Official State Beverage

After nine years of living in the States, I just today discovered there is actually such a thing as an "Official State Beverage".

For some reason I just find that particularly fascinating, or maybe weird, I'm not quite sure.  Who decides on what the "official" beverage is?  What special drinking privileges come with that designation? 

According to the list I'm looking at, neither Kansas or Missouri have an "official" beverage.  Plenty of other States do.  I wonder what assumptions one should draw from their drinks of choice?

In Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and some ten other states, the "Official State Beverage" is milk.  That's ok I guess.  Pretty healthy.

In Alabama its whiskey.  Enough said.

Indiana is water.  Not sure if thats pure and healthy, or just plain boring.

Ohio is tomato juice.  Interesting choice.

Perhaps the most interesting to me is Nebraska, which of all things is.... Kool-Aid.  I'm really not convinced an entire State being represented by Kool-Aid is something to be that proud of.

I truly hope that, as a British immigrant to the States, I'm not undervaluing the importance of these State designations.  No offence is intended.

I guess next I have to learn the State designated dances.  Next time I visit Nebraska I have to remember to drink Kool-Aid and hit the clubs with my best Square Dance.

Final thought.  Since neither Kansas or Missouri appear to have an Official State Beverage (and I would have assumed Budweiser would have been Missouri's), any suggestions on what might be appropriate?  I'm thinking someone should bring this important oversight to Governors Sebelius and Blunt just as soon as possible.