Word originating from a 17th century Dutch colony of what is now
upstate New York. The town cobbler (who lived a
quiet life) was observed one day at the local inn as he quaffed a pint of beer in less than a few seconds and, quietly placing the empty pint on the inn's counter, returned to work quietly in his shop. The cobbler's name was Matthias Von Klinker. Ever since, to Klinker a beer is to drink it very quickly without all the
ridiculous glitz and show of a frat-boy beer-bonging.