As the sun hits hard across the country and the globe continues to warm, Adelaide has broken a heat record set in 1939.

That’s right, South Australia is melting and South Australians are excreting sweat left, right, and centre. Perhaps none more than publican Stephen Firth, who created a **Beer-o-metre promotion** at the Red Lion Hotel. Basically they promised free beer when and if the temperature got to 45 degrees.

Around 1:30pm Adelaide time today it hit 45 degrees. Stephen joined Veronica and Lewis on-air right around the 46 degrees mark.



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So did Steve actually think he would ever have to deliver on this promise? “Not during Winter [laughs]. I’ve run it since last March and we got away with it quite well through there but yeah, we have to pay the piper today unfortunately.”

“I tell you what, it’s interesting watching all these people in the bar willing it to 45 degrees.”

How many people showed up? “I’ve got a lot of regulars who drink here and I’ve gotta make sure they get into the place, so we’re holding at about capacity at the moment and there’s a line-up so yeah, quite a few have shown up.”

Would he do it again? “Would I do it again? Look now that we’ve seen what happens we’ll probably gonna have to modify the rules a little bit if we’re gonna keep it up.”

Has he got enough beer? “So far so good. Look if we run out I suppose it’s game over but we’ve got another delivery coming tomorrow.”

Is he regretting it all now? “Look, we always knew it was probably gonna happen. We don’t mind delivering. I love buying people beer -- I got into this industry so I could buy people beer, you know, it’s the nicest thing you can do, I think...It’s a good feeling around the place.”