The chart above displays the relative beer consumption per person for the specified countries. As you can see, there are huge variations in consumption by country. The average person in the Czech Republic, for example, consumes about seven times as much beer as the average Chinese person. The chart below shows more detailed statistics (Source: Kirin Holdings Company, 2004).
No way this list represents top drinking countries. I can say with out even checking that Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Ukrain, Austria, Serbia, Romania drink more beer than the US
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Um. This doesn\'t claim to represent the top drinking countries. It\'s a sample. add a comment
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I lived in Kiev, Ukraine for a time, I doubt Ukrainians drink more beer than the U. S. but I\'d bet they do drink more booze--vodka, liquor, beer, etc. --overall. add a comment
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yeah db he never said this was a top 12 list. It's just an example to show his point. If he had included those nations in the wrong order you'd have a point, but without that you are coming off as a fool. Way to fail to see the point. add a comment
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well such as it is, the list is probably right based on total sales, and as for some of the european countries I believe the one guy right they probably drink more in the form of spirits add a comment
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the list is showing variability not highest consumption my friend add a comment
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Don,t forget france too !!!! add a comment
So the Czech's and Irish drink more than one bottle of beer per person per day! When you consider that some people (ie. children) aren't drinking much beer at all, it makes you realize that the others in those top countries are really drinking a lot.
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idk about Czech but isnt irelands drinking age and alot of europes drinking age lower than the united states. i bet if the united states included all underage drinking wed be higher up. GO COLLEGE add a comment
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"Czechs doesn't count". Yeah, right. Czech Republic! = Prague. Prague is only *one* city in Czech Republic. And I even dispute your assumption about Prague. add a comment
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Absolutelly wrong. Turism is declining and turists are consuming about 2% of total beer consumption...Prague is 14% of consumed total only. add a comment
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While it is difficult to get exact numbers, it is estimated that less than 10% of beer consumption in the Czech republic is consumed by tourist. I would bet it is quite the same in Ireland. So next time try to find some statistics before just typing some nonsense. add a comment
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...and by the way you can believe me as I've just finished my sixth beer while writing the last comment :-) add a comment
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I am an American living in Prague, and while there are a lot of tourists here, I can say that the average Czech could put away a lot more beer in an evening than a typical tourist. It's in their blood. :) add a comment
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I am sure that the statistics include all beer bought in the country. So the chart shows all beer drank by anyone, even the beer bought for or by minors. Go to college. add a comment
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Really? I am a Czech. There are tourists, but mainly in Prague, they don´t bother to explore the country any further. What you say is a nonsense, tourists make a small per cent of the total amount. add a comment
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The stats are probably based on national sales figures. The age of the person buying and consuming the beer wouldn't matter... add a comment
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potterjdl (0):
Ok, dumb-dumb; studies like this are based on the the number of beers sold divided by the number of people. The age of the drinkers is irrelevant to the graph. add a comment
I wonder if the beers shown are from the actual country that is depicted in the pilsner glass? For example, if the German Glass actually has German beer.
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snippets (16):
We started to do that when taking the photographs, but we quickly discovered that each country produces so many different types of beers that this extra effort was pointless. So, we just chose beers that looked different from eachother and focused on getting the quantities just right. add a comment
In places like China, Norway and Brazil consumption is low. The more beer a country produces the more it consimes generaly. Big Beer consumers are countries that produce a large amount a beer such as Ireland, Germany and The united States. There for it varies quite a bit if you comparing China to Finland.
Does the bottles / week take into account alcohol by volume or weight? If not, a country like Ireland drinking ~4-5% ABV would be lower in alcohol consumption than Germany drinking ~5-7% ABV, assuming equal measurements for 'bottles'. Or, do you only care about absolute volume of beer?
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snippets (16):
They are 12 photographs of 12 glasses full of real beer. We did edit some shadows to make the glasses have clean white backgrounds, but that's all the photo editing we did. add a comment
posted by Anonymous
Spain is 12th, just above the US which is 13th. Only the first 4 countries (Czech Rep., Ireland, Germany, Australia) are in accurate uninterrupted order. They are the top 4 countries. The rest are missing some countries, it's just a sample. add a comment
Does this study include all beer consumed in the country or just that consumed by people of age? Depending on whether or not it was consumed legally, the drinking age could affect the study seeing as some countries, like the United States, have higher drinking ages than others.
Somebody made a mistake excluding the Philippines. C'mon, we have San Miguel Beer, a consistent top 20 best beer in the world. And we Filipinos have our love affair with our beers.
i'm surprised at the results. i would have thought germany and the UK would have been higher up. and what about russia and former soviet countries. thought they'd place in the top 10. i suppose they are more into liquor than beer.
this post is a fail. beer bottles in different countries contain different amounts of beer, because the are different sizes. for example: usa 330ml per bottle germany 500ml per bottle.... how many bottles is not an accurate representation at all of how much beer is ingested.
I'd be interested to see the types of beers each is drinking. Or the country of origin. I'm betting Czech & Deutschland are drinking a lot of their own brew.
Surprising to see that hotter countries (like brazil and mexico) drink less beer per person than some of the very cold countries that appear at the top of the list. I suppose that the culture of beer drinking is more important for beer consumption than weather.
posted by Anonymous
It'll be due to cultures as well. Beer has always been brewed in Northern European countries. These countries are naturally going to drink more beer because of this. add a comment
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beer keeps you warm =D add a comment
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sweden is the country with the biggest consumption of ice cream in the world. What about that! add a comment
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Brazil is a very populated country with more children than European countries. It is hard to keep the average. add a comment
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Sweden consumes the fifth most amount of ice cream, behind New Zealand, US, Australia and Finland. I don't know where you got that from. add a comment
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Same goes for Romanians. I\'d say Romanians start at 14 and reach their peak at about 18-20. Most of the people I know drink more than 12 bottles a week, at around 30. When we were 18 y old, 25 bottles a week would have been the norm. add a comment
posted by Anonymous
It is accurate. Only the top four are in order, the rest of the list is missing a lot. Just remember that this list is BEER CONSUMPTION not alcohol consumption. Czech Rep., Ireland, Germany and Australia are beer-drinking countries. Alcohol consumption in general is a different story altogether. add a comment
good graphics! and interesting, maybe even more when you would compare the continents at large - but maybe then you should include some Asian specialties like chum-churum etc as well...
Belgium not being in the list is just retarded. Although there's a possibility our consumption is actually lower just because our beer does a better job at getting us drunk.
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snippets (16):
Yes, just beer. If you take other forms of alcohol into account, the list of countries changes dramatically. add a comment
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and how are we defining "beer" here? add a comment
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Beer - It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches. The strength of beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume though may range from less than 1% abv. , to over 20% abv. in rare cases. add a comment
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"Beer" is not some freeform term that is hard to define. The list defines beer as beer. There are specific brewing practices. add a comment
Um. This doesn\'t claim to represent the top drinking countries. It\'s a sample. add a comment
I lived in Kiev, Ukraine for a time, I doubt Ukrainians drink more beer than the U. S. but I\'d bet they do drink more booze--vodka, liquor, beer, etc. --overall. add a comment
yeah db he never said this was a top 12 list. It's just an example to show his point. If he had included those nations in the wrong order you'd have a point, but without that you are coming off as a fool. Way to fail to see the point. add a comment
well such as it is, the list is probably right based on total sales, and as for some of the european countries I believe the one guy right they probably drink more in the form of spirits add a comment
the list is showing variability not highest consumption my friend add a comment
Don,t forget france too !!!! add a comment