Tequila Shot in a Beer: What the Name Has to Mean

Updated May 2026.

There is no single official US name for a tequila shot in beer. Mexican bar English often says submarino for a tequila shot dropped into beer. Boilermaker is the broader shot-and-beer class. Coronarita® is Corona’s official inverted-Coronita-in-margarita serve — a different drink. Beer-rita is bar English, not a TTB class. Typical US tequila 40%. Corona Extra US 4.6% this project. IBA Margarita is 50 / 20 / 15 if you build that serve.

Related: tequila mixers, tequila chaser, margarita mix.

Name vs class

Language Note
Submarino Not a TTB class
Boilermaker Usually whiskey talk
Coronarita® Different serve
Typical tequila 40% 1.00 / 1.5 oz

Count both pours. Pour math: tequila drinks.

Sources

  • coronausa.com Coronarita recipe: inverted Coronita with a margarita — not a dropped shot.
  • IBA Margarita 50 / 20 / 15. Typical US tequila 40% Corona Extra US 4.6% this project. NOM-006. NIAAA December 2025.

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