Population over age 21: 4,750,296
Avg. monthly drinks consumed per person: 15.5
Percent of population that are heavy drinkers: 7.4%
Percent of population that are binge drinkers: 20.1%
To compile the second annual list of the “drunkest” cities in the U.S., The Daily Beast first analyzed data from Experian Simmons, a leading market-research firm, which provided data on the average number of alcoholic drinks per month the residents of more than 200 cities across the country reported to have consumed in a survey from earlier this year. As well, we considered the percent of the population that are either binge drinkers or heavy drinkers for each metro area, according to the most recent data available from the Centers for Disease Control. The average number of drinks was given twice the weight of the heavy- and binge-drinking population for the final rank.
Does a bear shit in the woods? You're god dam right Boston is the drunkest city in America. You can't celebrate sports dominance without consuming large amounts of alcohol. I'm pretty sure 95 percent of the city was drunk for 3 months straight after the Bruins won the championship. I know the rest of America probably wants to look down on us as being raging alcoholics. While many of us are, truth be told we are the drunkest city in America because we know how to have a good fuckin time. Celebrating world championships takes heart, dedication and serious amounts of Bud Lights. If there's History to be made, there's a strong chance we will be drinking through it. Plus that Stanley Cup has a big fuckin bowl. Filling that thing certainly didnt help to sober our rankings.
The rest of the country calls it drunk. We call it winning.
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