Different alcohol favorites in countries?

[Bill]

MB, I don't suppose you have a lot of T-shirts like these in Belgium do you?  

 

[sandbox]

Well Bill down here south of the frost line, folks begin to get into tropical blends, like Tequila or Rums. Welcome to Margaritaville  
 

[Spartacus]

In Germany it's definately beer. I even daresay that we consume more beer than you guys in Belgium, Mrious (I'm not sure if that's something to be proud of, though...).  

We have over 5000 beer brands, over 1,200 breweries, and consume an average of 130 litres each year (110 million hectolitres in total) and lots of websites dedicated to beer (otherwise I couldn't have told those numbers).

Personally, I prefer cocktails, though.

[RogerF]

I always found it curious that Canadians, living in an arguably coooold climate, would have such a taste for beer, but they do.

On trips back to the old family farm in NS, it was interesting  to see the lines formed at the local Province owned liquor outlet on a Satuday morning.

The idea of having to stand in line to get yer booze in Boston wouldda' resulted in another tea party. As I recall the drink of choice then was Canadian Club or Segrams 7 whiskey (for the hardcore) and Narragansett beer for the tightwads; none of which could be purchased on a Sunday, unless you went to a bar/tavern/pub/lounge/restaurant or church bingo game.

[Mrious_be]

quote:Originally posted by Spartacus:
In Germany it's definately beer. I even daresay that we consume more beer than you guys in Belgium, Mrious

Actually, i wanted to add that Spartacus  
Saying Germany beats us in drinking volume, but that's cause Germany is muchhhh bigger than Belgium  
Belgium really has the most beers i think    

Hahahaha, Bill  
Well, i really did saw that t-shirt somewhere (think it got to me by mail a long time ago).
The best t-shirt i ever saw, was on a festival ground, it said "if assholes could fly, this would be an airfield", hahaha

[neokm]

Just got back from our place up in Lake George and on the way back we always stop in a small outpost by the name of Glens Falls - which is about a 100 miles from anywhere but we have a great source for German Wines there.  I can't figure out how the Germans can - grow grapes - ferment process and bottle them - cork and label them - and ship them to America to be marked-up for retail value and still sell a 750ml bottle of the finest wines from the Mosel and Rhine for under $3.00 a bottle. Having said that,  I would not pass on a "neat" Finlandia Vodka, Thorne Scotch or Jack Daniels Bourbon.

He's a real life experience - (talk about diversity in drinking laws in America).  While visiting my father in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the late 1980's - he offered to take me out to his local 'watering hole'.  Upon arrival he signaled the bar-keep to "bring his bolttle with two glasses" (you have to purchase a whole bottle for them to store).  Thinking this procedure as strange and a brief query he informed me about the crazy city drinking ordinance.  The law in place at the time stated that you could drink beer only until 12:00 midnight - - - but you could drink hard liquor until 3:00am. I was puzzled at this logic.  Someone explained to me that back in the early 1900's, at the height of the 'oil-boom'' the oil-well-owners wanted to insure that the oil-riggers would be at work on time in the morning - and since they could only afford beer, they shut them off early - leaving the bar open to the more affluent as long as they like.  As far as I know, this law is still on the books to this day.
 
 [ 02-16-2003, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: neokm ]