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Good for you, Against. And you ( and the rest of Washington and Oregon ) probably drink responsibly as well. That's the difference in the ranking, I assume . . . the light drinkers vs. the heavy drinkers! I guess I would consider myself a very light drinker! 
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JimmyA
on December 7, 2012 at 11:11 AM
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Well that's not good, TAPS! I have a friend who also consumes his fair share of beer, and he alone could have probably dropped New Jersey's rank from 48th down to something like 30th! I am glad I don't really care for the taste of beer!
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JimmyA
on December 7, 2012 at 11:09 AM
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I noticed that neither Wahington nor Oregon in the top ten. They have a lot of micro-breweries. That leads me to speculate that people here drink with a great connoisseur sense, but do not drink as much. I have that connoisseur sense.
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Against4WindsOn2Flam
on December 7, 2012 at 9:46 AM
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I notice that Missouri is not on the top ten, but I think my Son #1 is trying to correct that. He is the only one of my sons who ever imbibed and it seems to me, much to my despair, he tries to drink enough for all of them.
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TAPS.
on December 7, 2012 at 9:37 AM
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I think I know what you mean, Annicita. That's why I was also glad to see that Jersey was ranked 48th! There are just some lists that you don't want to be in the Top Ten for!
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JimmyA
on December 7, 2012 at 4:49 AM
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well finally a stat that my state doesn't make the top 10 when it's something not positive....whew!
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Annicita
on December 6, 2012 at 5:39 PM
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Re: Good question!
You're probably right, Katray. Most of the reports on this topic do conclude that young males are the biggest consumers of beer, so it would stand to reason that those states with the highest poulations of young males would ( or should ) be in the Top Ten states of beer consumers. And you're also right that sometimes a nice, cold beer does go good with pizza! Only problem is, you end up burping a lot! At least I do . . .
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 1:45 PM
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Re: This survey is interesting because it also mentions the context of the
Well, Straight, someone must be paying attention to and following such stats, and more than likely, it's the beer manufacturers! As any good salesman knows, you go where your particular product sells best! But a few of the states in the Top Ten surprised me. You would have figured that the states with the highest populations would have "tipped the scale" a bit, so to speak . . .
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 1:41 PM
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I didn't want to be the one to say that, luster, but you may be right. I suppose some states prefer wine, while others prefer beer. I guess if nothing too exciting is going on in North Dakota or New Hampshire, they might as well get drunk, right?
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 1:38 PM
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Good question!
Maybe in the states with the highest male populations?..:) Just my could-be-wrong thought that guys are bigger consumers of beer than us wine 'n dine females. I personally only drink the stuff once or twice yearly to be sociable with male relatives and there has to be pizza involved too, lol. Interesting stats! 
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Katray2
on December 6, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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This survey is interesting because it also mentions the context of the
consumption. Otherwise, they would be just statistics and boring and useful for nothing.
posted by
Straightforward
on December 6, 2012 at 8:30 AM
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well I didnt see CA or AZ so what are they drinking, all those states mentioned dont have anything better to do
posted by
Lanetay
on December 6, 2012 at 8:27 AM
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Re: Here's consumption for Canada but you have to do the math. LOL
Wow, that's a lot of liters, Wiley! Is it all Molson, or are there a few American beers thrown in just for good measure?
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:15 AM
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Re: They are in Australia mate...in Australia....LOL...but not me, can't stand
As do a lot of others, Kabu. If I had a choice, I think I'd rather have a glass of wine than a beer too. So the Land Down Under has all the beer drinkers, huh?
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:14 AM
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Oh I see, Naut. So you're the one who tips the scale when you visit New Hampshire! How much beer can one actually consume?
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:12 AM
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On occasion, mariss, I might have a wine cooler myself, especially the fruit-flavored ones. They're usually pretty low in alcohol, and I can enjoy them a lot more than a beer. But even with wine coolers I'll only have one! For me it's not the alcohol as much as it is the sugar content! More than one and I sometimes get a headache!
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:11 AM
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That's probably true, C C T. And stretch they do! Sometimes it's fairly easy to pick out the beer drinkers amongst us just by looking at how their bellies hang over their belts! And non-alcoholic beer tastes just as bad as regular beer to me! Something about those darned hops . . .
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:07 AM
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What's a relief, Utah? That New Jersey ranked 48th, or that Utah isn't in the Top Ten?
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:05 AM
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Well, FSI, I can only surmise that there may not be a whole heck of a lot to do in Delaware but drink beer! ( no offense to any Delawarians, if there are any in here! ) 
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:04 AM
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Re: I'm from Joisey... and I don't drink beer.
Beer in cheese sauce, Ciel? Hmmm . . . never heard of that! I have a friend who puts beer in his home-made chili, but with him, I think more beer goes into the cook than the chili!
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JimmyA
on December 6, 2012 at 8:01 AM
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Here's consumption for Canada but you have to do the math. LOL
| 96.86 | 94.35 | 95.46 | 96.23 | 99.53 | 102.82 | 3.3 |
| 79.73 | 79.15 | 80.08 | 80.00 | 81.35 | 81.78 | 0.5 |
| 80.99 | 78.81 | 80.71 | 81.16 | 82.14 | 82.43 | 0.4 |
| 81.42 | 80.85 | 81.61 | 81.77 | 81.44 | 80.42 | -1.3 |
| 92.67 | 94.75 | 93.47 | 91.92 | 94.27 | 93.81 | -0.5 |
| 83.49 | 81.22 | 83.53 | 82.67 | 83.51 | 82.10 | -1.7 |
| 77.84 | 74.49 | 77.60 | 80.79 | 80.87 | 81.13 | 0.3 |
| 79.05 | 74.10 | 74.93 | 76.04 | 78.59 | 79.67 | 1.4 |
| 88.69 | 88.00 | 88.18 | 92.40 | 90.71 | 90.07 | -0.7 |
| 77.80 | 77.09 | 76.50 | 77.54 | 76.97 | 75.11 | -2.4 |
| 140.32 | 140.63 | 132.79 | 132.95 | 135.50 | 132.36 | -2.3 |
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 5, 2012 at 7:49 PM
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They are in Australia mate...in Australia....LOL...but not me, can't stand
the stuff, I like my wine.
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Kabu
on December 5, 2012 at 5:26 PM
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Jimmy
Interesting! I have no idea why NH should rank so high. Mind you - I've been there on occasion, maybe that's why...
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Nautikos
on December 5, 2012 at 4:07 PM
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Not here, I no longer drink anything anyway, but did not like the taste back then when I would have an occaisional wine cooler.
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mariss9
on December 5, 2012 at 2:26 PM
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Well Jimmy I sort of took up drinking non alcoholic beer because I noticed it was usually on offer at the store and I was inclined to drink wine which grows on one. Anyway I only drink a pint a day so that does not come to many gallons, I think the tummy has to stretch to much to accommadate a tankful unless it has seen too many happy days.
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C_C_T
on December 5, 2012 at 11:07 AM
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What a relief !
posted by
UtahJay
on December 5, 2012 at 10:05 AM
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I wonder where the beer drinkers are too. Interesting list there. I would not have expected Delaware to have made the top ten.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on December 5, 2012 at 9:08 AM
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I'm from Joisey... and I don't drink beer.
I do cook with it sometimes--makes a heck of a cheese sauce!
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Ciel
on December 5, 2012 at 8:52 AM
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