Is It Too Early For A Drink?

It doesn’t necessarily have to be 5PM to crack open a beer, according to some of us.

Data from a survey (by YouGov) shows roughly one in six (16%) adults consider noon the earliest acceptable time of day to have an alcoholic drink on non-working days.

One in 10 (10%) say 5PM. Roughly one in eight (13%) say 6PM or later is the earliest acceptable time, while nine percent of us say it’s fine to grab a libation before 10AM.

Men (13%) are more likely than women (7%) to say 10AM or earlier is appropriate to raise a glass. Young North Americans age 25-30 (17%) are also fine with morning drinks before 10AM.