Bob Hawke, former Australian Prime Minister, once held the world beer drinking speed record. While at University College, Oxford, Hawke drank 1 yard of beer (2.5 pints, or 1.4 litres) in 11 seconds apparently. As of 10 years ago, it was still the University College record (and may still be now).

The current world record is 5 seconds, according to wikipedia.

James.