<P> Egg in beer refers to the practice, literally or figuratively of cracking a raw egg into a glass of beer . The term is used metaphorically, commonly as "what do you want, egg in your beer?", implying that the listener already has something good but is asking for undeservedly more . </P> <P> In 1915, industry journal The Mixer and Server noted a Seattle case where a judge decreed that an egg, once cracked into a glass of beer, qualified as a drink and was not in violation of ordinances against giving free food in bars . </P> <P> A 1939 article in Printing magazine notes that Pennsylvania State Brewers' Association had launched a public - relations campaign to "sell the idea that eggs and beer make a pleasing combination ." Other Pennsylvania sources refers to this as a "miner's breakfast". </P> <P> Sources differ as to the origin of the colloquialism, with some stating it dates to World War II while others speculate that it dates to the 19th century . However, a 1933 article in the Stevens Indicator, mentioning an employee who had not received a raise, notes: "What do you expect Carl? Egg in your beer?" </P>

Drinking a beer with an egg in it