German waiter smashes world beer carrying record after carrying 29 litre sized steins 40 meters in one go

A GERMAN waiter has smashed the world beer carrying record after ferrying 29 steins over 40 meters.

Oliver Struempfel romped home to victory, breaking the previous record of 27 by two whole mugs in Bavaria, the home of Oktoberfest.

The lederhosen clad barman staked up the steins on two levels as in the town of Abensberg yesterday.

He started with 31 beers but two tipped over at the last minute, making the record 29 jugs weighing more than 152 lb.

Record breaking Oliver said: "I first did 27, because I wanted to be sure and then at the end I said, 'Let's add another one and get over 30'.

"Unfortunately it didn't quite work, but having managed to put 29 down ... I think it's amazing."

To prepare for Sunday's attempt, Oliver said, he has trained at the gym three to four times a week since February.

"When I think about it, it's 200 hours for about 40 seconds of walking," he said after the feat.

He had set the previous world record of 25 jugs in 2014, Munich daily Merkur said.

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