What nation drinks the most beer?

Take a guess. I'll bet your wrong. The Irish in me would like to say Ireland since we just can't seem to get enough of this great stuff and we're not too bad at making it either. The Czechs take the trophy however guzzling almost twice as much suds as their American cousins! That's right - what we all thought to be the giant beer-drinking nation of the free world turns out to be a lowly 13th in international rankings. Disappointing for a nation with 35 million people (12%) claiming Irish ancestry. Suffice to say us Paddy's are carrying all the teetotalers. I mean 13th?! It's almost as embarrassing as the Irish being 2nd!

To leave you with a quote from our finest Irish-American leader:
"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy

If Johno saw these numbers I am sure he would have finished this with "Drink more beer!". And not even Ted could argue with that.

TOP 20 BEER DRINKING NATIONS
(litres/per capita/ per year)

20. Portugal 59.6

19. Canada 68.3

18. Poland 69.1

17. Hungary 75.3

16. New Zealand 77

15. Netherlands 79

14. Croatia 81.2

13. United States 81.6

12. Spain 83.8

11. Slovakia 84.1

10. Luxembourg 84.4

9. Finland 85

8. Denmark 89.9

7. Belgium 93

6. United Kingdom 99

5. Austria 108.3

4. Australia 109.9

3. Germany 115.8

2. Ireland 131.1

1. Czech Republic 156.9