Tasty beverage anyone?

CNN posted an article today about more Americans drinking beer - and it's all kinds of Americans who are drinking - not necessarily more often - just more of them.  There are many ways to interpret this data and what it means socially and culturally.  To us, as health-nuts-and-lovers-of-most-things-hoppy, it means you need to drink more water with your beverages.  A 1:1 ratio (water to beer) is a great rule of thumb - especially in summer.  Of course, as you drink more tasty beverages your memory of this important rule goes out the window...