Savannah Guthrie Says She Didn’t Drink Any Fake Beer on ‘Today Show’

Now dubbed as a Hall of Fame moment, Savannah Guthrie shocked everybody last Friday (Nov. 4) when she chugged a beer on live television during the 8 a.m. broadcast of TODAY with Ashton Kutcher, in preparation for the New York City Marathon.

Co-host Carson Daly (back from his 7-week hiatus) brought Kutcher a jar of Vaseline and two pints of beer to prepare for the marathon, but the That ’70s Show actor wasn’t expected to chug them both. Guthrie, who insisted that the beverage was part of the “carb loading” ritual, said, “Well, do you want to chug it? It’s Friday.” And together, they agreed to down the drink.

To Guthrie’s surprise, the actor and the internet could hardly believe what they were seeing and she was accused of faking it (some credited the lack of foam on her beer), despite the talk show host crediting her talent to her college days.

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However, reported by The Sun, Guthrie set the record straight yesterday (Nov. 8), telling audiences, “It was beer.” During a segment on the talk show, Guthrie said, “Some people are like, ‘That wasn’t beer.’ It was beer.”

Her co-host, Hoda Kotb echoed, “It was real beer!”

Weather correspondent Dylan Dreyer added, “Carson’s not bringing out fake beer,” to which Daly confirmed, “It was real.”

There you have it, folks, in case you didn’t already know: women can chug beer too.