A wonderful secret finally came to light today thanks to the latest British Medical Journal. Australian Rules footballers will drink anything. That's the hypothesis today as it was revealed that a 24-year-old Adelaide man (not pictured) swallowed a beer cap in celebration of his teams amateur victory in the footballing sport of the debtor's prison. Upon drinking the spoils of war from the local league cup, the man boldly swallowed a West End bottle cap, temporarily blocking his esophagus before becoming lodged in his chest.For more information on the premium lager of Australia and New Zealand, we consulted the brewery website, Lion-Nathan.com. According to the official fact sheet, West End Draught is "A favourite with generations of South Australians this well-balanced lager with a clean hop bitterness is an outstanding example of an Australian draught lager." It was first brewed in 1859 and is 4.5% alcohol by volume.
The young man was recorded as having a .11 BAL when doctors removed the cap via endoscopy. According to Das FanHaus' handy dandy BAL calculator, this equates to roughly 10 beers in 5 hours or a more likely 6.5 beers in 1 hour. Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy!
Das FanHaus would like to remind everyone to celebrate this holiday season by drinking responsibly, even down under.
(HT: News.com.au)
