mainly the men have the beer and the women have the wine
I don't know, most of the guys I know drink beer and whiskey every now and again, while the girls I know drink wine at home, but out on the town it's Long Island Iced Tea.
But it is funny. I overheard this at a Willie Nelson concert. Any Willie Nelson concert. Every Willie Nelson concert. By just about 9 out of every 10 guys who get to the bar:
I'll have a Bud and shot of Jack, and a Bud-Lite for the little lady.
Like clockwork. It's just the drink for that bunch.
Hippie jam bands drink expensive microbrew, boys and girls. Urban contemporary, well African-American men don't drink near as much as their honky brothers from another mother, and not close to their Latino buddies either. But when they do they seem to like brandy and real expensive champagne. But the girls love brandy. Expensive brandy. It's the folk-rock and 'women's music' where all the women order wine (white, of course).
Expect for the parrot-heads, they are (of course) wasting away in Margaritaville. And they've got more ways to power blenders than you can shake a stick at.