Not totally sure congratulations are in order, but the cities of Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts have been listed among some of the Drunkest Cities in America.

The on-line magazine, The Daily Beast, released its second annual list, and sitting right behind top ranked Boston, sits the Springfield/Holyoke metro area.

Data for the survey was provided by Experian Simmons, a leading market research firm. The data included things like drinks per month consumed, percentage of adults who were heavy or binge drinkers.

Springfield/Holyoke has a population of 507,679 over the age of 21. The average amount of drinks consumed per month totaled 14.6. Percentage of the population considered as heavy drinkers 9.2%, while 19.5 % of the population was classified as binge drinkers.

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Put it all together and Western Massachusetts, the Springfield and Holyoke metro area to be exact, was ranked #2 in the nation.

Other New England cities to make the list of Drunkest Cities was Boston (#1), Burlington, Vt.(#11), and Providence, R.I. (#21)

You can click on this link to view the entire list of Drunkest American Cities.

So as we approach the end of 2011 and look forward to 2012, crack open a nice cold one.

And be sure to have a designated driver. Cheers!