Hey, we're holding up our end. What are the rest of you people doing?
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 per person 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.
We heard a certain "pilgrim blamer" has been holding up his end, too, so we don't know where the shortfall is coming from.