HAIR OF THE DOG: Irish Favor Latte Over Ale

Belive it or not, the latest research from a major research firm has found that Coffee is threatening to take over BEER as Irelands number 1 drink.

Anyone that knowsw an Irishman would find that SHOCKING.

And in some ways disappointing. I mean, I love Coffee, but if the Irish aren't going to be the drunken b^Atards they used to be, then who will take over that title?

Australians perhaps?

Here's the article:

Coffee overtaking beer in Ireland

Newscom

October 02, 2006

A survey by a major research firm says drinking cappuccino is threatening to become more popular than beer in Ireland.

The survey, called Sober Ireland?, found that people in Ireland drank an average of three gallons less alcohol last year than they did in 2000, the London Telegraph reported.

In addition to the lower alcohol consumption, the survey says drinking every night at the local pub is becoming less socially acceptable, the Telegraph said.

Traditional pub life, the survey found, is being replaced by a continental culture that favors coffee drinking.