beerconsumption





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Statistics
Warning: The following statistics are obtained or developed from the following websites. The problem identified with the statistics is that it does not identify what it considers a beer. So expect a margin of error of about ↑↓ 5% when comparing it to other statistics.

Share of Total Beverage Alcohol
(Retail Dollars)


 * In the U.S. beer represents 52% of retail value of alcohol sold, while wine is at 15% and liquor has the remaining 33%.


 * Share of Total Consumption**


 * In the U.S. beer represent 85% of all alcoholic consumption
 * In Canada beer represents 80% of alcoholic consumption

Rank
(Click the links for more information about each country or click sources for a direct link to website)
 * Rank || __Countries__ || Amount ||
 * #1 || [|**Ireland**]: || 155 litres ||  ||
 * #2 || [|**Germany**]: || 119 litres ||  ||
 * #3 || [|**Austria**]: || 106 litres ||  ||
 * #4 || [|**Denmark**]: || 98 litres ||  ||
 * #5 || [|**Belgium**]: || 98 litres ||  ||
 * #6 || [|**United Kingdom**]: || 97 litres ||  ||
 * #7 || [|**Australia**]: || 89 litres ||  ||
 * #8 || [|**United States**]: || 85 litres ||  ||
 * #9 || [|**Netherlands**]: || 80 litres ||  ||
 * #10 || [|**Finland**]: || 79 litres ||  ||
 * #11 || [|**New Zealand**]: || 78 litres ||  ||
 * #12 || [|**Canada**]: || 70 litres ||  ||
 * #13 || [|**Switzerland**]: || 57 litres ||  ||
 * #14 || [|**Sweden**]: || 56 litres ||  ||
 * #15 || [|**Norway**]: || 56 litres ||  ||
 * #16 || [|**Japan**]: || 55 litres ||  ||
 * #17 || [|**France**]: || 41 litres ||  ||

Debunking the Myth
(sort of)
 * Is Canadian Beer Stronger than American? **
 * American beer is typically has more or less the same alcohol content than Canadian beer. Although this commonly confused because of the differences believe that because of the differences in measuring alcohol content. Where Americans have a silly calculation of average weight not volume in labeling there beer. (very few countries do this). Many Americans are confused by this system and say that there beer has more alcohol because of this difference which is a common misconception as well.
 * Fact to consider why would they brew two different kinds of beer for different countries.
 * There is a deference in legislation however that may actually have some merit in terms of what is required on the label. In Canada the alcohol content is measured at the minimum level of Alcohol. American beer has the average content of alcohol in beer. This is a fact that most of the resources on this topic fail to identify.
 * These questions still remain: why does American beer taste lighter than Canadian even with the same brand? Why do other countries that measure the beer with volume find similar problems when drinking American beer? Or is this just a placebo effect? Can you even taste the real difference of a single percentage point? If you answered yes to the last question look at the last case of beer you purchased there can be any where form < 0 % to > 2% difference in a single case beer from one beer to another; So now can you identify the difference between the last two beers of the same brand you had from the same case?