How to drink a beer

When I first met Kevin Hooshangi, beer sommelier and owner of Village Pourhouse, he asked me if I knew how to drink a beer.

Now, I’ve drunk plenty of beers, but no one has ever asked if I knew how to drink a beer. So I said, “no.”

And it turned out, I really had no idea what drinking a beer actually involved.

So, here’s a video of Hooshangi setting the beer-swilling peasants of the world straight on the path to proper beer drinking.

Tell your friends.

2 Responses to “How to drink a beer”

  1. Laurence Says:

    …by which point all his mates have chugged three pints and are off talking to girls in a more lively bar.

  2. samuel merritt Says:

    There are self proclaimed beer sommeliers popping up in New York City. My question is, where did they get their training and who certified them?

    This guy is a bit knowledgeable but certainly not an authority on beer. There are “experts” everywhere.

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