Berlin - Germany's "super minister" Wolfgang Clement has won a beer-drinking contest, downing a glass of Koelsch beer in 1,5 seconds, the Bild newspaper reported on Monday.
Clement, in charge of the economy and labour ministries, performed the speed-drinking in front of journalists and guests at a German beer association ceremony in Cologne, marking the 487th anniversary of the German Beer Purity Law.
"I'll down a glass of Koelsch faster than all of you can drink a schnapps," Clement said. His trick: "You have to push your uvula back, then the beer flows direct down your throat. You can't enjoy the taste, but it gets there fast."