History UsefulNotes / NationalDrinks

** Also, Israelis enjoy drinking Goldstar beer (or Maccabee if you're a masochist) and Araq Ayalim (Deer Araq - Domestic, cheap, Israeli brand that has some deer drawn on the bottle).

*** In the area around UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}, Yuengling Traditional amber lager is king. If you ask for "a lager" you'll get Yuengling Traditional (possibly after being queried "bottle or draft?"). The current formulation dates from 1987, but it's based on a pre-Prohibition recipe that's a reasonable facsimile of what the brewery was making in the late 19th century.[[note]]While Yuengling as a brewery dates from 1829, it was definitely not making amber lager when it opened; that beer style was not even invented until the 1830s, when it first showed up in Vienna. However, amber lagers were the most popular German/Central European beer style by the end of the 19th century, so it's unimaginable that Yuengling wasn't making it before Prohibition.[[/note]] Yuengling has since expanded from Philadelphia to become massively popular throughout the Keystone State, to the point where some small town bars will only have Yuengling (and sometimes also Yuengling Black and Tan) on tap -- if you want something else, you'll have to order a bottle or can.

** The most widely known spirit native to France is cognac. However, cognac is usually seen as a more upscale drink, perhaps to spirits what champagne is to wines. That said, much like champagne, there's no shortage of modest cognacs that, while nobody's idea of an amazing spirit, are ''just'' good enough to sip straight and won't break the bank (a bit like the most common blended Scotches (your Johnnie Walkers and Famous Grouses and Dewarses of the world), and at about the same price point, too). A common spirit in France is ''eau-de-vie'': clear fruit brandy.

** The chianti in the fiasco are really just Tuscan; different regions have different wines and different bottles. That said, any remotely realistic depictions of Italians will have them drinking a simple red wine. Exceptions: White wines may be drunk with certain dishes, and Italians are universally agreed that a beer, especially a cold pale lager, is an ideal accompaniment to pizza--Italian breweries probably survive primarily on sales combined with pizza. (Americans, rejoice: For once, you got something about foreign cuisine right!)