With the Christmas party season well under way SABMiller has revealed the celebrities that beer loving Brits would most like to share a festive pint with. Stephen Fry and Cheryl Cole come out on top in the poll, just ahead Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson and actress Angelina Jolie. The Queen even got a mention, but I couldn’t imagine the Queen sipping down a pint of lager at the local battle cruiser!

Only 3% of Brits said that Gordon Brown would be their choice of Beer Buddy (no suprise there!) with reality TV’s Kerry Katona being voted the least popular woman, closely followed by Victoria Beckham.

The Europe-wide research revealed distinct cultural differences in opinions of what different nationalities look for in a Beer Buddy. New US President Barack Obama was voted Europe’s Beer Buddy of choice with other political figures also fairing well including Vladimir Putin who topped the Russian vote and Silvio Berlusconi who was the perfect drinking partner for 18% of Italians. Queen Elizabeth achieved her highest score in Russia, where 23% of respondents fancied a jar with Her Majesty.

Here we have it, the Top 10 Beer Buddies & babes as voted by you:

Beer Buddies Top 10

1. Stephen Fry
2. Jeremy Clarkson
3. Barack Obama
4. Will Smith
5. Jonathan Ross
6. Ross Kemp
7. Nelson Mandela
8. Robbie Williams
9. Daniel Craig
10. David Beckham

Beer Babes Top 10

1. Cheryl Cole
2. Angelina Jolie
3. Helen Mirren
4. Holly Willoughby
5. JK Rowling
6. Beyonce
7. Babs Windsor
8. Maria Sharapova
9. Queen Elizabeth II
10. Katie Price

Seeing as I didn’t vote & only one of the above names would appear on my list, I thought I would put my own list together. So here is my Beer Buddy list for 2009 – not that I drink much beer – so I shall call it the Vino List!

Joe’s Vino List:

1. Blake Lively
2. Michael McIntyre
3. Scarlett Johansson
4. Danny Wallace
5. David Attenborough
6. Jessica Alba
7. Jimmy Carr
8. Lee Evans
9. Linda Papadopoulos
10. Will Smith

Merry Christmas everyone