Jennifer England has a new day job. A model, actress, and stuntwoman, she's appeared in Transformers and Smokin' Aces. Earlier this year, she also beat out a few hundred other women to land the coveted blue lederhosen and sash that come with being the St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel. In the process, she's learned a whole lot about beer and what it means to become the living embodiment of a beloved German beverage. We caught up with England at Galway Hooker, a bar in New York City, where she was promoting the beer, to find out more about the real life of the woman on the label.

ESQUIRE: Were you much of a beer drinker before you become the St. Pauli Girl?

JENNIFER ENGLAND: I didn't know anything about beer whatsoever. They sent a lady from the Siebel Institute [of Technology and World Brewing Academy] to teach me about it, and now I know a lot more. I have a better appreciation for what goes into actually making it.

ESQ: Any big surprises?

JE: It's not a quick, easy process. They ship in the hops, then they get the barley malt and the water. It's just an amazing process, and the difference in how it's processed makes it taste different. I didn't know that — I thought, you pop a can of beer and you drink it, you know?

ESQ: How would you describe the taste of St. Pauli Girl?

JE: The lager is really clean and crisp, and the Special Dark is a little more robust. It's roasted a little slower. It's just a little darker taste. It's full.

ESQ: Have you thought about homebrewing?

JE: I would try it. My brother actually just opened his own brewery, so it's kind of in the family.

ESQ: Had you been to Germany before this?

JE: Absolutely. I think on my trips to Germany before, I was kind of an outsider. Now I've kind of learned the culture and the beer and the land. So I have a bigger and better appreciation for Germany.

ESQ: Can I ask you a little bit about your stuntwoman-ing? That seems like an interesting career move.

JE: I grew up with two brothers, so I was always doing something tomboyish. I've kickboxed for fifteen years, so I kind of fell into it. I mainly do fighting scenes. It's just a lot of fun for me.

ESQ: What's the craziest thing you've done?

JE: Transformers. There were bombs blowing up everywhere — literally bombs. Glass was shattering and hit me in the face. That was really exciting.

ESQ: And now ... you sell beer. How'd that happen?

JE: I've been modeling for years, and I'd always heard about the St. Pauli Girl. I was up for it last year, got a call-back and all that, and just didn't get it. I had to go up for it again.

ESQ: How's it been? Do you have an easy time getting people to try the beer?

JE: Absolutely. Obviously, there are a lot of men in bars. If you put a woman in a small outfit, they're going to come up to you, and they're going to talk. Then you offer them a beer they like. I mean, beer and women? It works out well.

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