To say that Andre the Giant was fond of booze would be an understatement. His appetite for drink was as massive as his physical stature, as evidenced by the fact that the Modern Drunkard Magazine has named him “the greatest drunk of all time.” You know, out of everyone in history. According to that article, Andre wolfed down an absurd 7,000 calories in booze alone on a daily basis, and as he was traveling between cities in the customized trailer that could accommodate his sheer size, he was known to empty a case of beer in an hour and a half, chasing the brew down with the occasional bottle of wine or vodka. As legend has it, when Hulk Hogan was still a rookie, Andre used to crush every can of beer he drank in his hand and throw them at his head. It was Hogan’s duty to count the hits, and when he realized Andre’s stash was depleting, run to the nearest booze store during the next break and resupply the Giant with all he could carry. 

If we want to go into specifics (which we absolutely do), Andre’s reported drinking records go as follows: He once drank 119 12-ounce bottles of beer in six hours, and according to the New York Post, Hogan claims he once managed to top even that by downing either 102 or 108 bottles of beer in just 45 minutes before a flight. He has been known to empty anything between six and 16 bottles of wine before a match, and still be able to perform. He has said that it takes around half a gallon of vodka “just to make me feel warm inside.” And, since we’re going for the single most impressive amount of beer Andre has ever downed, Thrillist tells us the Giant’s wrestler colleague Mike Graham has witnessed the big man drink as much as 156 16-ounce beers in a single sitting.