Bnewb, Beer is made from hops. Hops are plants. Therefore, logic dictates that beer is a vegetable. Vegetables are an important part of any diet - so drink up. You could replace brussel sprouts with a beer, I'm sure! It's like a cold vegetable soup.
Same applies to rum, and anything with sugar (sugar cane = plant = vegetable/fruit) and chocolate (cocoa bean - plant - vegetable/fruit - and since it's a bean, it's a legume which is really important!). I'm not an alcoholic, I'm a partial vegetarian!
Soon come - so let's meet up for some vegetable soup?
That's my theory and I'm sticking with it!