U.S. Drinkers Divide Between Beer and Wine as Favorite
by Eric Sirjord on Aug 1, 2013 | Views: 185 | Score: 0
| Beer | Wine | Liquor | |
| 1992 | 47 | 27 | 21 |
| 1994 | 47 | 29 | 18 |
| 1996 | 46 | 27 | 20 |
| 1998 | 45 | 32 | 18 |
| 2000 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| 2002 | 44 | 30 | 22 |
| 2004 | 39 | 33 | 24 |
| 2006 | 41 | 33 | 23 |
| 2008 | 42 | 31 | 23 |
| 2010 | 41 | 32 | 21 |
| 2012 | 39 | 35 | 22 |
| 2013 | 36 | 35 | 23 |
% of Americans that drink beer, wine or liquor most often...
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, gallup.com
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Americans who drink are equally likely to name beer (36%) or wine (35%) as the alcoholic drink they most often have, with 23% naming liquor. Since the early 1990s, wine has risen and beer has fallen as drinkers' beverage of choice.