Germany (catch all, incl. terrorism)

[JMA]

The beer story has long been debunked. Import in a period is not the same as consumption in a period, foreign soldiers and policemen and civilians consumed some of that beer as well and besides that, the average German soldier hardly gets drunk even by one liter in a day. So what's the problem? Beer is healthier than Cola.

Man, and to think I thought the Germans could put away the beers. Must be a continental problem because in the good old bad days of South West Africa (before Namibia) when our "kraut" friends arrived with the very cold schnaps on ice we knew the party was on.

Funny thing about schnaps... after a bottle one finds oneself able to sing along word perfect with all the German marching songs. Amazing stuff!

278 litres per year is the equivalent of 2 x 375ml bottles per soldier per day. Considering they are in base most (if not every) night the low beer consumption must be put down to operational consumption restrictions and/or logistic limitations.