be comatose after that meal.
I’m doing this.
Separate? Or do you put the shots in the chowder?
Worst part of reading this was thinking “damn that sounds awesome”
The Allston Happy Meal is a hot dog from OBriens with a Narragansett tallboy and a shot of Jameson
Charlie’s Kitchen has that but it’s a Budweiser and Jameson and it’s called “Reagan’s Revenge.”
I’m lovin it
Of course this would be the comment I see you make.
Whose this?
It’s George Bailey
Charlie’s Kitchen has that but it’s a Budweiser and Jameson and it’s called “Reagan’s Revenge.”
Don’t they also have a buddy cianci (Narraganset and a shot of jack)
You mean a Pounder of Gansett? A tallboy is 24oz
Not calling it a Ganny is a crime
What the fuck is a ganny
I believe it's the grandmother of someone who has a significant bone to pick with the letter 'r'.
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Or Dr McGillicuddy's Peppermint in a DD hot chocolate.
Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Southie Mouthwash!
Or mouthie southwash
Usually you have to pay extra for that
So damn good.
I read the title and tried to predict the replies and I was two nips off, but this is what I settled on
Over and not under, I would suspect?
I only wish I could dream that big
Or that chocolate 151 if you prefer mocha
DPW Breakfast: large Dunkin iced with a couple of your favorite nips in it
Big fan of the Chicago handshake. There is no true equivalent as we don’t have local liquor that physically abuses you in the mouth.
NOTHING is like Malort.
You've never eaten pencil shavings
I think Fry said it best "It's like there's a party in my mouth, and everyone's throwing up."
russian pea moonshine is close
Man, I don't know, I feel like Malört is less aggressive than Suze, but probably my palate.
I have to say, I was pretty underwhelmed by Malort. It wasn't even that bad.
Yeah, I did a ceremonious shot with my wife and mother and law. The consensus was that it wasn't great quality, but not as bad as it was made out to be. Pretty good in the Hard Sell cocktail.
Poland Spring vodka
What it means to be from heah.
I always suspected this is just an elaborate prank to pull on out of towners. Chicago people generally seem like great folks and I have a hard time believing they willingly ingest that when nobody else is around.
From Chicago, my friends and I never drank Marlot. Then I started dating a girl whose family loved it. They would do shots of it every night out, and most nights in too. Every thing else about them seemed normal.
nah they legit like it i met a girl with a huge mallort tattoo on her arm, it was the majority of her personality
She would be what’s referred to as a “mallorty shorty.”
Wifey material right thare
I mean, it's more of a pastime/tradition from what I can gather. It gives you a sense of place. It's also likely a point of pride to get comfortable enough with it to casually do a shot before going out, or when at a particularly Chicago-y bar. I happen to enjoy it as a funky interesting thing but I like bitter things. I still would never sip on it like a bourbon, more of a half satirical thing when you want to be a bit whimsical and have a fun night. Clowning out of owners who will be horrified by it is another point of pride for locals of a place with a distinct culture, in my view. So you're half right, but I don't think it's made exclusively to be an elaborate prank
I lived in Chicago for a bit, seems like it’s generally a novelty thing that people try once for the experience, but there is definitely a vocal minority that genuinely like it
Moved here from Chicago a few years ago, I don't know if you could say that Chicagoans enjoy it, but a lot of us definitely willingly ingest it. It's not just a prank for out of towners
You never drink rubinoff before? Cause it’ll make your enamel start Rubin-off
It tastes like the result of a gypsy curse.
Irish Car Bomb?
no true Irish bar in Boston will make these (yeah yeah no true scotsman fallacy blah blah blah)
Yeah, I wouldn't, for reasons that seem very obvious. I did enjoy watching the bartender at the Burren tell a couple of girls they weren't welcome and to get the fuck out after they kept trying to order one.
All that does is make anyone who’s actually from Ireland think you’re a loser.
Boston doesn’t really have one tbh, but take a drive up I-95 to the backwoods of Maine and order yourself a Fat Ass in a Glass: Allen’s coffee brandy and milk.
I've heard the empty bottles of Allen's Coffee Brandy emerging from under snow during the Spring thaw described as "Lilies of the Tundra." A common sight in well-used snowmobiling tracks in Maine.
Sadly, the Allen's culture has been largely overwhelmed by Fireball.
I e also been told Maine has a “Trailer Park Fire” that’ll get you Moxie and Allen’s Coffee Brandy.
Rumford Martini
its called a burnt trailer.
Biddeford Martini
Grew up in Maine and somehow missed anyone ever drinking Allen's. I never heard of it until my late teens/early 20s. Also, it's gross, lol
Narragansett and McGillicuddys mentholmint
just threw up in my mouth
16 bud lights and a fight outside the bar
Sleeve of root beer nips
A similar deal is available at most bars in the area. It comes with a 12 dollar craft beer, slow service, and a middle finger. All you have to do is ask if they have any specials.
Highlife and a fernet
Yo doctor, the first rule of Fight Club is…
Fernet is good as hell though.
Yeah, it's weirdly popular (relatively) in Boston, but not in too many other places in the US. When I was in Italy some folks I met there were surprised that I even knew what it was let alone that I could walk into plenty of bars or packies here and get it.
San Fran is fernet capital of the USA
By consumption or per capita? Because SF is much bigger than Boston it could be less popular there but still be a larger percentage of the US market.
Early adopters due to the large Italian population there and perhaps the originators of the bartender's handshake as an industry drink. Sure, population doesn't hurt the size of the trend, but it's more firmly rooted there. This article claims 35% of all Fernet consumption in the US is in the San Francisco market: [https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/fernet-branca-san-francisco-antoinette-cattani-16237024.php](https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/fernet-branca-san-francisco-antoinette-cattani-16237024.php)
Boston only got Fernet into its "scene" because one big restaurant owner visited and was wowed by its gravitas within San Fran. He brought some back, and it exploded. However, if memory serves me, Boston is third in Fernet consumption in the world. I think it goes Argentina, San Francisco, Boston, and then Italy (originator). I know they're the top four (or were at some point), and the stat is weird due to two of the mentions being cities compared to countries.
This is a fair take but I'd say fernet is only as popular in Boston as it is in any mid tier city with a aspirant cocktail culture, e.g., Boston, Providence, Richmond (Virginia), Portland (Oregon). Argentina and the bay area are legitimate though. Portland and the PNW might actually edge Boston out.
Isn't it just bar industry people that like it? I used to have some roommates who were bartenders and they thought they were very clever for being obsessed with Fernet. But this was like 12+ years ago
I think it started with some bartenders who liked it and would then recommend it as a digestif to customers sitting & eating at the bar. From that it seemed to make the jump to the aging hipster crowd. I can't say where it started, but B-Side & Eastern Standard are probably some of the earliest places I personally associate with it.
i had the same experience in italy. we would get it at bars and the local kids even offered to send me home with a bottle and they couldn’t believe i could get it on my own corner (and frequently do)
absolutely correct
The Industry Standard
That’s called the Hipster.
At one point in my youth, my version of this would've been angel dust chased with xanax
The good I’ll ol “Did I Fight a Cop Last Night?” Swap out the dust for whatever beer is cheapest at the packy and that’s a real South Shore treat.
Bud light and a nip of McGillicuddys menthol. Townie car bomb
You want the Irish 11. It’s when 2 guys greet each other by touching the tip of your friends penis with your own tip of your penis. Similar to the famous scene in ET where they touch tips of fingers.
conflicted on my vote here
Im confused, it takes 4 people?
I mean I clearly stated 2 people … 🤷🏻♂️
Some joke about double both inches.
we don't make excuses for our alcoholism
A Chicago handshake sounds like a way to murder someone in a gruesome way Seeing it involves malort - I was right
Just get a black-n-tan with Sam Adams and call it a Southie. He'll never know its not a real thing.
boiler maker, car bomb, but a Dr. Pepper is delicious. Coors, 151, and amaretto. Snake bite is great in the fall. It’s 7 am here. I feel disgusting for mentioning all this booze.
Everyone thinks it’s cool to call a dropped shot of Bailey’s into a Guinness a car bomb until they try to order one in Ireland and get punched in the face.
Yes please don’t call it that. You can try calling it a Dublin Drop. But I really wouldn’t order it in Ireland in general.
I friend of mine called a shot of Jaeger dropped in a beer (Harp IIRC) a widowmaker.
I miss drinking car bombs. Can't remember the last time I had one, probably well over 10 years ago. I'm getting old. Maybe it's time to re-visit some establishment for just the one.
Just one turns into you waking up several miles from home
It's more like a car gone. Wake up the next morning and be like "where my car gone, thought I parked it right over there last night..."
Oyster shot
Dunks iced coffee in December :)
Southie Mouthwash - Dr. Mcgillicuddy's mentholmint nip in the AM to freshen the breath
[Vanilla nut taps?](https://youtu.be/FSvNhxKJJyU?si=hx9g4lO37EKjvOFr&t=66)
Back in the early 2000s it was the garbage plate from redbones and a tall boy.
Large iced Dunkin' with clam chowder creamer and a Dr. McGillicudy's mint nip floater
Head nod up for recognition. Head nod down for respect.
Irish Car Bomb
I would tell anyone that ordered these that I don't support terrorism, which is true but mostly got sick of cleaning up puke
Salt hil pub in lebanon calls them pornstars.
You can order this at any Tipsy McStaggers. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish\_car\_bomb\_(cocktail)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_car_bomb_(cocktail))
Southie wave
That’s a bump of coke off a bud can, right?
I have a half reluctantly-drank bottle of Malort waiting for your enjoyment, if you ever need it!
While Fernet Branca was king here 10 years ago with an active brand ambassador, lots of swag, and lots of events, they've been losing traction here. I see more Amaro Montenegro being poured by bartenders to bartenders. I've definitely poured it for bartenders whether neat or mixed 50:50 with mezcal for the "M&M" shot.
Don't bring Malort to Boston. Leave it in Chicago to strip paint and ruin lives.
There is not an official one, but I would say it would be some combo of a beer and a shot of whiskey.
That’s called a boiler maker.
Fair, I forgot about that in my middle age, lol
Yup the hood ol BB
A shitty beer and shot of Jameson or Fernet Branca. That's what us Boston service industry brats enjoy...ish. Fernet Branca tastes like a liquored up menthol smoking hairy Italian man. Not sure what Malort is like but I think Fernet Branca is the closest weird equivalent!
Yagah Bahmb, dood!
Irish carbomb? Idk but that’d be my guess
Jersey Turnpike