tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2978341914042299168..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Beer consumption in Englan, Scotland and Ireland 1889 - 1891Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-30041979673311569182018-08-14T09:44:19.462-07:002018-08-14T09:44:19.462-07:00Plus the Whisk(e)y factor. Ireland was the larges...Plus the Whisk(e)y factor. Ireland was the largest producer of it at the turn of the 20th century. Their industry was almost destroyed in the first half of the 20th century (due to the double whammy of the war of independence, which cut off the commonwealth sales, and prohibition in the USA), falling from 12 million cases per year to less than 500,000 at its nadir.<br /><br />Maybe they drink more beer now? But I do agree it was scandalous that they were not drinking more beer back then.Sokratees9https://www.blogger.com/profile/05916939091456274903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-91520192129551752222018-08-10T00:00:32.460-07:002018-08-10T00:00:32.460-07:00Presumably a factor of Scotland and Ireland being ...Presumably a factor of Scotland and Ireland being poorer and more rural, there was a lot more homebrewing going on that didn't show up in the official figures?qqnoreply@blogger.com