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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Beer Back to Double-Digit Lead Over Wine as Favored Drink

Shift back to beer most evident among 30- to 49-year-olds

by Jeffrey M. Jones

PRINCETON, NJ -- Beer has regained a comfortable margin over wine when U.S. drinkers are asked to name which alcoholic beverage they most often drink. In recent years, wine had narrowed the gap, including pulling slightly ahead in 2005 (though not by a significant margin), but for the first time since 2002, beer enjoys a better-than-double-digit advantage over wine.

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