When it comes to drinking beer, Baerwaldt fits in a bit better. The Czechs are known for drinking the world’s largest amount of beer per capita, as well as for several beer-related firsts, like the first Pilsner and the original Budweiser. The average Czech consumption is around 144 liters per person, or about 302 U.S. pints per year, compared to the American average of about 160 pints.

I’d guess that Baerwaldt himself probably clears 600 pints without breaking a sweat, something he was probably doing before he left California, since he used to be the IT guy, Guy Friday, and occasional brewer at Hoppy Brewing Company in Sacramento. In fact, he loves beer so much that he even opened his own brewery in Zhůř, Pivovar Zhůřák, constructing a separate building with its own driveway, address, and electricity meter behind his house, not to mention jumping through all of the other arcane hoops of the Czech health, legal, and tax codes. The fact that Baerwaldt has his own brewery means that he and Soňa have a constant supply of beer to drink, and in this way, he’s like the most Czech dude ever.

Except that he’s not. Because while the Czech Republic is the country that created Pilsner, and Baerwaldt himself lives less than 20 miles from the place where the classic beer was invented, Pivovar Zhůřák started out by focusing exclusively on American craft styles, like IPAs, Imperial Stouts, and other top-fermented brews.