Served Without ice | ||
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Ingredients One part Cider, One part Beer Similar Black Velvet, Irish Car Bomb, Boilermaker, Shandy, Four Horsemen | ||
A snakebite is an alcoholic drink made with equal parts of lager and cider.
Snakebite in the United Kingdom may be served with a dash of blackcurrant cordial, referred to as a snakebite and black. Stout may be used instead of lager in the United States.
Snakebite and black is also known by the name diesel. A stronger variant involves the addition of a shot of vodka, known as a turbo diesel.
Availability in the UK
Snakebite is typically served in pints. Serving a snakebite from separate cider and lager taps or bottles is not illegal in the UK, despite sources that suggest otherwise. In 2001, former US President Bill Clinton was refused a snakebite when he ordered one at the Old Bell Tavern in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Pub manager Jamie Allen said "It's illegal to serve it here in the UK."
