Beer is Top Alcoholic Beverage in Canada Again

imageThis is probably no shock to anyone, but once again beer has outpaced all other alcoholic beverages in Canada:

Beer remains the favorite alcoholic beverage for Canadians, who bought $20.3 billion worth of alcohol over 12 months, Statistics Canada said Monday.

In a report spanning the year ending March 31, 2011, the agency said retail alcohol purchases excluding bars and restaurants were up 2 percent during, with beer accounting for $9.1 billion of the total.

By volume, Canadians bought more than 6 billion gallons of beer during the year, a 2.7 percent decrease from a year earlier.

Beer sales amounted to more than 21 gallons per person, the report said.

More HERE from upi.com

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