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At least that’s the conclusion of the folks at Thrillist, who recently ranked America’s booziest states from 50 to one by comparing 10 distinct criterion — from per-capita craft breweries to last-call hours.

How did Ohio fair, you ask?

Respectably.

23. Ohio
Standout stat: .9 craft breweries per 100,000 residents
“OH!? IO!” is something screamed incessantly by Buckeye Staters who’ve been drinking heavily. There was no way to work this into our statistical analysis, so we’re just telling you now.
Of course, the OSU mantra is often hollered out when we’re completely sober, too, but that’s besides the point, which is we drink. Quite a bit.

Cheers, Ohio. 

This article appears in Nov 19-25, 2014.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

One reply on “Ohioans drink a lot of booze”

  1. Beer is amazing and we have some really fresh, tasty ones out here. Logically, there would be quite a bit of beer consumption in the state based on those two criteria alone.

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