Bottle of the Sexes

Wow...what a gender-loaded topic with many varying points. The obvious is that guys tend to weigh more than women, so they typically can drink more before becoming intoxicated. However, most men drink beer which is has a far less alcohol content by volume than that of a women's choice of mix drinks or cosmos. Let us look at alcoholic content by volume of a basic Cosmopolitan: Vodka (which ranges from 40% - 60%) Cointreau which is 40%...Beer on the other hand, normally has 4%-6% alcohol. So are we talking drinking more in terms of number of drinks or alcohol content? Men usually drink more BEER than women. When was the last time you saw a hetro-sexual male drinking an Appletini?...without getting "Sh*t on" by his friends?

Men were raised to enjoy beer. The tradition where the father shares a beer with his son for the first time is a rite of passage...age 12 is perfectly acceptable...right dad? I can’t imagine many mothers that shared a margarita with their daughters before cheerleading practice! Beer can be considered a predominately male choice in beverages then, right?

Not so fast! Beer sales are becoming more popular with women. This is evident by all of the main-stream brewing companies coming out with "lighter" products that reduce the carbohydrate content in beers, which ultimately lessens the calories. However, this also lessens the alcohol by volume as well. So, here we go again. . . . Who drinks more? Younger women, between the ages of 21 and 30 seem to be drinking more beer as to the women in the other age groups. Why? It is a cost-effective way to drink "more" and not get too intoxicated? Or are their lifestyles that much different compared to the older generation? Are women waiting longer to start families just to prolong having more time for fun and frivolities?

Let’s be honest...a guy's social event usually involves drinking...In fact, ANY activity that men do socially will involve drinking as a sport in lieu of the activity at hand. A quiet day of fishing? Don't forget the cooler of beer! Day on the golf course? Where the hell’s the beverage caddie with my beer? I know I am being kind of stereotypical, but so is this topic. All I am saying is, when was the last time you saw a bunch of ladies drinking beers in their yoga class? So, the type of activities that men and women do definitely has an effect on how much they drink. Men tend to do outdoor activities that involve alcohol, women do to but, when women go camping, their backpacks are filled with water...not with alcohol.

After all of this, I still don't have a definitive answer. But, if I had to choose one, then yes, in today's times, men still drink more often than women. I'm just glad prohibition is over! I would like to go enjoy a nice beer with dinner now.