Ran across a very cool beer article with some interesting graphics.

Beer. A sweet nectar from the gods themselves. A 8,000 year old process of refinement culminated into 12 oz of sublime libation. More than milk, coffee, or even bottle water, beer is the drink of choice for thirsty Americans of age.

Yes, we Americans grease the wheels of human emotion with this social lubricant like no other. Some 200 million barrels a year go down our collective hatches. But instead of a string of numbers, lets visualize our way to grasping the United States’ yearly beer consumption.

Continue checking out the graphics and reading up on some American Beer Statistics over at SloshSpot. The site itself a a little on the PG-13 side but this article is excelllent.