Larry - come talk to me when you can drink a 5th of Crown in a, let's say, five-hour evening of social drinking - which i could do easily in my 30's & 40's or maybe a half-gallon during an entire day starting at say noon - and, yes, i am scotch-irish.
whiskey + mt. dew, now that is southern drinkin'.
beer is for college kids.
unfortunately, or probably fortunately, i'm not able to drink like that now in my 50's. my body just won't tolerate the frequency or the amount anymore.