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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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BRECKENRIDGE — Coaches, teammates, friends and family gathered in the south parking lot of Breckenridge High School for another state tournament sendoff.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
This year, it was Troy Berndt taking the ceremonial convertible ride. He is headed to St. Michael-Albertville High School for the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Meet on June 4-6.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
He will be running in the third heat of the 400-meter prelims, scheduled for 4:52 p.m. June 4. There are seven athletes in each heat, 21 total, and nine will advance to the finals at 6:20 p.m. June 5.
The top two finishers in each heat advance, along with the next three best times. Berndt’s personal best time of 50.67 has him seeded 13th, but the 10th-, 11th- and 12th-seeded runners are less than five hundredths of a second ahead of him. The eighth- and ninth-seeded runners are also close, at 50.33 and 50.39, respectively.
Berndt dropped nearly seven-tenths of a second from his previous personal best at the Section 6A West Subsection Meet on May 21, running 51.35, and shaved another 0.68 seconds off at the Section 6A Championships on May 28 with a time of 50.67. If he keeps lowering his time, he will have a shot at reaching the podium against the best runners in Class A.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
Results and photos will be available online immediately following the race June 4 and in the June 10 print edition of the Wahpeton Daily News.
Corbin Lee is a sports reporter for the Wahpeton Daily News and Richland County News-Monitor. Corbin can be reached by calling (701) 291-3551 or emailing corbin.lee@wahpetondailynews.com.
On this day in 1971, Rugby repeated as North Dakota’s high school sand greens golf champion behind medalist Dwight Stempson’s winning performance.
Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:
Rugby Repeats As Sand Greens Golf Champion
RUGBY, N. D. — Rugby repeated as North Dakota high school sand greens golf champion here Wednesday, posting a four-man total of 293 strokes for 18 holes.
Led by medalist Dwight Stempson’s medalist 36-35 — 71, the Panthers were eight strokes ahead of runnerup Stanley, which had a 301. Following were Garrison 311, Beulah 315, Leeds 322, Ashley 323, Bottineau 328, Pembina 329, Tioga 332, Parshall 341 and Hettinger 342.
Stempson and teammate Bruce Carlson each had one-under par 71s, but Carlson was unable to be at the regional and wasn’t qualified for individual honors.
Rounding out the Rugby totals were Delwin Wilson 40-37 — 77 and Dennett Hutchinson 35-39 — 74. Gary Kirchoffner, 41-39 — 80, was Rugby’s fifth entrant with the best four-of-five scores counted.
Runnerup Stanley was led by Steve Springan’s 34-38 — 72 and Joe Springan’s 36-38 — 74. Their two-man total of 146 strokes was good enough for the doubles title. Two strokes back with a 148 was the duo of Stempson and Wilson. Stan Saathoff and Mike Stepina of Garrison each had 76s for a 152 total and the Ashley combo of Steve Maier (76) and Dave Kretschmar (78) was fourth with a 154.
Stempson was the driving contest winner with a distance of 280 yards. Chris Knutson of Garrison headed the pitch and putt competition.
Kate Almquist is the social media manager for InForum. After working as an intern, she joined The Forum full time starting in January 2022. Readers can reach her at kalmquist@forumcomm.com.
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