The boilermaker is a drink coined for the metal workers who drank it. If you want to be historically accurate, there's a very particular way to down the drink.

See what makes up a boilermaker, where the term came from, and how the drink has evolved in the U.S. and even throughout the world as a still pairing.

Anywhere such a boilermaker is served, it tends to be a basic, unpretentious order popular among the type of salt-of-the-earth folks who prize local community and keep tavern culture alive.

What is a Boilermaker, and why did Purdue choose that as its nickname? We answer Jimmy Fallon's question. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.