Americans are spending more on alcoholic drinks when dining out and in bars in recent years. This is due to increased prices rather than increased consumption. In 1982, 24% of alcohol spending was in restaurants and bars, compared to 40% today. However, costs have increased 79% in bars and restaurants, while dropping 39% in stores. Wine spending has increased from 16.2% of alcohol costs in 1982 to 39.7% in 2012, while beer has remained steady at around 48% and spirits have decreased to 12.6%. The increased wine spending is driven by growth in the US wine industry and millennials' preferences.

1. Alcoholic Drinks In Dining Places Getting Pricier As
Spending Rises

2. Alcohol is a demon to some, but is something individuals
have been enjoying for millennia. Americans are
spending more on it in dining places and bars in recent
years, though. However, it has absolutely nothing to do
with increased intake, but rather with higher costs.

3. A huge markup

4. According to a recent post on NPR, part of its "What
America Spends On" series, Americans are gradually
growing the amount spent on alcoholic drinks in dining
places and bars. The series compares figures from 1982
to today, examining the changes in the 30-year period.

5. In 1982, the Cold War still existed, spandex was in vogue
and yuppies were driving BMWs. Americans were also
conscious of the mark up on beer, wine and spirits in
dining places and bars, as only 24 percent of alcohol
spending was in those locations and 76 percent was
spent in shops.

6. Today, spandex is rarely seen and yuppies still drive
BMWs. However, we are spending more in restaurants
and bars, as 40 percent of alcohol spending takes place
in those places, compared to 60 percent in shops.
However, much of it is to do with a 79 percent increase
in bar and restaurant costs; store costs dropped 39
percent. If anything, that suggests more volume is
acquired in stores.

7. Spending habits by product

8. in 1982, only 16.2 percent of alcohol costs were for wine
while 48.9 percent was on beer and 34.6 percent was on
wine. That has changed a lot in 2012 when wine
spending has increased to 39.7 percent. Spending on
spirits decreased to 12.6 percent. That was the biggest
change seen in the country.

9. The wine industry in America is in the midst of a gilded
age. In 2011, according to the San Francisco Chronicle,
there were 329.7 million cases of wine shipped around
the country, which marked a milestone as the United
States, for the first time, eclipsed France as the chief
wine-drinking nation, as that country went through
320.6 million cases.

10. In 2010, the American wine industry was a $30 billion
industry. In that year, 241.8 million cases were sent from
a lot of different wineries. Millennials are willing to
spend more on expensive bottles and are drinking more.
California by itself produced 61 percent of that wine,
which means California is the state where much of the
wine comes from.

11. Beer preferred

12. From 1982 to 2012, the amount of beer that individuals
drank did not change at all. In fact, it was 47.7 percent of
sales in 2012, according to NPR. People are drinking less
overall though because beer production has dropped,
according to BusinessInsider, from 203 million gallons
produced in 1990 to 182 million in 2011.

13. Craft breweries are starting to become much more
popular also. In fact, there were 1,989 craft breweries in
2011 with 37 closing and 250 new ones opening. Almost
5.7 percent of the industry share and $8.7 billion in
revenue was given to the craft breweries. They produced
about 11.5 million barrels of beer. There was an 11
percent growth in craft breweries from 2010 to 2011
also.

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