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Solomon Islands Beer

July 7, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1978, the Solomon Islands gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.

Solomon Islands
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Solomon Islands Breweries

  • Solomon Breweries Ltd.

Solomon Islands Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

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: BAC N/A

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  • Full Name: Solomon Islands
  • Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
  • Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth Realm
  • Language: Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
  • Religion(s): Protestant 73.7% (Church of Melanesia 32.8%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%), Roman Catholic 19%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2%
  • Capital: Honiara
  • Population: 584,578; 168th
  • Area: 28,896 sq km, 144th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Maryland
  • National Food: Cuisine of the Solomon Islands
  • National Symbols: Crocodile, Shark
  • Affiliations: UN, Commonwealth, Pacific Community
  • Independence: From the UK, July 7, 1978

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: 21 (to drink); None (to buy)
  • BAC: N/A
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 1

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  • How to Say “Beer”: bia
  • How to Order a Beer: wanpela bia, grisim
  • How to Say “Cheers”: N/A
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 60%
  • Wine: 3%
  • Spirits: 37%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 1.16
  • Unrecorded: 0.50
  • Total: 1.66
  • Beer: 0.66

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 1.2 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Increase
  • Excise Taxes: N/A
  • Minimum Age: 21
  • Sales Restrictions: N/A
  • Advertising Restrictions: N/A
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A

Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A

Prohibition: None

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Oceana, Pacific, Solomon Islands



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