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<blockquote data-quote="porky996t" data-source="post: 848074" data-attributes="member: 75318">Mr R'n'B said:&nbsp;&nbsp;Here are the stats... &gt;&gt;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_beer_consumption_per_capita" target="_blank">&gt;here&lt;</a>&lt;&lt;&nbsp;A quick top 10 - (consumption per person)&nbsp;1. Czech Republic 156 ltr/person/year - The Champions!2. Ireland 131 ltr/person/year - that is just sheer dedication, but they are good and funny at it.3. Germany 110 ltr/person/year - To be expected really as there are some great German beers out there. I look forward to the German Christmas Markets in Manchester.4. Austria 108 ltr/person/year - A surprise contender (well for me, anyway)5. Australia 104 ltr/person/year - Just slightly ahead of UK. If it was an Olympic sport they would open an academy so they could win.6. UK 99 ltr/person/year - (174 UK Pints) - I thought this would be much higher. A bit disappointed to be honest. We do well in teenage pregnancy league though.7. Poland 95 ltr/person/year - probably more spirits here than beer.8. Denmark 90 ltr/person/year - That's a lot of Carlsberg9. Finland 85 ltr/person/year - Another surprise, although they do need something to do during those dark nights.10. Luxembourg 84 ltr/person/year - ???&nbsp;Belgium is languishing in 15th place with 81 ltr/person/year, so Germany is well ahead. Another example of the legendary German efficiency, but this time at drinking. Positions 3 to 7 are quite close really and I think with a bit of focus and training we here in the UK could rise up the international ranking. BTW, New Zealand is 19th in the rankings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="porky996t, post: 848074, member: 75318"] Mr R'n'B said: [SIZE=12px][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]Here are the stats... >>[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_beer_consumption_per_capita']>here<[/URL]<<[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]A quick top 10 - (consumption per person)[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]1. Czech Republic 156 ltr/person/year - The Champions![/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]2. Ireland 131 ltr/person/year - that is just sheer dedication, but they are good and funny at it.[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]3. Germany 110 ltr/person/year - To be expected really as there are some great German beers out there. I look forward to the German Christmas Markets in Manchester.[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]4. Austria 108 ltr/person/year - A surprise contender (well for me, anyway)[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]5. Australia 104 ltr/person/year - Just slightly ahead of UK. If it was an Olympic sport they would open an academy so they could win.[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]6. UK 99 ltr/person/year - (174 UK Pints) - I thought this would be much higher. A bit disappointed to be honest. We do well in teenage pregnancy league though.[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]7. Poland 95 ltr/person/year - probably more spirits here than beer.[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]8. Denmark 90 ltr/person/year - That's a lot of Carlsberg[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]9. Finland 85 ltr/person/year - Another surprise, although they do need something to do during those dark nights.[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]10. Luxembourg 84 ltr/person/year - ???[/SIZE] [SIZE=12px]Belgium is languishing in 15th place with 81 ltr/person/year, so Germany is well ahead. Another example of the legendary German efficiency, but this time at drinking. Positions 3 to 7 are quite close really and I think with a bit of focus and training we here in the UK could rise up the international ranking. BTW, New Zealand is 19th in the rankings.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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