Here's some trivia: this is the first Cricket World Cup when India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have all made it to the quarter finals. Two of these, Bangladesh and Pakistan are not in the top 50 countries by per capital beer consumption. Surprisingly, Sri Lanka at #49 even beats India, which is one spot below at #50.
Just like they have their own distinct styles of cricket, each of these countries have their favourite brands of beer ‒ as do almost all the countries on the planet.
This vast thirst finds recognition in this map by Vinepair, a beverage industry website, which charts the most popular brand of beer for each country in the world. The map below is based on "dozens of sources, from research reports to corporate filings, to reveal the most popular beers in over 100 countries".
The map also takes into account the huge popularity of Murree beer in Pakistan, even though India's north-western neighbour remains a dry state, at least officially. Only non-Muslims are allowed to drink alcohol and that too, at the production of an identity card, as Moni Mohsin recently reported.
Clearly, Vinepair has got the majority covered.
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Just like they have their own distinct styles of cricket, each of these countries have their favourite brands of beer ‒ as do almost all the countries on the planet.
This vast thirst finds recognition in this map by Vinepair, a beverage industry website, which charts the most popular brand of beer for each country in the world. The map below is based on "dozens of sources, from research reports to corporate filings, to reveal the most popular beers in over 100 countries".
Map courtesy: Vinepair
The map also takes into account the huge popularity of Murree beer in Pakistan, even though India's north-western neighbour remains a dry state, at least officially. Only non-Muslims are allowed to drink alcohol and that too, at the production of an identity card, as Moni Mohsin recently reported.
All the old liquor shops were shut down and replaced by tiny outlets –often a barred window in a hotel back room – selling only to the Christians, Sikhs, Hindus or Parsis who together make up three per cent of Pakistan’s total population of 180 million. Each non-Muslim customer is legally allowed a monthly quota of either six bottles of whisky or a case of beer. Given that Murree Brewery produces 820 million half-litre bottles of alcohol a year, it must mean that the three per cent drink like fish. Or, as the (Muslim) GM of Murree Brewery laughingly observes, the other 97 per cent don’t mind it either. The snobbery of the drawing room wallahs and the strictures of the mullahs notwithstanding, Murree beer has legions of fans among the moral majority as well.
Clearly, Vinepair has got the majority covered.