Many of our pals across the pond are pompous punks, but to their credit they can often match our enthusiasm for beer. To wit — London just reinstated the ultimate city job: Official Beer Taster. Back when they all lived in shit, the beer taster was a legit job. This supreme sipper gauged alcohol content and taxed it accordingly — the higher the hooch level, the pricier the toll.
This week, the city held a competition — ale identifying, some goofy speeches, worst teeth (aww shit) — to see who would reclaim the sudsy throne. Steve Smith, a beer-bellied bloke and self-proclaimed brew geek took the title. Now he gets 1000 pound sterling (about $1400) to drink at local pubs and blog about the experience. Wait, drink beer and blog about it? That sounds familiar.
Peep this video on it:
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