''Somaek'' () is a
beer cocktail
A beer cocktail is a cocktail that is made by mixing beer with other ingredients (such as a distilled beverage) or another style of beer.
In this type of cocktail, the primary ingredient is usually beer.
List of beer cocktails
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made with
soju
(; Hangul: ; Hanja: ) is a clear and colorless Korean distilled alcoholic beverage. It is usually consumed neat. Its alcohol content varies from about 12.9% to 53% alcohol by volume (ABV), although since 2007 low alcohol soju below 20% h ...
and
beer
Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...
.
The beer used is typically a lager-style.
Etymology
It is a
syllabic abbreviation
An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...
of two Korean words, ''
soju
(; Hangul: ; Hanja: ) is a clear and colorless Korean distilled alcoholic beverage. It is usually consumed neat. Its alcohol content varies from about 12.9% to 53% alcohol by volume (ABV), although since 2007 low alcohol soju below 20% h ...
'' () and ''
maekju
Beer, called ''maekju'' () in Korean, was first introduced to Korea in the early 20th century. Seoul's first beer brewery opened in 1908. Two current major breweries date back to the 1930s. The third brewery established in Korea, Jinro Coors Brew ...
'' (, "beer").
Preparation
The ratio varies liberally.
There is no consensus, but it is widely suggested that the ideal ratio is three parts soju to seven parts beer.
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See also
* Boilermaker
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*Queen Mary (cocktail)
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* U-Boot
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* Yorsh
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References
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Beer in South Korea
Cocktails with beer
Soju
South Korean alcoholic drinks