Southern Baptists & Microbreweries

inverse correlation = fewer microbreweries in the South: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/why-the-south-has-fewer-breweries-than-the-rest-of-the-country/390192/

Also there was an overlap map a few years ago that correlated Diabetes w/ people who own passports.

The south has more cases of diabetes and way less passports compared to the rest of the country and the correlation was really strikingly similar.

Travel doesn’t cure diabetes but well-traveled people generally approach life a bit better. I would never move back to the south.

http://boingboing.net/2011/03/08/passport-ownership-p.html

Kind of funny that an economist overlooked earned income per capita and opted to focus on religion.

it’s not necessarily the richest states with the most breweries per capita- http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCUQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brewersassociation.org%2Fattachments%2F0000%2F6291%2FCapita_perbrewery.pdf&ei=w8QuVdzNNs6byATCx4HgCg&usg=AFQjCNGDdvms-HkVr9p5slUQ-HBXnnduhQ&sig2=rfB-2Eha8YS8TqiYwJvy2w

Originally posted by b3shine
Kind of funny that an economist overlooked earned income per capita and opted to focus on religion.

the numbers looks like they’re out of date. RB lists 10 active breweries in WV, not including one contract brewer and a handful of cider and mead producers. the article reports 5.

that’s just on one spot check. changes like that would radically alter the list.

the conclusion I reach is that there aren’t enough economists in West Virginia...

Originally posted by beerinmeear
it’s not necessarily the richest states with the most breweries per capita

Originally posted by b3shine

Originally posted by beerinmeear
it’s not necessarily the richest states with the most breweries per capita

No, but the poorest (which are heavily concentrated in the south) have among the lowest number of craft breweries per capita (per your link).

When your religion’s founder drank enough wine that some people falsely accused him of being a drunkard, turned water into wine, and commanded people to drink wine in memory of him; but your denomination bans the consumption of alcohol, I’ve got to think that’s a sign your denomination has some issues. ;)

Some of them say Jesus drank grape juice, but since grape juice was invented in the 19th century and Jesus lived in the 1st century, I’m going to have to say no to that one. ;) Besides, why would people at the wedding feast at Cana have commented that the hosts were saving their best wine for last if Jesus had actually just turned water into grape juice? I can’t imagine people raving about non-alcoholic grape juice being better than wine. ;) Besides, the established custom referenced in the bible was that people served their best wine first and their worst wine at the end of feasts and such. Why? Because people were drunk by the end and quality was less important than at the beginning. It was wine. W-I-N-E. With alcohol. :)

Sorry if that sounds a bit harsh. I probably would be a bit less brutal if I thought anti-alcohol Southern Baptists were actually reading this. But I’ve got to assume that if you’re on ratebeer, you either aren’t Southern Baptist, or you are Southern Baptist but disagree with your denomination’s stance on alcohol. So I think I’m safe from offending people on this one. :)

Around here they say you always have to take TWO baptists with you if you go fishing. If you just take one, he’ll drink all of your beer.

Originally posted by SpringsLicker
Around here they say you always have to take TWO baptists with you if you go fishing. If you just take one, he’ll drink all of your beer.