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ORIGINAL: MadAxeman

In Europe, American beer is considered piss.
Why anyone would want to drink a case of weak, fizzy, tasteless slash instead of 6 or 7 decent Real Ales is beyond me.
Some of your bourbons are OK. Combining them with sweet enablers is an abomination.
Single Scottish malts are the drink of the discerning toper.
Reading this thread makes me think you don't deserve any drunks.

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ORIGINAL: Aylee

Interesting correlation that I had not really considered. As consumer confidence plummets, home alcohol consumption rises.

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And there's another, perhaps somewhat unsettling, trend pushing up Beam's bottom line: In the wake of the Great Recession, Americans are increasingly drinking at home. According to Commerce Department data compiled by Bloomberg, U.S. spending on alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, adjusted for inflation, has gained nearly 13 percent since June 2009, and hit a record in August 2011.

Now this is just disgusting:

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Which brings up another aspect of Beam's product line that may have suitors, possibly including Diageo and Pernod, seeing dollar signs: Red Stag, a black cherry-flavored Jim Beam that's been a smash hit.

Full article is here:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/is-i-drink-alone-this-recession-s-theme-song-the-ticker.html

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ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady

I think a lot of it has to do with how so many places have cracked down on drunk drivers. Even just going out to dinner and having a couple of glasses of wine can get you a DUI. Most people just don't think it is worth it, so they drink at home. Of course, having a drink or two at home is also so much less expensive.

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ORIGINAL: MadAxeman

I said 'discerning' toper FDD.
Scots are semi pro drunks, very cost aware and will take the best deal for their booze budget.
More burgers than steaks are sold in the U.S does that make them better?
You have perfectly illustrated my point that Americans prefer quantity over quality.
You're buying I think.
I'll take the Glenmorangie 25 yo with thanks and a toast to the colonies.

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ORIGINAL: MadAxeman

I said 'discerning' toper FDD.
Scots are semi pro drunks, very cost aware and will take the best deal for their booze budget.
More burgers than steaks are sold in the U.S does that make them better?
You have perfectly illustrated my point that Americans prefer quantity over quality.
You're buying I think.
I'll take the Glenmorangie 25 yo with thanks and a toast to the colonies.

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

Cept for the White Castle thing I never got. Seriously, I thought that was the WORST burger I have ever eaten.

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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy

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ORIGINAL: MadAxeman

In Europe, American beer is considered piss.

See... I am calling foul here.
Why do millions of Americans drink Budwiser or Miller or Coors... because they LIKE it.


See a theme here?

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ORIGINAL: MadAxeman

In Europe, American beer is considered piss.
Why anyone would want to drink a case of weak, fizzy, tasteless slash instead of 6 or 7 decent Real Ales is beyond me.
Some of your bourbons are OK. Combining them with sweet enablers is an abomination.
Single Scottish malts are the drink of the discerning toper.
Reading this thread makes me think you don't deserve any drunks.

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ORIGINAL: willbeurdaddy
Scotch in any shape or form is undrinkable.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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ORIGINAL: thompsonx

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I wonder if there is a corresponding increase in pot consumption[8|] and if binging is more common among the more affluent?

You asked [:D]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government survey says more Americans are smoking marijuana, but other notorious illegal drugs have fallen off.
Nearly 7 percent of Americans aged 12 or older were illicit pot smokers in 2010, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released Thursday. That is 3 million more users than earlier in the decade.
At the same time, meth use has plunged by about half and cocaine use — including crack — is down sharply in the last few years.
The annual survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also found declines from 2009 in tobacco use and binge drinking among teens

http://news.yahoo.com/govt-survey-illicit-pot-smoking-rise-133934858.html

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In Europe, American beer is considered piss.
Why anyone would want to drink a case of weak, fizzy, tasteless slash instead of 6 or 7 decent Real Ales is beyond me.
Some of your bourbons are OK. Combining them with sweet enablers is an abomination.
Single Scottish malts are the drink of the discerning toper.
Reading this thread makes me think you don't deserve any drunks.

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Scotch in any shape or form is undrinkable.

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A White Castle slider is one of the best tasting things on the planet.

A deep fried corn dog at a summer festival with yellow mustard opens portholes to nirvana.