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TFA notes that total alcohol consumption has not changed, but merely shifted from beer to liquor and other types of alcohol.
by ryeights 4y ago
TFA notes that total alcohol consumption has not changed, but merely shifted from beer to liquor and other types of alcohol.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoLiquor gets me drunker, faster, and usually with less calories. Beer and wine also have flavor profiles that, while broad, are still fairly specific. Liquor, OTOH, has a whole lot of options -- amaros, liqueurs, etc.
- julianeon 4y agoI never really liked the taste of beer all that much, but it's what everyone else drank, so it's what I drank. I think that, over time, "people who don't like the taste of beer" are finding they are a silent majority. As more alcohol-but-not-beer options come to market, they keep buying those. I like Kombucha more than beer, now add slightly more alcohol and you have a suitable replacement. Now imagine this process repeated across every imaginable beverage category that can be sold in stores, and the beer decline is easily explained.