This video is one of the greatest things ever. But is this beer-chugger a bro, or is he a hipster? SportsGrid investigates.

The NHL is pretty much the sad sack of the four major North American professional sports leagues and this ditty won’t make you think otherwise. We all know from the second lockout in seven years, but how widespread is it really? Players, coaches, teams, fans — they’re all losing out. But the puck doesn’t stop there (get it?). It stops at beer.

Perhaps you’ve heard President Obama is in Chicago tonight, awaiting election results in his (kind of) native Illinois. Here’s another thing about Chicago, besides it being the former home of our president/guy-who-used-to-be-our-president-but-might-not-be-next-January: its citizens like to drink.

Confused about the NHL Lockout? Let foul-mouthed Canadians clear things up with some PBR, Heineken, backwash and pee! Foul-mouthed Candians are funny. Clever, too.

There’s a beer vending machine that you must attempt to tackle in order to get a drink. Watch the video demonstrating this magical invention after the jump.

Fantastic. And yes, those are kegs acting as wheels, and yes, that’s a beer bong at the top, acting as the hatch. Kind of brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it?

What is the legal drinking age in Toronto again? 19, huh? Well, don’t tell that to this kid, who is the smoothest criminal with an alcoholic beverage we’ve seen in awhile. But did he get away with it? Check out the full story after the jump.

FIFA has a problem with the 2014 World Cup. No, not pretending the favelas of Rio don’t exist, though we imagine it’ll try its hardest. No, this problem has to do with…beer.