I take it you're on the next plane/boat to Australia...
The beer's better here and I enjoy the diversity of the *****.
I don't know about that.
Top 20 Beer Drinking Countries
#1 Czech Republic - Na zdravi!
156.9 liters per person.
The Czech Republic has consumed a total of 1,171,326,293 litres of beer so far this year.
The Czech Republic was the first country to have a beer museum, as well as the first beer brewing textbook, the first Pilsener and the first Budweiser.
#2 Ireland Slainte!
131.1 liters per person.
One traditional Irish cure for a hangover was to be buried up to the neck in moist river sand.
The original Guinness Brewery in Dublin has a 9,000 year lease on its property, at a perpetual rate of 45 Irish pounds per year.
#3 Germany - Prost!
115.8 liters per person.
The first Okoberfest actually began as a wedding celebration for Crown Prince Luitpold I and Princess Theressa of Bavaria on October 17, 1810. A large meadow in Munich was taken over as the royal reception sire and featured a horse race, music, dancing, singing and lots and lots of beer drinking.
#4 Australia Cheers! | Cheerio!
109.9 liters per person.
Apparently the first European settlers in Australia drank more alcohol per person than any other community in the history of mankind.
In 1954 Bob Hawke made it into the Guinness Record Book for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. He then went on to become the Prime Minister of Australia.
#5 Austria Prosit! | Zum wohl!
108.3 liters per person.
About half of Austrian men are overweight (50.8%, the highest rate in the EU), but only 20.3% of Austrian women are overweight.
#6 UK Cheers! / Cheerio!
99 liters per person.
There is a seaside village in east Devon, England, called Beer, and a poem that goes along with it:
D
own in Devon, down in Devon,
There's a village by the sea,
It's a little piece of heaven
And the angels call it Beer!
#7 Belgium - Op uw gezondheid! | A votre sante!
93 liters per person.
Every Belgian beer has its own special glass and that beer (and only that beer) is supposed to be served in it. This applies to bottled beers too.
Belgium produces 220,000 tons of chocolate every year. When calculated, per person consumption comes to 22 kg of chocolate annually.
#8 Denmark Skaal! | Skal!
89.9 liters per person.
Danish people have been ranked in academic studies as the happiest people in the world.
Carlsberg and Tuborg are two of the most famous Danish beer brands.
#9 Finland Kippis!
85 liters per person.
Finland plays host to the world Mosquito Swatting Championships.
#10 Luxembourg - Prost! / A votre sante!
84.4 liters per person.
Luxembourg is the least populated country in the European Union, with only 465,000 inhabitants. It is also the 20th smallest of all the 194 independent countries in the world.
#10 Luxembourg - Prost! / A votre sante!
84.4 liters per person.
Luxembourg is the least populated country in the European Union, with only 465,000 inhabitants. It is also the 20th smallest of all the 194 independent countries in the world.
#12 Spain Salud! | Amor y!
83.8 liters per person.
Spaniards often enjoy mass, open-air drinking sessions called Botellons .
13 US Cheers! | Bottoms up!
81.6 liters per person.
There are more breweries in the U.S. than any other country in the world.
Anheuser-Busch consumes about 15% of the entire U.S. rice crop for brewing beer.
Switzerland 8.068 3
Norway 8.051 4
Luxembourg 8.015 5
Sweden 7.937 6
Australia 7.925 7
Iceland 7.911 8
Italy 7.810 9
Denmark 7.797 10
Spain 7.727 11
Singapore 7.719 12
Finland 7.618 13
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