Opinions on the "Irish Car Bomb" cocktail?

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  1. SteelCity75

    SteelCity75 Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2013 Connecticut

    Let me first say that I know this is primarily a beer website, but I'm asking this question because I care about the beer that I'm drinking. Anyway, as I bought my things for St. Patrick's Day earlier (Bushmill's Irish Whiskey, McCormick's Irish Cream and the Guinness Holiday Pack), a friend told me that I have all of the ingredients for the Irish Car Bomb. I hadn't heard of it before, but it seems pretty offensive, considering how many people died in car bombs in Ireland in the past.

    But, more than that, I'm just wondering if anyone on here has tried it and liked it, or if it's just a random combination of Irish things that college kids made up, to try to be as Irish as possible?

    For anyone that doesn't know, you make one by filling 3/4 of a pint glass with Guinness Draught, then drop a shot glass filled with half irish cream, half irish whiskey and chug it as quickly as possible.

    I don't wanna waste a good stout on this, so I figured I'd ask beforehand.
     
    #1 SteelCity75, Mar 6, 2013
  2. frankthetank86

    frankthetank86 Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2012 New York

    that is the perfect stout to waste, making that concoction. so it's perfect to make car
    bombs! they taste good and get you super buzzed if you do a few. cheers!
     
    #2 frankthetank86, Mar 6, 2013
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  3. RobertColianni

    RobertColianni Pooh-Bah (1,789) Nov 4, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    In before "they're the bomb."
     
    #3 RobertColianni, Mar 6, 2013
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  4. Dope

    Dope Pooh-Bah (2,925) Oct 5, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Honestly they're a tasty way to get smashed, if that's your thing. Gotta drink it somewhat quickly before it curdles. An old favorite of mine, though I haven't had any in years.

    Dope
     
    #4 Dope, Mar 6, 2013
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  5. RPH2327

    RPH2327 Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2010 Pennsylvania

    If you're using Guinness Draught, then don't worry, you're not wasting a good stout.

    Just don't let the shot glass hit you in the teeth!
     
    #5 RPH2327, Mar 6, 2013
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  6. SteelCity75

    SteelCity75 Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2013 Connecticut

    Well, I didn't include the fact that I've also got 3 bottles of Foreign Extra Stout, and I was really wondering how that'd taste. I know the Guinness isn't normally considered a "good stout" on here, but the Foreign Extra is delicious. Maybe I'll use the Draught for the car bombs (I really don't like that name, if anyone has any other names for it, I'd like to know them) and drink the Foreign Extra by itself.
     
    #6 SteelCity75, Mar 6, 2013
  7. powpig2002

    powpig2002 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 Florida

    muslim car bombs, bad. irish car bombs, good.
     
    #7 powpig2002, Mar 6, 2013
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  8. cetherid

    cetherid Savant (1,105) Aug 23, 2010 Indiana

    You're making me reminisce about my college days.
     
    #8 cetherid, Mar 6, 2013
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  9. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    It's not St. Patty's day without one.
     
    #9 SFACRKnight, Mar 6, 2013
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  10. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Up there with jagerbomb for the drink of tools.
     
    #10 hoppytobehere, Mar 6, 2013
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  11. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    It's just a variation of a Boilermaker. I have an Irish friend here in town, and he tells me you will get your ass kicked if order one in Ireland. The worst part is, it's the drink that spawned Jagerbombs:
     
    #11 BBThunderbolt, Mar 6, 2013
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  12. RonfromJersey

    RonfromJersey Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2002 New Jersey
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    My father was from Belfast, my cousins grew up in the troubles, so maybe I'm too sensitive, but I find the name so offensive I won't try the drink.
     
    #12 RonfromJersey, Mar 6, 2013
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  13. SteelCity75

    SteelCity75 Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2013 Connecticut

    I'm just glad that me and my friends that enjoy Jagerbombs don't act anything like that. God help us.
     
    #13 SteelCity75, Mar 6, 2013
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  14. frankthetank86

    frankthetank86 Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2012 New York

    use the draught for the bombs. idk what else to call em. just don't order em at an authentic Irish bar. you might be thrown out in the worst way
     
    #14 frankthetank86, Mar 6, 2013
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  15. Cjames88

    Cjames88 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Haha, my friend visited me in Ireland and tried to order a carbomb.....the bartender asked him to leave.

    THEN he tried to order a Black & Tan....and I asked him to leave.
     
    #15 Cjames88, Mar 6, 2013
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  16. teal

    teal Zealot (589) May 3, 2012 Wisconsin

    You're not drunk until you're doing boilermakers of Magners and Jameson....

    I can't think of the last time I remember hearing someone order one though. I'd have to expect he started the request with the salutation "hey broski............"
     
    #16 teal, Mar 6, 2013
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  17. Droogins

    Droogins Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2012 Massachusetts

    If you really have to do an Irish Car Bomb, for god's sake don't use the foreign extra.

    Though I do wonder how foreign extra would taste with a shot of Bushmills dumped in it. Worth a try.
     
    #17 Droogins, Mar 6, 2013
  18. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    Drink less, drink better, respect beer.
     
    #18 5thOhio, Mar 6, 2013
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  19. Nectar

    Nectar Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2013 New Jersey

    Ive tried them. They taste good and do what they're designed to do, but I don't like being drunk when outside my own home so I stay away from them.

    Edit: YaygaBombs!
     
    #19 Nectar, Mar 6, 2013
  20. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    Don't like them, the curdling is disgusting. Plus I think Irish whiskey tastes horrible so adding extra liquid to it that makes it more than one swig is just repulsive. If I was trying to get drunk really fast I would rather take the shot and just wash it down with the Guinness to get rid of the whiskey taste asap.
     
    #20 Frankinstiener, Mar 6, 2013
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