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Beer Favourite
Of Costa Ricans To Start Drinking Habit
A National Survey on drug use in Costa Rica
2006 by the IAFA - Instituto Sobre
Alcoholismo y Farmacodependencia (Institute
on Alcoholism and Drugs) revealed that Costa
Ricans begin their drinking habit with beer.
For the last 15 years, beer has been the
favourite alcoholic drink by Costa Rica to
begin their habit, and is on the increase,
as the use has climbed from 53% in 2001 to
56.4% in 2006.
The head of the IAFA, Guiselle Amador, said
that this trend is global and could be
explained because beer in comparison with
other alcoholic beverages is cheaper, is the
most affordable in the market and is
socially accepted. Moreover, the alcohol
content of beer is lower by volume than
other distilled beverages such as alcohol,
wine, vodka or whiskey.
The IAFA survey indicates that youth in
Costa Rica begin drinking at age 13 and beer
is their favourite starting points 60% of
the time.
Although beer has a lower by volume alcohol
content, it will cause drunkedness and
intoxication and the same effect of
distilled beverages.
One beer is equal to how many shots?
The simple answer is one car or bottle of
beer is equal to an ounce of liquor. But, in
reality, the answer lies in the alcohol
content of the beer or liquor.
So, the complicated answers, is a once of
whiskey in a shot of 40% proof is equal to 8
ounces of beer at 5% or 9.5 ounces of light
beer (4%) and 3 ounces of wine at 13.5%.
Now, if you happen to have a whiskey that is
50%, that changes things. That's 10 ounces
of 5% beer, a full 12 ounces light beer, or
4 ounces of wine.
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