Story Highlights 62% of U.S. adults drink alcohol; 38% abstain completely 19% of drinkers say they sometimes overindulge Beer still most popular alcoholic drink; liquor battling wine for second place WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 62% of Americans who currently report that they drink alcohol is in line with Gallup’s 63% average dating back to 1939. Majorities of Americans have said they had “occasion to use alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer” over the more than eight decades Gallup has