Can you even imagine drinking $1,000 a week in beer...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man convicted of his seventh drink-driving charge was spending about A$1,000 ($972) a week on beer -- enough to buy more than 2,500 small bottles a month, a newspaper said Tuesday.

The heartbroken construction worker began drowning his sorrows after breaking up with his partner five years ago, the Northern Territory News said, quoting his defense lawyer as telling a court in Australia's remote, tropical north.

The magistrate declined to jail the father of four, Michael Leary, noting he had quit drinking since his latest arrest, but he banned Leary from buying or even holding a beer for 12 months.

The magistrate also poked fun at Leary's favorite beer, Melbourne Bitter, in a part of the country where drinkers can be as loyal to beer brands as they are to football teams.

"(That is) poor judgment on two counts there -- drinking that much and drinking Melbourne Bitter," magistrate Vince Luppino was quoted as saying.

I can only dream
What kind of job has he,Beer tester?

he must be drinking in a topless barr,,,,,,,,wow thats a lot of money for beer,ok expensive beer

No Biggie.

Job nothing when would he be sober to go to work....

MMMMMMM.

geeze he must have maga money. and that even showd how much of alcoholic he truly is....

By himself??



Either expensive kind or he's a professional "Urinal-Hawg" or both.....

I once had 2 friends that helped me drink that much, but when I quit drinking, they kinda disappeared...

Boy, the idea!!! Yuck!!!! Conjures up images of one heck of a pregnant/beer gut packing constantly peeing smelly fartz man!!!

Based on the figures provided that would figure out to 83.333333 bottles a day....thats alot of freakin beer.....

Makes me wonder if they where like the little kings that we use to have....speaking of which do they still make them...???

Oh and I though that is what you loved about me...