Australia is known as a land of beer lovers; now, it's also the proud homeland of the man who can hold it the best.
Restaurant manager Reinhard Wurtz has claimed the world record for the most one-litre steins of beer carried over 40 metres at the same time.
Mr Wurtz, who was born in Germany, but recently became an Australian citizen, carried 20 steins last week at the Lowenbrau Keller, a German tavern in The Rocks district of Sydney.
"It was hard going nearing the finish line, so I'm just glad I made it.
"At least now I can look forward to the more relaxing pastime of drinking beers instead of practising carrying them," he said in a statement.
With each stein weighing in at 2.5 kilograms when filled with beer, it was a severe test of strength.
Mr Wurtz prepared for his record-breaking performance with a strict diet of bretzel (home-baked Bavarian pretzels) washed down with multiple steins of wheat beer.
"The secret to stein-carrying is you need to have long, slender fingers - but you also need strong, manly arms," he said.
"Having a passion for what you do and a love of drinking beer also helps, especially in the practice stages when you tend to spill a lot.
"I always drink wheat beer because it has 14 amino acids to help muscles grow," he said.
Mr Wurtz easily broke the previous record of 16 steins held by Bavarian barmaid Anita Schwartz.
He said he was proud to hold the record now on behalf of Australia.
"It's a record that would be equally at home in Australia or Bavaria, as they're both places famous for their love of beer."
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