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The State That Drinks The Most Beer Isn’t California Or Texas – Chowhound
Americans are divided in many ways, but one thing we can almost universally agree on? Our love for a cold one. If there was a national drink, beer would be a strong contender for the top spot. The country’s passion for pints runs deep, back to its earliest founding days when colonial and early Americans’ consumption of alcohol was triple that of the contemporary national average.
Today, our collective thirst for brewskies remains unquenched, but perhaps no state loves it more than North Dakota, which took the spot of the heaviest beer-drinking state in the nation, according to a national survey conducted in 2021 by the Brewers Almanac from the Beer Institute. Just how much are citizens of the Peace Garden state sipping? According to the data, North Dakota drank 37.5 gallons per capita in 2021, or put another way, equal to around 400 12-ounce cans.
Put into a larger context, this is well above the 2021 national average of 23.5 gallons. Unfortunately, the trend doesn’t come without its downsides – the state disproportionately suffers from high rates of alcoholism and binge drinking according to Drug Helpline (perhaps unsurprisingly, given these high drinking numbers).
The reasons North Dakota outdrinks other states isn’t entirely clear
Unlike places known for their robust brewery culture or love of craft beer, North Dakota isn’t the home of major, nationally-known breweries, nor does it show up on many lists of cities in the U.S. beer drinkers should visit. It’s also a sparsely populated state — only Wyoming, Vermont, and Alaska have fewer residents. But what it lacks in these categories, North Dakota makes up for in drinking volume, with that higher-than-average per capita consumption.
Just why North Dakota outranks all other states is not entirely clear, but is likely due to a combination of possible factors. One contributor might simply be long-held cultural norms in the state around alcohol consumption. Another potential reason is the high number of oil workers coming into the state, or so speculated Eric Shepard, executive editor of Beer Marketer’s Insights, to The Dickinson Press. Anecdotal speculation further hypothesizes that a lack of other recreational activities or, simply put, any other ways to pass the time, is the culprit.
Whatever the reason, while North Dakota took the prize in 2021, this national title will no doubt shift in coming years as demographics and trends ebb and flow. And while North Dakota is the state that drinks the most, this doesn’t mean they’re the top producer of beer, nor do they have the most craft breweries per capita, or the most breweries overall. These unique accolades belong to other states: Ohio Vermont, and California, respectively. Meaning, whether you love dark or light beers or what corner of the country you find yourself in, from sea to shining sea, you’re never far from an exceptional pour.
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Trump picks Colorado oil and gas executive to lead Energy Department • North Dakota Monitor
Republican President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he wants Chris Wright, a Colorado oil and gas executive who denies that the world faces a “climate crisis,” to serve the new administration as Department of Energy secretary.
Wright will also be a member of the Council of National Energy, the formation of which was announced Friday. Details on the council are scarce, but it’s widely viewed as a further indication that the Trump administration intends to boost domestic fossil fuel and other energy production.
“Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, cutting red tape, and ushering in a new ‘Golden Age of American Prosperity and Global Peace,’” a statement from the Trump transition team said.
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The Energy Department oversees the nation’s nuclear infrastructure and energy policy. Wright, who grew up and still lives in Colorado, is the founder, CEO, and board chair of Liberty Energy, based in Denver.
Last year in a video he posted to LinkedIn, Wright dismissed phrases such as “climate crisis,” “energy transition” and “clean energy” as “alarmist, deceptive marketing terms.” He acknowledged that global warming has occurred, but he chafed at its characterization as a crisis.
“The only thing resembling a crisis with respect to climate change is the regressive, opportunity-squelching policies justified in the name of climate change,” he said in the video.
He suggested that any warming attributable to the burning of fossil fuels is worth the benefits, such as “wealth, health and opportunity,” that fossil fuel energy brings.
He spread misinformation in the video.
“We have seen no increase in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts or floods despite endless fearmongering of the media, politicians and activists. This is not my opinion. This is the facts as contained in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports,” he said.
IPCC reports actually say the opposite.
“Evidence of observed changes in extremes such as heatwaves, heavy precipitation, droughts, and tropical cyclones, and, in particular, their attribution to human influence, has further strengthened since (the previous report cycle),” the IPCC’s 2023 “synthesis” report says. “Human influence has likely increased the chance of compound extreme events since the 1950s, including increases in the frequency of concurrent heatwaves and droughts.”
Wright’s views directly contradict the Energy Department’s climate change mission under Democratic President Joe Biden.
“There is no greater challenge facing our nation and our planet than the climate crisis,” the department’s website says.
Wright’s nomination is one of several made by Trump — such as that of former Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services — that appear intentionally disruptive.
“Picking someone like Chris Wright is a clear sign that Trump wants to turn the U.S. into a pariah petrostate,” Jean Su, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s energy justice program, said in a statement. “He’s damning frontline communities and our planet to climate hell just to pad the already bloated pockets of fossil fuel tycoons.”
Biden’s Department of Energy secretary is Jennifer Granholm, former Democratic Michigan governor.
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HIGHLIGHTS: North Dakota St. clinches share of MVFC title with 59-21 mauling of Missouri St.
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – Top-ranked North Dakota St. has clinched at least a share of the MVFC title following a blowout victory against Missouri St. Saturday, a 59-21 drubbing of the Bears.
NDSU can win the crown outright next week at South Dakota after taking a share of the championship for the first time since 2021.
For the Bison, a share of the MVFC title is certainly not enough.
“I’m not interested in sharing anything,” Head Coach Tim Polasek said. “Our minds got to get right at about 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. With treatment, this game plan better be starting to move forward, be typed, because this defense that South Dakota has is going to be a great challenge once again.”
“We don’t want to share it,” Quarterback Cam Miller said. “We want the conference title by ourselves and that’s the plan moving forward.”
The Bison came out firing for the Harvest Bowl and Senior Day, going up 21-0 by the end of the first quarter and taking a 28-0 lead at one point, eventually winning by 38 points.
A day after Sheyenne won a state championship in the Fargodome, former Mustang Barika Kpeenu brought the boom on the ground for a career-high 169 yards and two touchdowns. Marty Brown also dominated on the ground with 113 yards and a score.
The MVFC championship isn’t the only thing at stake Saturday, because a win in its top five matchup at USD can also likely lock up the top seed in the FCS Playoffs for the Bison. Kickoff next Saturday is at 1:00 p.m.
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