Norwegian here: Even though we have a long history of moonshine, especially in the rural areas, we are most def. a beer-drinking country. If anything, our tas

Norwegian here: Even though we have a long history of moonshine, especially in the rural areas, we are most def. a beer-drinking country. If anything, our taste of alcohol is more diverse than ever before, simply because there are more options. When I grew up, people either drank beer or moonshine, because that's the only things we had available in my small village. Then the (state owned) alcohol store arrived, and moonshine completely disappeared. I remember the first time I visited Russia, in the 90s, and was set back by the sheer amount of Vodka the Russians drank. Went to a party, and couldn't find a single beer. They were all drinking straight vodka. But IIRC, they've now been "westernized" on that front, and drink much more beer.