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
Um. This doesn\'t claim to represent the top drinking countries. It\'s a sample. posted by Anonymous
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. posted by Anonymous
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.
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 posted by Anonymous
Czechs doesn't count - half of the beer in Czech being drunk by Brits, expats and tourists. Ireland that's the real (official) number `8] |_|P |_|P |_|P |_|P posted by Anonymous
"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. posted by Anonymous
Absolutelly wrong. Turism is declining and turists are consuming about 2% of total beer consumption...Prague is 14% of consumed total only. posted by Anonymous
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. posted by Anonymous
...and by the way you can believe me as I've just finished my sixth beer while writing the last comment :-) posted by Anonymous
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.
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. posted by
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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.
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. posted by
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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. posted by Anonymous
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?
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.
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. posted by Anonymous
beer keeps you warm =D posted by Anonymous
sweden is the country with the biggest consumption of ice cream in the world. What about that! posted by Anonymous
Brazil is a very populated country with more children than European countries. It is hard to keep the average. posted by Anonymous
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. posted by Anonymous
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. 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. posted by Anonymous
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...
Yes, just beer. If you take other forms of alcohol into account, the list of countries changes dramatically. posted by
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and how are we defining "beer" here? posted by Anonymous
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. posted by Anonymous
"Beer" is not some freeform term that is hard to define. The list defines beer as beer. There are specific brewing practices. posted by Anonymous