Illinoisans are consuming less beer
Associated Press July 2, 2012 2:04PM
FILE - In this April 1, 2010 file photo, a customer places a case of Corona Extra on the checkout counter for purchase at Susquehanna Beer and Soda in Marysville, Pa. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA agreed Friday, June 29, 2012, to buy the half of Corona maker Grupo Modelo it doesn't already own for $20.1 billion in cash, in a deal that will greatly increase the size and dominance of the world's largest brewer. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Updated: July 2, 2012 2:13PM
Illinois residents are drinking less beer. That’s according to the Beer Institute. The industry group says annual consumption in Illinois fell by three six-packs per person from 2007 to 2011. Across the state, people consumed about 56 six packs in 2007, and that fell to about 53 six packs in 2011, according to the group. Bill Olson, executive director of the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois, says he doesn’t think any one factor explains the dip in beer consumption in Illinois. The state raised the tax on beer to 23.1 cents a gallon in 2009.
