Lifelong mates find online fame for saving beer during hilarious pub fall

Lifelong mates have gone viral after they took a tumble in a Ballarat pub's beer garden, with one of them taking a legendary catch to save a pot of precious Guinness mid-fall.

The incident occurred after a round of golf on Saturday, friends Braden Christoffersen and James McErvale visited the Buninyong Hotel, where their table overturned unexpectedly.

"It was like it happened in slow motion. It just started going, and then there was nothing either of us could do about it," Christoffersen said.

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As the table tilted, McErvale managed to catch his glass of Guinness, preventing a complete spillage. 

"I've saved the Guinness, the phone and wallet didn't really matter," he said.

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They shared footage of the incident, which has since gone viral on social media. 

The only injuries from the fall? A couple of bruised egos.

"This is hilarious, who cares?" McErvale said.

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.