I spent more than thirty years in the food and beverage business, mostly in sales and marketing, with some importing thrown in. I learned to love the special beverages of countries I visited and the foods that went with them. A lot of us, in the states, have been rebelling against pasturized, homogenized and thoroughly forgettable mass market products for some time. The result is an explosion of microbreweries, fine wines from an increasing number of states, along with fine cheeses, exotic produce and the like. I have never tried to directly compare, say, German, French, Belgian or British beers or ales to ours. I simply enjoy what I like, wherever it is made. I do applaud the concept of a Campaign for Real Ale simply because it seeks quality, not mass market. Now, back to the music:

How many songs are based on these beverages; praising them, rather than simply celebrating or lamenting inebriation?