Ever wondered how far and wide the love of your local cheap brew spreads? Well, wonder no longer, because this map shows where regional beers are most loved...
Using a database of one million geotagged tweets from June 2012 to May 2013 containing the keywords "wine", "beer" or the names of a range of light or cheaper beers within the continental US, some clear regional variations in alcoholic beverage preference are detected... While Bud Light is more popular in the eastern and southeastern US, Coors Light tends to dominate the west coast, with Miller Lite and Busch Light being preferred in the midwest and Great Plains. The dominance of these brands in virtual space is no surprise, as they also dwarf the competition in actual sales.
When I was a kid, Wiedemann (worst hangover beer ever) and Red, White & Blue (which was the discount version of Pabst, if you can believe it) were the cheapest six packs around. If memory serves, in the aftermath of the Carter Depression, high schoolers could pick up a six for $1.99, or so I heard from friends.
Hat tip: BadBlue Tech News
4 comments:
Not much of a beer drinker though on a really hot summer day after ladling out molten glass for 2 or 3 hours, an ice cold(or2) Coors or Millers is mighty good.
Beer snobs make fun of these light lagers but I think they're delicious.
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No longer made, but Iron City beer guaranteed a hangover in every can.
Narragansett was another atomic
hangover inducer as well.
AKA Nasytgansett
Where's Pabst Blue Ribbon? Hmmph.
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