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Welcome to the world's premier drinking event

The Beer Mile is equal parts gastric challenge and athletic endeavor, requiring competitors to drink a 355ml beer (5% minimum ABV) before every quarter mile of the race, totaling four beers over the one-mile course.

Miles Run
44,296
Beers Drank
177,184
Events Hosted
4,516

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What is the Beer Mile?

In the vast world of extreme sports, there exists a sub-culture called "digestive athletics." The most famous, glorified, respected and celebrated of all the events of this underworld is the Beer Mile.

Running and drinking enthusiasts alike come together in this profound event to test their fitness and gastric limits in a race to consume four beers and run four laps around a track.

The result is a breathtaking display of speed, skill, and, of course, the ability to hold one's drink. What started as an underground event has transformed into a wildly-competitive, international phenomenon.

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Beer Mile: The Film

The film delves into the fascinating world of the Beer Mile, uncovering the eccentric characters that make up the vibrant beer mile community and the incredible stories that have propelled the Beer Mile from an underground phenomenon to a highly-competitive international sensation.

After premiering at the Paladino D'Oro Sport Film Festival in Italy, Beer Mile: The Film is now streaming free for the world to watch. The film features world record holder Corey Bellemore, Olympian Shelby Houlihan, and a whole host of other celebrities and beer mile elites.

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