Last night was the official premiere of Beer Can: A Love Story, a short film about the never-ending debate about beer being served in bottles or cans. I had a small role in the movie (I hope to show you my clip as it gets wider release), but it got me to thinking—how do Nascar Cup’s stars enjoy THEIR beer? Well, here’s my best guesses:
Kurt Busch—bottles
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| That time Brad Keselowski became the first person to ever get drunk off of Miller Lite |
Brad Keselowski—cans
Austin Dillon—bottles on weeknights, cans on weekends
Kevin Harvick—cans
Ryan Newman—(blocked me from getting an answer)
Daniel Hemric—shotguns cans
Chase Elliott—cans in private, bottles in public
Aric Alimorla—bottles although he prefers draft
Denny Hamlin—bottles
Ryan Blaney—cans although he prefers draft
Ty Dillon—tall boy cans
Clint Bowyer—keg-stands and makes sure everyone’s watching
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.—bottles which he breaks immediately after finishing
Kyle Busch—bottles; peels labels off as he drinks
Erik Jones—cans
Paul Menard—bottles
Joey Logano—bottles
William Byron—bottles, light beer only
Corey Lajoie—home-brews
Chris Buescher—pony-bottles
Michael McDowell—cans; one a night so he can serve as designated driver
Matt Tifft—cans (get well soon!)
David Ragan—cans BUT gave up beer for 2020 (except on special occasions)
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| "I don't have to actually DRINK it, right?" |
Daniel Suarez—cans; gets irritated when people call it “cerveza” in the US
Kyle Larson—bottles of hard cider
Bubba Wallace—party ball
Ryan Preece—cider in bottles (pronounces it “ci-DAH”)
Jimmie Johnson—bottles of ultra-light beer, half of which he pours over his head
Alex Bowman—bottles, but hates it when they spray in his face
Matt DiBennedetto—cans, makes a big deal about it too
Landon Cassill—microbrews only