Beer in the United States Beer in the United States Beer in the United States is manufactured by more than 3,000 breweries, which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. The United States produced 196 million barrels () of beer in 2012, and consumes roughly of beer per capita annually. In 2011, the United States was ranked fifteenth in the world in per capita consumption, while total consumption was second only to China. Although beer was a part of colonial life in the United States, the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1919 resulted in the
Bahamas at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics of the specific event, resulting in total number of 17 competitors: The following Bahamian competitor won a medal at the Championships Bahamas at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics The Bahamas competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations announced a team of 18 athletes based upon a mixture of experience and youth to compete at the championships. The team will be led by former World 200m champion and Olympic bronze medalist Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, former World High Jump champion Donald Thomas, and Triple Jump