<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rosanna-why-a-melbourne-creek-is-flowing-bright-blue/7004d1b2-30f4-427a-a9a3-99da9245e20a"><strong><span>Why a Melbourne creek is flowing bright blue</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As the table tilted, McErvale managed to catch his glass of Guinness, preventing a complete spillage. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've saved the Guinness, the phone and wallet didn't really matter," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/unemployment-rate-june-2025-abs-data-interest-rates/26716d34-ab4d-4bfb-accf-d21bb375235b"><strong><span>Surprise data adds to case for interest rate cut next month</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/man-saves-beer-victorian-pub/bb952cc6-9b29-458f-9b82-0f77267119e0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They shared footage of the incident, which has since gone viral on social media. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The only injuries from the fall? A couple of bruised egos.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is hilarious, who cares?" McErvale said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>