Today in 1979, Saint Lucia gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Breweries
- Piton Beer
- Piton Beer: Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
- Plantation Brewing House
- Windward & Leeward Brewery Ltd. (Heineken)
Saint Lucia Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: Unknown
- Full Name: Saint Lucia
- Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
- Government Type: Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
- Language: English (official), French patois
- Religion(s): Roman Catholic 67.5%, Protestant 18.2% (Seventh-Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%), other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5%
- Capital: Castries
- Population: 162,178; 186th
- Area: 616 sq km, 193rd
- Comparative Area: Three and a half times the size of Washington, DC
- National Food: Green Fig & Salt Fish Pie
- National Symbol: St. Lucian Parrot
- Nickname: Helen of the West or Helen of the West Indies
- Affiliations: UN, Commonwealth, OAS
- Independence: From the UK, February 22, 1979
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 18
- BAC: N/A
- Label Requirements: N/A
- Number of Breweries: 2
- How to Say “Beer”: beer
- How to Order a Beer: One beer, please
- How to Say “Cheers”: Cheers
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 27%
- Wine: 6%
- Spirits: 65%
- Other: 2%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 11.35
- Unrecorded: 0.50
- Total: 11.85
- Beer: 3.49
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 11.4 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: N/A
- Minimum Age: 18
- Sales Restrictions: N/A
- Advertising Restrictions: N/A
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A
Patterns of Drinking Score: 2
Prohibition: None
