The Flaming Dr. Pepper is a flaming cocktail that is said to taste like the soft drink Dr Pepper, although it does not contain any. It is usually made by filling a shot glass 3/4 full with Amaretto, and 1/4 Bacardi 151 (or everclear) to make it flammable. The shot is then lit on fire and dropped into a glass of beer, which is then quickly consumed. A common variation is to use amaretto and Kahlua.

This drink inspired an episode of the animated television show The Simpsons. The analogous drink on that episode was known at first as the "Flaming Homer," later as the "Flaming Moe" (for the program's bartender). In the show, however, the drink did not include beer, but instead used Tequila, Schnapps, Creme De Menthe, and children's cough syrup (specifically, Krusty's Non Narkotik Kough Syrup For Kids) as the secret ingredient.

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine reported a case in 1997 where a 14-year-old boy from Danville, Virginia inadvertently spilled the contents of the shotglass on his face while transferring it to the glass of beer, resulting in "multiple separate sites of superficial partial-thickness burns" about his face and neck.

References

• Gear AJL, Nguyen WD, Himell HN, and Edlich RF: "Flaming Dr. Pepper" — Another cause of recreational burn injury. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, January 1997; Volume 15:108-111.

Cocktails with beer