Comments on: We already know Montana is the number one beer-drinking state, seeing it on CNBC is just cool http://grizzlygrowler.com/2010/03/18/we-already-know-montana-is-the-number-one-beer-drinking-state-seeing-it-on-cnbc-is-just-cool/ Craft Beer... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tim http://grizzlygrowler.com/2010/03/18/we-already-know-montana-is-the-number-one-beer-drinking-state-seeing-it-on-cnbc-is-just-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-3346 Tim Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:58:36 +0000 http://grizzlygrowler.com/?p=1963#comment-3346 I don't know that it's ironic. This is a beer blog, where the opinion of the blogger does not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of the Missoulian as a whole. And said blogger is simply expressing a fact. That it correlates to a serious problem of drunk driving in the state may not even line up. In fact, this blogger was discussing with a co-worker today the very real issue of cost. To get drunk at a craft brewery would cost decidedly more than to get drunk at a bar. At nearly $15 for three beers, which may or may not put a person over the legal limit depending on weight and tolerance, it doesn't compare with the nearly dozen drinks a person may purchase at a tavern for the same price. Also, craft breweries in Montana are religious about the beer cards handed out to patrons, which must be circled off by each server. When is the last time a tavern handed someone a drink card to sign off designating how many drinks they can have. My point here is that craft brew is likely not as responsible for drunk driving as other liquors and establishments with loose regulations and understanding about what it means to over serve someone. You cannot vilify all alcohol, when it is human choice, knowledge and regulations in serving and a host of other factors that determine whether a person drives drunk. I don't want to make light of Montana's serious drunk driving problem. It is a huge issue, but as an advocate for craft breweries and the craft brewing industry, I'm also an advocate of responsible drinking, education in what makes beer enjoyable and drinking in moderation. Beer has long been consumed as a quantity beverage. It's quite about time it became a quality beverage like fine wine. And it's about time the general population understands that craft beer is not about pounding as many as you can and driving home, but about enjoying a great craft beer with dinner or dessert and drinking in moderation and contentment. That's what this blogger is working for. I don't want to see further laws prohibiting Americans. Instead, I'd like to see craft beer education spread by word of mouth, blog, newspaper, broadcast and radio so that people begin to understand the enjoyment that comes with the art and craft of brewing. Cheers, Tim I don’t know that it’s ironic. This is a beer blog, where the opinion of the blogger does not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of the Missoulian as a whole. And said blogger is simply expressing a fact. That it correlates to a serious problem of drunk driving in the state may not even line up. In fact, this blogger was discussing with a co-worker today the very real issue of cost. To get drunk at a craft brewery would cost decidedly more than to get drunk at a bar. At nearly $15 for three beers, which may or may not put a person over the legal limit depending on weight and tolerance, it doesn’t compare with the nearly dozen drinks a person may purchase at a tavern for the same price. Also, craft breweries in Montana are religious about the beer cards handed out to patrons, which must be circled off by each server. When is the last time a tavern handed someone a drink card to sign off designating how many drinks they can have. My point here is that craft brew is likely not as responsible for drunk driving as other liquors and establishments with loose regulations and understanding about what it means to over serve someone. You cannot vilify all alcohol, when it is human choice, knowledge and regulations in serving and a host of other factors that determine whether a person drives drunk. I don’t want to make light of Montana’s serious drunk driving problem. It is a huge issue, but as an advocate for craft breweries and the craft brewing industry, I’m also an advocate of responsible drinking, education in what makes beer enjoyable and drinking in moderation. Beer has long been consumed as a quantity beverage. It’s quite about time it became a quality beverage like fine wine. And it’s about time the general population understands that craft beer is not about pounding as many as you can and driving home, but about enjoying a great craft beer with dinner or dessert and drinking in moderation and contentment. That’s what this blogger is working for. I don’t want to see further laws prohibiting Americans. Instead, I’d like to see craft beer education spread by word of mouth, blog, newspaper, broadcast and radio so that people begin to understand the enjoyment that comes with the art and craft of brewing.

Cheers,

Tim

]]> By: Bruce Hammer http://grizzlygrowler.com/2010/03/18/we-already-know-montana-is-the-number-one-beer-drinking-state-seeing-it-on-cnbc-is-just-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-3345 Bruce Hammer Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:27:25 +0000 http://grizzlygrowler.com/?p=1963#comment-3345 Ironic this is on the Missoulian's site...the same Missoulian that is publishing a series of articles on the very serious problem of drunk driving in the state of Montana. Ironic this is on the Missoulian’s site…the same Missoulian that is publishing a series of articles on the very serious problem of drunk driving in the state of Montana.

]]> By: Josh Quick http://grizzlygrowler.com/2010/03/18/we-already-know-montana-is-the-number-one-beer-drinking-state-seeing-it-on-cnbc-is-just-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 Josh Quick Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:02:55 +0000 http://grizzlygrowler.com/?p=1963#comment-3343 Interesting article for top 5 states in the US for drinking & driving fatalities per capita in the US. There's some correlation, but I have no scientific data to back it up http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/20/driving-drunk-highway-forbeslife-cx_sw_1120drunk.html Interesting article for top 5 states in the US for drinking & driving fatalities per capita in the US. There’s some correlation, but I have no scientific data to back it up
http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/20/driving-drunk-highway-forbeslife-cx_sw_1120drunk.html

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