Is it OK to drink beer with a straw? Liquid consumption expert Madison Bumgarner weighs in

MadBum explains beer-drinking etiquette

By Gemma Kaneko

October 22, 2014

We live in the age of information. Though you can use your phone to find out the capital of Hungary or if that really was Jack Black in that episode of The X-Files, there are still some questions whose answers elude us. Why is there something rather than nothing? Does anyone really have free will? Is it OK to drink beer through a straw?

Luckily, liquids expert Madison Bumgarner is here to help us with that last one. In case you're concerned about his credentials, take a look at his resume:

VICTORY Tastes so SWEET! #SFGiants #OctoberTogether pic.twitter.com/dlt9m1e8Vs
- #OctoberTogether (@SFGiants) October 17, 2014

Seems like the guy knows his stuff. So what was his answer?

Yeah, if somebody, whoever it is, wants to drink it with straws, go ahead. I mean, whatever floats your boat.

That was...not quite the answer we'd been led to expect.