The Inebriated States of America

July 6, 2009     Posted in Cool Stuff

The Beer Institute (are there any research positions available?) has released a map charting each U.S. state’s annual beer consumption, and, naturally, it’s become a viral Internet hit. It doesn’t come as much of a surprise, since this is the kind of map everyone wishes they could’ve studied in high school history classes. But what is surprising is the state whose 21+ population consumed the most alcohol in 2008: Montana. What’s going on out there, and why am I not going to school there?


By Marisa

(Click on the map to see it large and in charge.)

beer map 1

Where does your state fall?

6 Comments on "The Inebriated States of America"

  1. Eliz says:
    Mon, 6th Jul 20098:41 am 

    it's because there's nothing else to do in montana

  2. Shea says:
    Mon, 6th Jul 200911:13 am 

    Uhmm nothing else to do in montana? I go to school at MSU and it's huge for snowboarding, skiing, River Rafting etc. There's tons of mtns. and MT is known widely for it's outdoor sports. So get out more Eliz.

    But yesss along with great scenery there are some monster parties that go down here and I've never had a better drinking time anywhere (except at some great parties in Florida)!

  3. Brian says:
    Tue, 7th Jul 20099:30 am 

    Boston alone has greater beer consumption per capita than Montana. This map is inaccurate.

  4. molly says:
    Tue, 7th Jul 200910:06 am 

    yeah MSU! Pretty much all we do here is ski and hike and raft…we just do it all with a beer in one hand, that's all!

  5. Grady says:
    Wed, 8th Jul 20091:14 pm 

    YAY! New Hampshire! haha

Tell us what you're thinking...