China No 1 for beer

mimo2005 · 12-19-2006, 09:47 PM

China was the world's No 1 beer-drinking nation in 2005 for the third straight year, as Chinese downed a combined 30.49 million kilolitres, up 5.2 per cent from 2004.

Kirin Brewery said the volume of beer drunk in China in 2005 accounted for 19.5 per cent of worldwide consumption for the year.

The Japanese beer producer attributed China's increase in consumption to the country's economic expansion spreading inland and boosting beer consumption there.

The United States took second place, followed by Germany, Brazil and Russia.

Beer drinkers in Brazil and Russia, where health-conscious consumers are turning to more low-alcohol products, drank more beer in 2005 than in 2004.

Japan retained sixth place at 6.34 million kilolitres, down 3.1 percent.

Worldwide beer consumption rose 2.8 per cent in 2005 to 155.96 million kilolitres, marking the 20th consecutive year-on-year gain.

The amount would fill the Tokyo Dome baseball stadium 126 times over, the brewer said.
http://stuff.co.nz/3905320a6026.html

ps : 1 Liter = 0.264172052358148 Gallons

3049000000 Liters = 805460587.6399945 Gallons

Calculateme.com

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsingtao_Brewery

**STINEHART** · 12-20-2006, 02:06 AM

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mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	China No 1 for beer China was the world's No 1 beer-drinking nation in 2005 for the third straight year, as Chinese downed a combined 30.49 million kilolitres, up 5.2 per cent from 2004. Kirin Brewery said the volume of beer drunk in China in 2005 accounted for 19.5 per cent of worldwide consumption for the year. The Japanese beer producer attributed China's increase in consumption to the country's economic expansion spreading inland and boosting beer consumption there. The United States took second place, followed by Germany, Brazil and Russia. Beer drinkers in Brazil and Russia, where health-conscious consumers are turning to more low-alcohol products, drank more beer in 2005 than in 2004. Japan retained sixth place at 6.34 million kilolitres, down 3.1 percent. Worldwide beer consumption rose 2.8 per cent in 2005 to 155.96 million kilolitres, marking the 20th consecutive year-on-year gain. The amount would fill the Tokyo Dome baseball stadium 126 times over, the brewer said. http://stuff.co.nz/3905320a6026.html ps : 1 Liter = 0.264172052358148 Gallons 3049000000 Liters = 805460587.6399945 Gallons Calculateme.com Bonus : Tsingtao was started by German settlers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsingtao_Brewery __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo" Last edited by mimo2005; 12-19-2006 at 09:49 PM.

12-20-2006, 02:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
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