My home state of Minnesota in its social mores comes off as the finger wagging Lutheran mom where Wisconsin has the attitude of the drunk uncle who will buy illegal fireworks for his uptight sisters kids birthdays.
If your new in town you go to the bar, play pool shoot pool. People make friends in the bar. A family in need you have a fundraiser at the bar, you got a question on heating and cooling you go to the bar, if you need a buddy to help you landscape your yard you ask him at the bar.
It has german roots, so we brought german drinking culture here, and it has a long proud blue collar history, and what blue collar dude doesn't like ending the night with a beer? It's the perfect recipe for a drunk state. I grew up there, btw... that drinking with parents permissions only happens at family owned place. It's at the owners discrecion so large chains won't usually let you.
What do you mean by “we brought it over here” when you grew up here? Germans immigrated in two main waves, 1848, and the late 1880s and early 1890s. So unless you were a part of those two waves, you may want to drop that “we”. I have German ancestry and have lived here my whole life and don’t say “we”.
@@startledmilk6670 You sound like the finger wagging Lutheran mom mentioned in a few comments above. Assuming he's a descendant of German's who emigrated during one of those waves, it's very much a "we" thing, you're not disconnected from your ancestors.
@@seanodonnell9826 the US is mocked around the world for its citizens claiming allegiance with countries that their ancestors immigrated from 4 plus generations ago. I have German, Croatian, and Slovenian ancestry. My grandfather’s parents spoke Croatian a lot around the house as they were first generation, but didn’t teach my grandfather because they wanted him to be American. After a certain point, you’re an American who is completely disconnected from the country your family immigrated from. The culture they immigrated from more than likely does not even exist anymore/has changed a lot. The United States is an established country now with its own identifiable culture.
Not just German, but Irish and Polish as well. It was a team effort by these countries to create the ultimate alcoholics, lol. They did some testing and found that multigenerational Wisconsinite's genetics literally altered to have a higher alcohol tolerance than other humans. They drank themselves into genetic alterations. I imagine the sa,e has happened to Russians. 😂😂😂
Born in Milwaukee, lived in Wisconsin my whole life. We drink too much but we love each other. 🙂 The happiest place on earth is not Disneyland. It is tailgating before a Brewers or Packers game.
I didn't realize that people offer guests something else other than a beer when they come over.... I'm from WI. Also, I moved to CA for a bit after high school. Met some locals in San Diego who invited me to a beach get together. I showed up with a cooler of beer. They looked at me like I was crazy... I didn't even consider bringing something else.
Wiki: Pabst Brewing Company, now headquartered in San Antonio, continues to produce Schlitz beer, Old Milwaukee, and four Schlitz malt liquors-Schlitz Red Bull, Schlitz Bull Ice, Schlitz High Gravity, and Schlitz Malt Liquor.[5] Although it has fallen from its former title as one of America's most popular beers, the Schlitz brand is still alive today and remains a sentimental favorite in the Midwest.
100% the heritage that makes us drinkers. Its not that theres nothing to do, in fact its the opposite! There are leagues year round that involve taverns and of course drinking. Pool, darts, bowling, and more recently axe throwing?!?! and cornhole all are bar related. Wisconsin has 15,000 MILES of snowmobile trails, and they go from rural bar to bar. Same with atvs in the summer, boating on our lakes etc. Alcohol just makes all of these fun activities even more fun and social. And many people are of german and polish heritage. I wouldnt want it any other way!
Born and raised in Wisconsin. Returnable cases of beer (PBR or Old Style) , at least 4 in the garage growing up, always keeping the fridge stocked. Given my first swig of beer at 13 by my dad. This is normal..... in Wisconsin. Downing a six pack of beer by yourself is not unusual.....
@@theRealBohemian61 Thats pretty cool ,because Iam living in small town SW from Prague ,15 miles away.🙂 I dont drink Pilsen Urquell ,cause is too expensive ,but I salute Wisconsin with Bakalar Lager 12 beer 🙂 btw I spent ,one month ,december 1997 ,working in Medford ,WI ,..middle of nowhere ..memories 🙂
Every time in wisconsin I end up drunk for ridiculously low prices. Spent an entire day with three people watching football at a bar up north. we were tore up. Bill was 22 dollars for the three of us. And we are all drinkers. Plus every damn drink was 90% booze and 10% mixer. This then happened most places we stopped. Especially if they were more in the middle of no where spots.
I had my first beer on my 2nd birthday. When I was a little older (probably around 8) I accidentally drank one of my mom's flavored hard seltzers. I thought it tasted really good, so I drank the entire thing. I got yelled at for it because there was alcohol in it, but I loved the taste of it. Other times my dad had friends over when I was in middle school, and I would be serving his friends alcohol. His friends were high school teachers and a principal. They saw me drinking before high school, and nobody ever said a thing about it.
Interesting video I'm from Wisconsin and I had my first beer at the age 14. My uncle made me drink a Spotted Cow at his wedding reception (was his 4th marriage)
My parents let me get drunk in the middle of the day in the summer of '95 when I was 14. It was at a get together at our house in San diego. One of my dad's ship mates took me for a long walk to walk it off. I didn't throw up😂I believe it was butterscotch schnapps.
I'm from Kansas and was 9 yo when I first stole 3 IPA from my German grandma at a family BBQ. I ended up chugging them real fast so I wouldn't get caught drinking them. My older brother found me a couple hours later sleeping with my clothes on in an empty bath tub.
Okay so the bartender misunderstood the law, which is okay but hes a bartender so its kind of important he knows it, so hes not refusing business when unnecessary. Even if you're 18-20 you can still legally drink with your parents permission, its not an under 18 rule. Its an under 21 rule.
Appleton is a college town with a high per capita of college students to permanent residents. Since drinking is what college students do more than going to classes this is a pretty good explanation. Madison has a similar situation with the University of Wisconsin, except they have a higher percentage of permanent residents.
im from wisconsin.. we were all aloud to drink at family functions and during deer season (after the hunt) from 12 years old on.. if you're old enough to handle a rifle you're old enough to drink lol good times
I'm from MN which is still thousands of miles from sobriety itself😂but anytime I go across the river and hop dive bars, it's never really ever felt like there's a serious problem going on in Wisconsin the way the charts might say. Sure, alcohol isn't very healthy but, you can have a healthy relationship with it. It's not like Wisconsin is full of alcoholics who are going through a 1.75L a day. It's just a bunch of cheeseheads who will grab a couple beers and chit chat. While moderation is good and all dont forget either that life is too short, not to rock a couple drinks and bool with your friends💯
I'm 25 and frequent downtown Appleton, lived here a decade from Western Minneapolis and work as a Systems Engineer. People are just down for a good time, be that coworkers or friends. I think it spawns from everybody being so friendly, naturally you have a beer with them. Any bar you walk into you could find a new friend. But its on every aspect of life, so drinking is heavy.
Yeah that checks out, apparently if you got to Brothers on Water st early enough on their $2 burger Tuesdays they didn’t card you. I never tried that myself tho
@@bgammax5842it’s even more ironic considering the large amount of German heritage throughout the state, and in current day Germany you can legally drink beer at 16 😂
@@ianknudson267 Wisconsin has no minimum drinking age. So long as you are with a legal guardian and they order it... Even at bars; they can serve kids that are young. Most kind of draw the line around that 16 mark but I have seen younger have beers with their parents plenty of times when visiting over the years..
It starts with the heritage of the people that settled here, hearty Europeans from Germany and Poland and other eastern block nations. That heritage extended into work, Milwaukee is known as the brew city and at one time employed a great many people at breweries. Long cold winters encourage the consumption of alcohol, we’re the city of festivals which is another great time to have a cold one. We have popular and successful sporting franchises which is always a reason to get together and knock a few back. I visited Portland in the early 2000s, I was considering a move out that way. Me and a buddy were drinking at the hotel bar and eventually they cut us off. They said we weren’t doing anything wrong and we had been paying for our drinks but nobody should be able to drink as much as we drank and still be standing and talking. When they found out we were from Wisconsin they said I guess the legends are true, but you’re still cut off. So we did the walk of shame up to our rooms…
Here's why - started with high amounts of German immigrants - Milwaukee became beer Capitol of the world through the 1800s - 1902 old style founded in lacrosse and would become one of the most successful beer brands for years - during prohibition bootleggers had bases throughout the state to smuggle - With those factors, drinking culture became part of Wisconsin culture and continued to grow together
The old man (respectfully) is right. The Germans and Northern European countries who migrated here brought that culture over here. Surprised you didn’t come to Madison! Big college town, lots of dive bars, college bars, and good spots all around the city. Haha I grew up here from a younge age and also in the skateboarding community. It’s a big part of culture and lifestyle, which can also unfortunately turn into very bad habits, alcoholism, DUI, OWI, jail, killing yourself or someone else. But the ppl are right. We are friendly and we like to go out and have fun and socialize. Especially in the winters too when there’s not shit to do but go sledding and bring a 6pack too 😅😆😆 shit I just finished a beer while watching this! Cheers 🍻
When you talk about drinking culture, you totally missed the effect that prohibition played into the culture of Wisconsin. It was almost like a perfect storm. During prohibition liquor was traveling through the state from Canada to Chicago. Very similar to alcohol being transported from Canada through Michigan and Maine at the time. There are many Mafia stories in Wisconsin during the time of prohibition.
Wisconsin, drinking with parents... It IS legal to drink with your parents while you are 18, 19, and 20!! Bartenders get this wrong all the time and it's honestly annoying. The law still considers you a minor when it comes to drinking, so it continues to recognize the legal authority of your parents to allow you to drink. For everything else, you're an adult. For drinking... You're no different than a 12 year old. I genuinely don't know why so many bartenders think the 18-20 thing is true, and it can be a real headache getting them to understand they are wrong. I now tend to have the actual law pulled up on my phone when going out with some of my friends, just to avoid the entire argument.
If you're in Wisco you just won't understand how far alcohol has crept into your life until you stop. Even then you won't know because we all started in grade school. So you have no history to compare it to for yourself to see what's "normal" or was normal. Best way to see if it might be too much isn't necessarily if there's problems like dui, missing work, skipping school ect. The best way to see is how much of your available time is spent drinking. Start there. It's fun for awhile, but when the funs over, walk away, there's more to life for you to find if you do.
Being from Wisconsin my dad let me have my first beer at the age of 12 and got drunk for the first time at the age of 14 at a family graduation party and no one cared. Like so many other i myself have a DUI. Its really hard to escape the drinking culture here and i have lost alot of friends either to DUIs or liver disease. Our culture is not sonething im proud of being born and raised here. Since Michigan legalized pot i been amoking more and drinking way less. The tavern league absolutely has sonething to do with why pot is not legal here and its sad as it would save so many lives if more peopke were at home smoking weed vs going to the bar and then driving home drunk.
Did anyone explain Wisconsin Drunk Driver’s Licenses to you. In the other 49 states they give you a test to see how well you drive. If you pass, the state issues a license. Same in ‘Sconny. BUT, we also have extra grades. We can go to the DMV and pass additional tests. First they have you drink a few beers till your blood/alcohol reaches .08 to make you legally drunk. Now you take another drivers test. If you pass, you can shoot for 0.1, complete that and you can incrementally raise your legal limit all the way to 0.21 which you may notice is the legal drinking age, which we don’t pay attention to either. Kind of like when the rest of the country recognized Prohibition. Oh, it was “the law”, but no one paid any attention to it.
i live in Minnesota. me and my ex wife took a short trip to middle of wisconsin a few years ago. she is sober now but at the time ex was deep into AA meetings. she went to a AA meeting middle of nowhere where wisconsin and she said there for 49 people in the meeting 😮
I moved to Milwaukee in 2019 from LA. No legal weed in WI absolutely sucks, and going south to Illinois to buy their incredibly crappy hay to smoke is what I've had to resort to...aaaarrrrgh! I really miss Cali flower. P.S. they still sell Schlitz 16oz tall boys which are surprisingly tasty and refreshing
YO. Go north, not south! It's a reasonably short drive to Menominee, MI from Milwaukee, and you'll find things MUCH more satisfactory, in every way. You gonna be like a kid in a candy store, especially after what you've been through with Illinois' crappy system.
@@chrismodski6284 Awesome advice Chris thanks! I can't believe how bad legal Illinois flower is... Which dispensary there in Menominee would you recommend?
@@thewurm9177 I've only been to Lume and Fire Station, and they're both great. I'd be comfortable recommending any place, because the bar is pretty high - lots of brands competing, places trying to win customers, that kind of thing. There's a new one about to open - so there's now a little cluster of similar places on the same street. Glad to help!! Illinois is up its own a$$ with how things are run, it's shocking by comparison. They just have a captive market. And btw, you won't have to deal with toll roads or nasty traffic :)
Oh, ya der hey…one last thing. The origin of the our state song, ON WISCONSIN, is quite simple. If you simply drink n drink n drink n drink long enough, ya falls down. Then yer ON WISCONSIN!!! 👍 Oh, hey…cripes, it’s already almost 9:30 in the morning…gotta grab me anudder cold one. 🍺
I'm from WI. I first started drinking at 15. I had stolen this bottle of gin, was mixing it w/kool-aid. My brother and friends didn't believe I was hammered. They tied me up and spit in my face to prove I was drunk. I just laughed and begged to be let out of the duct tape. That was my first time.
Lived here my entire life. At 8 my dad gave me a Michelob Ice when we were fishing because I wouldn’t stop asking what it tastes like. My grandpa would hide in a barn and smoke cigarettes and pound beers when he was 10. 🤷
Born and raised, Sheboygan Wisconsin. Started drinking the bottom of the bottle of beer, from my older brothers, and their buddies around 9 years old, while they had house parties and were supposed to be babysitting me. Around 11, my dad would let me drink shorties as I played Pac Man at the bar with him. 12 years old, he'd get loaded with family, and I'd drive us home, because he'd get to drunk to drive. Wild times in the 70s n 80s I guess lol I had a lot of driving hours by the time I got my license at 16 HaHa
I haven't really drank since my 20s tho. Never wanted to end up like a lot of my family members. Most are big drinkers, I just never wanted that life. I'd rather be sober, and level headed.
When I was 15 I would babysit my little cousins. When my aunt and uncle got home they would bring me a bottle of Yukon Jack. That was my payment for babysitting. Green Bay.
I know the easy answer, and I've been saying it for years. Decades at this point. It is clear that alcohol abuse comes first and foremost from harsh winters and lack of sun, and probably a vitamin D deficiency as a result. Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder are huge here. Many undiagnosed and/or in denial. All of the top alcoholism states are northern states. Alaska is #1. Their alcohol laws are crazy for a reason. Alcohol traffic there is like the bootleggers in the south back when. Canada doesn't talk much about it but they have a huge alcoholism problem. When I say alcoholism, I don't just mean the standard alcoholic. I mean binge drinkers as well. Here in Wisconsin, a huge number of people claim to just love winter. Most if them are lying to a point. They love snow skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, and so on. What they don't mention is a huge majority (not all, as I know many that don't do this, but the majority) drink before, during, or immediately after every activity. Skiing? Gotta warm up with some "hot chocolate." Ice fishing? Gotta bring at least a couple cases of beer or bottles on the ice with you. Snowmobiling is just the winter version of riding a Harley. Bar hopping. Then getting totally sauced at your destination. For the people that don't do outside winter stuff, Sunday after church? Bloody Mary specials everywhere. Wisconsin is famous for it. Friday night fish fry or Saturday night prime rib? Gotta have some old fashions. These two examples still happen year round, but far more in the late fall through early spring when it starts getting cold and dark. Egg nog at Christmas. Brandy slushy at Thanksgiving. Almost every extended family gathering I've been to (others, not my own) have alcohol traditions for every holiday. Packer Games? Brewers games? Tailgating is just a warm up. Saucy or wasted before they go into the stadium. Wisconsin Badgers football? Madison anywhere close to Camp Randall Stadium is one ginormous party. I've watched this go down for 50 years now, and the only change I've seen is fewer bars, because the younger crowd seems to like staying home and having people over, because it is much cheaper, and there's no reason to drive or walk anywhere after.
Even though minors can technically drink with a legal guardian's permission, It is also up to each establishment to decide if they will allow it. And a lot of them don't.
I’d like to personally thank ALL the heavy drinkers in the Appleton area ( know as the Fox Cities) for funding our yearly vacation since 2019. I drive Uber/ lyft on the side and it’s definitely capitalism as its best. You drink, I take you home. Wash, rinse, repeat. Oh, and I’ve been fortunate enough to only have puke in my car 4 times.
I got to be in Oshkosh Wisconsin 3 different times and there was a bar in about every corner and I got to work with people that were a bunch of 🍆 heads. I told my employer that I refuse to go back to work at that place again.
FYI, EVERY PARENT, has the right to buy drinks and give drinks to their minor child. For any state to do otherwise in a violation of parental rights. Parents have the INALIENABLE RIGHT to raise their children as they see fit without interference from state or federal government. I’d rather it, my kids drink with me not out going to parties, they have adult supervision, Also old boy said Wisconsin is the only state where a first offense DWI is a misdemeanor. WRONG, SAME IN LOUISIANA.
Why does we drink so much in ‘Sconny? Why yous ask? Come ‘ere once and trow some back, ya big galoot! 🍺 Fer starters, does ya want a beer or a Brandy Old Fashioned Sour? Come on now sonny, fer Christ’s sake, ya only turns twelve once in yer life, don’t cha know! But always remember: DRINK WISCONSINIBLY!!!
Spotted Cow is 100% overrated. Does it taste good? Yeah, but it's pretty sweet for a beer. Besides, New Galarus has better tasting beers like Fat Squrriel and Stone Soup.
Drunk people are insufferable. Even people that are a little buzzed are annoying af. Another weird thing is if you dont have a drink with someone they are lowkey offended. So if I dont drink poison and act like a douche bag Im the jerk? Lol, okay then. Meanwhile you're waking up in the morning feeling like crap and having anxiety about what you said and did the night before.
I definitely believe WI is the drunkest state, but it's interesting to see that per capita alcohol consumption shows NH at the top, by far. With DE following it. This is probably skewed because both NH and DE lack sales tax and have cheaper booze than surrounding states. Per capita alcohol consumption according to World Population Review lists in order: NH, DE, DC, NV, MT, ND, VT, WI, ME, CO as the top 10 consumers of alcohol. A lot of cold, northern states in that list like ND and ME, but then you have notorious party states like NV with Las Vegas. Further looking into alcohol consumption, the states ranked 11th - 15th further exemplify this. WY, MN, AK, FL, HI. So basically you're depressed while drinking in a cold state, or partying while drinking in a warm state? 😂
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It was settled by the Germans, Irish and Poles then they tried to out drink each other.
As a Polish/German/Irish recovering drunk, I concur.
My home state of Minnesota in its social mores comes off as the finger wagging Lutheran mom where Wisconsin has the attitude of the drunk uncle who will buy illegal fireworks for his uptight sisters kids birthdays.
This is a very accurate analogy of the two states. I'm a Wisconsinite that is that drunk uncle!
as a Wisconsinite, i approve this message lol
GO PACK GO!!!
As a dude from Wisconsin with an uptight sister who just wants his nephews to have some fun I feel this in my soul.
West Allis, WI has a popular bar that is actually called the Drunk Uncle, lol
We practice drink thru the warm months so we are prepared for winter drinking!
"And then the Irish came." Best line in this piece.
The Irish came and showed everyone else how it’s done.
If your new in town you go to the bar, play pool shoot pool. People make friends in the bar. A family in need you have a fundraiser at the bar, you got a question on heating and cooling you go to the bar, if you need a buddy to help you landscape your yard you ask him at the bar.
I'm from Wisconsin, and I literally have a hangover right now.🥴🤙
It has german roots, so we brought german drinking culture here, and it has a long proud blue collar history, and what blue collar dude doesn't like ending the night with a beer? It's the perfect recipe for a drunk state.
I grew up there, btw... that drinking with parents permissions only happens at family owned place. It's at the owners discrecion so large chains won't usually let you.
What do you mean by “we brought it over here” when you grew up here? Germans immigrated in two main waves, 1848, and the late 1880s and early 1890s. So unless you were a part of those two waves, you may want to drop that “we”. I have German ancestry and have lived here my whole life and don’t say “we”.
Or special occasions. However my dad let me sip off his beer ever since I was old enough to ask.
@@startledmilk6670 You sound like the finger wagging Lutheran mom mentioned in a few comments above. Assuming he's a descendant of German's who emigrated during one of those waves, it's very much a "we" thing, you're not disconnected from your ancestors.
@@seanodonnell9826 the US is mocked around the world for its citizens claiming allegiance with countries that their ancestors immigrated from 4 plus generations ago. I have German, Croatian, and Slovenian ancestry. My grandfather’s parents spoke Croatian a lot around the house as they were first generation, but didn’t teach my grandfather because they wanted him to be American. After a certain point, you’re an American who is completely disconnected from the country your family immigrated from. The culture they immigrated from more than likely does not even exist anymore/has changed a lot. The United States is an established country now with its own identifiable culture.
Not just German, but Irish and Polish as well. It was a team effort by these countries to create the ultimate alcoholics, lol. They did some testing and found that multigenerational Wisconsinite's genetics literally altered to have a higher alcohol tolerance than other humans. They drank themselves into genetic alterations. I imagine the sa,e has happened to Russians. 😂😂😂
Went to Summerfest with my college roommate from Milwaukee. Stacked my cups up. Good times.
Live in Wisconsin and you’ll understand. Dogs drink here.
Born in Milwaukee, lived in Wisconsin my whole life. We drink too much but we love each other. 🙂 The happiest place on earth is not Disneyland. It is tailgating before a Brewers or Packers game.
I didn't realize that people offer guests something else other than a beer when they come over.... I'm from WI. Also, I moved to CA for a bit after high school. Met some locals in San Diego who invited me to a beach get together. I showed up with a cooler of beer. They looked at me like I was crazy... I didn't even consider bringing something else.
Wiki: Pabst Brewing Company, now headquartered in San Antonio, continues to produce Schlitz beer, Old Milwaukee, and four Schlitz malt liquors-Schlitz Red Bull, Schlitz Bull Ice, Schlitz High Gravity, and Schlitz Malt Liquor.[5] Although it has fallen from its former title as one of America's most popular beers, the Schlitz brand is still alive today and remains a sentimental favorite in the Midwest.
When you’re out of Schlitz, you’re out of pier.
100% the heritage that makes us drinkers. Its not that theres nothing to do, in fact its the opposite! There are leagues year round that involve taverns and of course drinking. Pool, darts, bowling, and more recently axe throwing?!?! and cornhole all are bar related. Wisconsin has 15,000 MILES of snowmobile trails, and they go from rural bar to bar. Same with atvs in the summer, boating on our lakes etc. Alcohol just makes all of these fun activities even more fun and social. And many people are of german and polish heritage. I wouldnt want it any other way!
Born and raised in Wisconsin. Returnable cases of beer (PBR or Old Style) , at least 4 in the garage growing up, always keeping the fridge stocked. Given my first swig of beer at 13 by my dad. This is normal..... in Wisconsin. Downing a six pack of beer by yourself is not unusual.....
well WISCONSIN ..here you go !!! ...greetings from the Czech Republic - home of the best LAGER BEER in the world 🙂
Hey!!! My family roots back in the 1840’s are from a small village SW of Prague…I throw back a Pilsner Urquell in your honor. On Wisconsin.
@@theRealBohemian61 Thats pretty cool ,because Iam living in small town SW from Prague ,15 miles away.🙂 I dont drink Pilsen Urquell ,cause is too expensive ,but I salute Wisconsin with Bakalar Lager 12 beer 🙂 btw I spent ,one month ,december 1997 ,working in Medford ,WI ,..middle of nowhere ..memories 🙂
I'm in st louis. It looks like a lot of the imported Czech beer we have are pilsners.
Hey now, saying you have the best lager in the world to Wisconsinites is fighting words. 😂😂😂
Every time in wisconsin I end up drunk for ridiculously low prices. Spent an entire day with three people watching football at a bar up north. we were tore up. Bill was 22 dollars for the three of us. And we are all drinkers. Plus every damn drink was 90% booze and 10% mixer.
This then happened most places we stopped. Especially if they were more in the middle of no where spots.
Well they don’t tax alcohol here. It’s very cheap
@@Shawn-Leider, beer is taxed at 6.5 cents per gallon in Wisconsin, and liquor 85 cents per liter.
Schlitz still exists... i have a 12 pack in my fridge right now. I live in Milwaukee.
Wow, I haven't seen Schlitz since 2003 or so.
I grew up in a Milwaukee suburb. Down the street we had 3 bars and a liquor store on one intersection.
have lived in wisconson almost my entire life. my father bought me my first beer in a bar when i was 12
I had my first beer on my 2nd birthday. When I was a little older (probably around 8) I accidentally drank one of my mom's flavored hard seltzers. I thought it tasted really good, so I drank the entire thing. I got yelled at for it because there was alcohol in it, but I loved the taste of it. Other times my dad had friends over when I was in middle school, and I would be serving his friends alcohol. His friends were high school teachers and a principal. They saw me drinking before high school, and nobody ever said a thing about it.
Drinkn is part of WI culture good and bad. Dude 0:44 had his recovery tags in his hand like com on man
4:24 nothing matters more than beer just being good, plain and simple. It is a base sense.
Anddd that’s why you live in Wisconsin
8:56 living in northern Wisconsin this facts and in the summer months it’s side by sides
Interesting video
I'm from Wisconsin and I had my first beer at the age 14. My uncle made me drink a Spotted Cow at his wedding reception (was his 4th marriage)
Good ole new glarus
My parents let me get drunk in the middle of the day in the summer of '95 when I was 14. It was at a get together at our house in San diego. One of my dad's ship mates took me for a long walk to walk it off. I didn't throw up😂I believe it was butterscotch schnapps.
I'm from Kansas and was 9 yo when I first stole 3 IPA from my German grandma at a family BBQ. I ended up chugging them real fast so I wouldn't get caught drinking them. My older brother found me a couple hours later sleeping with my clothes on in an empty bath tub.
My folks had a beer tap next to the kitchen sink, they had great parties, so did I when they left for the weekend! lol
Okay so the bartender misunderstood the law, which is okay but hes a bartender so its kind of important he knows it, so hes not refusing business when unnecessary. Even if you're 18-20 you can still legally drink with your parents permission, its not an under 18 rule. Its an under 21 rule.
We also host a lot of great bands and free music. Not all of us go out to the bars to get drunk.
5:32 the company I worked at this summer made that sign. Funny enough, the company is called “Beer Capitol”😂
Appleton is a college town with a high per capita of college students to permanent residents. Since drinking is what college students do more than going to classes this is a pretty good explanation. Madison has a similar situation with the University of Wisconsin, except they have a higher percentage of permanent residents.
im from wisconsin.. we were all aloud to drink at family functions and during deer season (after the hunt) from 12 years old on.. if you're old enough to handle a rifle you're old enough to drink lol good times
I'm from MN which is still thousands of miles from sobriety itself😂but anytime I go across the river and hop dive bars, it's never really ever felt like there's a serious problem going on in Wisconsin the way the charts might say. Sure, alcohol isn't very healthy but, you can have a healthy relationship with it. It's not like Wisconsin is full of alcoholics who are going through a 1.75L a day. It's just a bunch of cheeseheads who will grab a couple beers and chit chat. While moderation is good and all dont forget either that life is too short, not to rock a couple drinks and bool with your friends💯
I'm 25 and frequent downtown Appleton, lived here a decade from Western Minneapolis and work as a Systems Engineer. People are just down for a good time, be that coworkers or friends. I think it spawns from everybody being so friendly, naturally you have a beer with them. Any bar you walk into you could find a new friend. But its on every aspect of life, so drinking is heavy.
It’s closed now but just outside of LaCrosse there was a sports bar and daycare in the same building. Only in Wisconsin!😂
Quick answer: Winters are long and Summers are short here in WI.
Yeah Water street in downtown Milwaukee is CRAZY most weekends most college students drink 2+ nights a week from my experience
Yeah but college kids underage use to go to NORTH AVE. bars then when your 21 Water then after that Jackson st.
Yeah that checks out, apparently if you got to Brothers on Water st early enough on their $2 burger Tuesdays they didn’t card you. I never tried that myself tho
Try eau claire Wisconsin. It's like the 3rd coldest city in the US
Glad to see you guys having fun with your visit too. Never knew Wisconsin drank a ton of beer.
The 18-20 gap where you can't drink is a kind of hilarious oversight
@@bgammax5842it’s even more ironic considering the large amount of German heritage throughout the state, and in current day Germany you can legally drink beer at 16 😂
@@ianknudson267 Wisconsin has no minimum drinking age. So long as you are with a legal guardian and they order it... Even at bars; they can serve kids that are young. Most kind of draw the line around that 16 mark but I have seen younger have beers with their parents plenty of times when visiting over the years..
@@lawrenceshdowoh believe me I know, I was one of the few in HS that didn’t drink with their parents since my parents dont really drink or go to bars
@@bgammax5842From my experiences, If you’re in a bar that lets you drink at 15 they don’t care about that
It starts with the heritage of the people that settled here, hearty Europeans from Germany and Poland and other eastern block nations. That heritage extended into work, Milwaukee is known as the brew city and at one time employed a great many people at breweries. Long cold winters encourage the consumption of alcohol, we’re the city of festivals which is another great time to have a cold one. We have popular and successful sporting franchises which is always a reason to get together and knock a few back.
I visited Portland in the early 2000s, I was considering a move out that way. Me and a buddy were drinking at the hotel bar and eventually they cut us off. They said we weren’t doing anything wrong and we had been paying for our drinks but nobody should be able to drink as much as we drank and still be standing and talking. When they found out we were from Wisconsin they said I guess the legends are true, but you’re still cut off. So we did the walk of shame up to our rooms…
Here's why
- started with high amounts of German immigrants
- Milwaukee became beer Capitol of the world through the 1800s
- 1902 old style founded in lacrosse and would become one of the most successful beer brands for years
- during prohibition bootleggers had bases throughout the state to smuggle
- With those factors, drinking culture became part of Wisconsin culture and continued to grow together
The old man (respectfully) is right. The Germans and Northern European countries who migrated here brought that culture over here. Surprised you didn’t come to Madison! Big college town, lots of dive bars, college bars, and good spots all around the city. Haha I grew up here from a younge age and also in the skateboarding community. It’s a big part of culture and lifestyle, which can also unfortunately turn into very bad habits, alcoholism, DUI, OWI, jail, killing yourself or someone else. But the ppl are right. We are friendly and we like to go out and have fun and socialize. Especially in the winters too when there’s not shit to do but go sledding and bring a 6pack too 😅😆😆 shit I just finished a beer while watching this! Cheers 🍻
Missouri here. We'll take the challenge.
Eyy im from Eau Claire Wi. Its definitely because of the harsh winters and you have nothing else to do. Drink Wisconsinably!
I'm from Duluth, MN borders on Superior, WI and and obviously MN borders WI... And I'll just say Yes!
When you talk about drinking culture, you totally missed the effect that prohibition played into the culture of Wisconsin. It was almost like a perfect storm. During prohibition liquor was traveling through the state from Canada to Chicago. Very similar to alcohol being transported from Canada through Michigan and Maine at the time. There are many Mafia stories in Wisconsin during the time of prohibition.
Wisconsin has great fishing and there's a bar on every corner. lol Everyone's drunk on the weekend up there.
NGL sounds like a dope state ❤
Weather and their passion of fishing have a big part to their consumption.
Honestly, I'm from Wisconsin. I live in Colorado now since age 18 and I'm watching this drunk
You can take the Wisconsinite out of Wisconsin but you can’t take the Whiskey out of the Wisconsinite.
Honestly, I'm in Wisconsin right now. I was in Colorado 3 months ago and I'm watching this drunk.
La Crosse WI still on the map ✌🏽
INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH RECORDS KEEPS ME WARM
Wisconsin, drinking with parents... It IS legal to drink with your parents while you are 18, 19, and 20!! Bartenders get this wrong all the time and it's honestly annoying. The law still considers you a minor when it comes to drinking, so it continues to recognize the legal authority of your parents to allow you to drink. For everything else, you're an adult. For drinking... You're no different than a 12 year old.
I genuinely don't know why so many bartenders think the 18-20 thing is true, and it can be a real headache getting them to understand they are wrong. I now tend to have the actual law pulled up on my phone when going out with some of my friends, just to avoid the entire argument.
If you’re 18-20 you can for sure still drink with parental consent and if the spot you at allows it
If you're in Wisco you just won't understand how far alcohol has crept into your life until you stop. Even then you won't know because we all started in grade school. So you have no history to compare it to for yourself to see what's "normal" or was normal.
Best way to see if it might be too much isn't necessarily if there's problems like dui, missing work, skipping school ect. The best way to see is how much of your available time is spent drinking. Start there. It's fun for awhile, but when the funs over, walk away, there's more to life for you to find if you do.
Being from Wisconsin my dad let me have my first beer at the age of 12 and got drunk for the first time at the age of 14 at a family graduation party and no one cared. Like so many other i myself have a DUI. Its really hard to escape the drinking culture here and i have lost alot of friends either to DUIs or liver disease. Our culture is not sonething im proud of being born and raised here. Since Michigan legalized pot i been amoking more and drinking way less. The tavern league absolutely has sonething to do with why pot is not legal here and its sad as it would save so many lives if more peopke were at home smoking weed vs going to the bar and then driving home drunk.
Just don’t drive drunk… not hard to do. I say this as a Wisconsinite.
I think the internet will connect potheads at home similair to bar
And kratom. Kava bars are trying to do something like a bar atmosphere
Sounds like you are blaming your lack of restraint on everything but yourself.
Did anyone explain Wisconsin Drunk Driver’s Licenses to you.
In the other 49 states they give you a test to see how well you drive. If you pass, the state issues a license. Same in ‘Sconny.
BUT, we also have extra grades. We can go to the DMV and pass additional tests. First they have you drink a few beers till your blood/alcohol reaches .08 to make you legally drunk. Now you take another drivers test. If you pass, you can shoot for 0.1, complete that and you can incrementally raise your legal limit all the way to 0.21 which you may notice is the legal drinking age, which we don’t pay attention to either. Kind of like when the rest of the country recognized Prohibition. Oh, it was “the law”, but no one paid any attention to it.
i live in Minnesota. me and my ex wife took a short trip to middle of wisconsin a few years ago. she is sober now but at the time ex was deep into AA meetings. she went to a AA meeting middle of nowhere where wisconsin and she said there for 49 people in the meeting 😮
I'm from wisconsin and i still smoke my flower @ the bar!!! 9/10 half the bar will come out with me, I'll roll like a 2g cigar every time i go out
I moved to Milwaukee in 2019 from LA. No legal weed in WI absolutely sucks, and going south to Illinois to buy their incredibly crappy hay to smoke is what I've had to resort to...aaaarrrrgh! I really miss Cali flower.
P.S. they still sell Schlitz 16oz tall boys which are surprisingly tasty and refreshing
You just need to find the right guy. Plenty of people with Colorado and cali stuff.
@@mattyb5817 LOL sure...where you at Matty B??? 😎
YO. Go north, not south! It's a reasonably short drive to Menominee, MI from Milwaukee, and you'll find things MUCH more satisfactory, in every way. You gonna be like a kid in a candy store, especially after what you've been through with Illinois' crappy system.
@@chrismodski6284 Awesome advice Chris thanks! I can't believe how bad legal Illinois flower is... Which dispensary there in Menominee would you recommend?
@@thewurm9177 I've only been to Lume and Fire Station, and they're both great. I'd be comfortable recommending any place, because the bar is pretty high - lots of brands competing, places trying to win customers, that kind of thing. There's a new one about to open - so there's now a little cluster of similar places on the same street. Glad to help!! Illinois is up its own a$$ with how things are run, it's shocking by comparison. They just have a captive market. And btw, you won't have to deal with toll roads or nasty traffic :)
Wisconsin, where you walk into the bar with a beer and leave with a to go cup
hmm similar drinking upbringing. but west coast of canada and it was bush/pit parties
Oh, ya der hey…one last thing. The origin of the our state song, ON WISCONSIN, is quite simple. If you simply drink n drink n drink n drink long enough, ya falls down. Then yer ON WISCONSIN!!! 👍
Oh, hey…cripes, it’s already almost 9:30 in the morning…gotta grab me anudder cold one. 🍺
I'm from WI. I first started drinking at 15. I had stolen this bottle of gin, was mixing it w/kool-aid. My brother and friends didn't believe I was hammered. They tied me up and spit in my face to prove I was drunk. I just laughed and begged to be let out of the duct tape. That was my first time.
Spit in your face😂that's not cool
Lived here my entire life. At 8 my dad gave me a Michelob Ice when we were fishing because I wouldn’t stop asking what it tastes like. My grandpa would hide in a barn and smoke cigarettes and pound beers when he was 10. 🤷
we do drink in wisconsin from 18-20 if you are with family they will not asd and will not card
3:13 bro kept going 😂
Born and raised, Sheboygan Wisconsin. Started drinking the bottom of the bottle of beer, from my older brothers, and their buddies around 9 years old, while they had house parties and were supposed to be babysitting me. Around 11, my dad would let me drink shorties as I played Pac Man at the bar with him. 12 years old, he'd get loaded with family, and I'd drive us home, because he'd get to drunk to drive. Wild times in the 70s n 80s I guess lol
I had a lot of driving hours by the time I got my license at 16 HaHa
I haven't really drank since my 20s tho. Never wanted to end up like a lot of my family members. Most are big drinkers, I just never wanted that life. I'd rather be sober, and level headed.
When I was 15 I would babysit my little cousins. When my aunt and uncle got home they would bring me a bottle of Yukon Jack. That was my payment for babysitting. Green Bay.
I know the easy answer, and I've been saying it for years. Decades at this point. It is clear that alcohol abuse comes first and foremost from harsh winters and lack of sun, and probably a vitamin D deficiency as a result. Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder are huge here. Many undiagnosed and/or in denial.
All of the top alcoholism states are northern states. Alaska is #1. Their alcohol laws are crazy for a reason. Alcohol traffic there is like the bootleggers in the south back when.
Canada doesn't talk much about it but they have a huge alcoholism problem. When I say alcoholism, I don't just mean the standard alcoholic. I mean binge drinkers as well.
Here in Wisconsin, a huge number of people claim to just love winter. Most if them are lying to a point. They love snow skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, and so on. What they don't mention is a huge majority (not all, as I know many that don't do this, but the majority) drink before, during, or immediately after every activity. Skiing? Gotta warm up with some "hot chocolate." Ice fishing? Gotta bring at least a couple cases of beer or bottles on the ice with you. Snowmobiling is just the winter version of riding a Harley. Bar hopping. Then getting totally sauced at your destination.
For the people that don't do outside winter stuff, Sunday after church? Bloody Mary specials everywhere. Wisconsin is famous for it. Friday night fish fry or Saturday night prime rib? Gotta have some old fashions. These two examples still happen year round, but far more in the late fall through early spring when it starts getting cold and dark. Egg nog at Christmas. Brandy slushy at Thanksgiving. Almost every extended family gathering I've been to (others, not my own) have alcohol traditions for every holiday.
Packer Games? Brewers games? Tailgating is just a warm up. Saucy or wasted before they go into the stadium. Wisconsin Badgers football? Madison anywhere close to Camp Randall Stadium is one ginormous party.
I've watched this go down for 50 years now, and the only change I've seen is fewer bars, because the younger crowd seems to like staying home and having people over, because it is much cheaper, and there's no reason to drive or walk anywhere after.
Even though minors can technically drink with a legal guardian's permission,
It is also up to each establishment to decide if they will allow it. And a lot of them don't.
Whoa whoa whoa. Wisconsin drinks the most beer and we catch the biggest fish. Put some respect on it hahahaha.
You can also drink if you’re under 21 if you’re are married to someone who is over 21.
Looks like I made the cut at 4mins 50secs we were lit that night💯
I recognized every bar they went to in Appleton lol
Do you have a favorite bar in Appleton?
Also, thoughts on Cleos?
La Crosse? Madison?milwauke
We drink cause We like it... tuffn up.🤘
Lacrosse? madison.? Milwaukee?ect.
We are German and Irish.
They all seem like happy drunks. Any other states there will be fights
So if they drink because there is nothing to do then what do they really want to do?
I mean... What else is there to do in Wisconsin than drink?
Because if you live in central or northern Wisconsin there is absolutely nothing to do.
You think it's bad now? Shoulda been around in the 60's, Teen beer bars and muscle cars, them's was dayz I'll tell you.
I’d like to personally thank ALL the heavy drinkers in the Appleton area ( know as the Fox Cities) for funding our yearly vacation since 2019. I drive Uber/ lyft on the side and it’s definitely capitalism as its best. You drink, I take you home. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Oh, and I’ve been fortunate enough to only have puke in my car 4 times.
I got to be in Oshkosh Wisconsin 3 different times and there was a bar in about every corner and I got to work with people that were a bunch of 🍆 heads. I told my employer that I refuse to go back to work at that place again.
FYI, EVERY PARENT, has the right to buy drinks and give drinks to their minor child. For any state to do otherwise in a violation of parental rights. Parents have the INALIENABLE RIGHT to raise their children as they see fit without interference from state or federal government. I’d rather it, my kids drink with me not out going to parties, they have adult supervision,
Also old boy said Wisconsin is the only state where a first offense DWI is a misdemeanor. WRONG, SAME IN LOUISIANA.
Why does we drink so much in ‘Sconny? Why yous ask? Come ‘ere once and trow some back, ya big galoot! 🍺
Fer starters, does ya want a beer or a Brandy Old Fashioned Sour? Come on now sonny, fer Christ’s sake, ya only turns twelve once in yer life, don’t cha know!
But always remember: DRINK WISCONSINIBLY!!!
Have you ever been to Wisconsin??? Look at these women . You need to be at least 4-5 drinks deep
Get drunk as a skunk, get a dui but no jail time for your first offense, but oh no don't take weed! Makes sense.
Come back and come to La Crosse
From Appleton here. Spotty cow is very overrated. Not even the best new glarus beer. Moon man is by far the best new glarus beer
Spotted Cow is 100% overrated. Does it taste good? Yeah, but it's pretty sweet for a beer. Besides, New Galarus has better tasting beers like Fat Squrriel and Stone Soup.
What the hell has this to do with politics??
Aye I live in appleton.😂
Cheers
Oh hey it’s me
Lived in WI my whole life, I think unfortunately most are self medicating.
Drunk people are insufferable. Even people that are a little buzzed are annoying af. Another weird thing is if you dont have a drink with someone they are lowkey offended. So if I dont drink poison and act like a douche bag Im the jerk? Lol, okay then. Meanwhile you're waking up in the morning feeling like crap and having anxiety about what you said and did the night before.
I definitely believe WI is the drunkest state, but it's interesting to see that per capita alcohol consumption shows NH at the top, by far. With DE following it. This is probably skewed because both NH and DE lack sales tax and have cheaper booze than surrounding states.
Per capita alcohol consumption according to World Population Review lists in order: NH, DE, DC, NV, MT, ND, VT, WI, ME, CO as the top 10 consumers of alcohol.
A lot of cold, northern states in that list like ND and ME, but then you have notorious party states like NV with Las Vegas.
Further looking into alcohol consumption, the states ranked 11th - 15th further exemplify this. WY, MN, AK, FL, HI.
So basically you're depressed while drinking in a cold state, or partying while drinking in a warm state? 😂
Why?
Well im bored and i have low self esteem
You drink too, if you had to live in this godforsaken state.
*you’d
Last time I had a beer was in University, about 40 years ago. Not interested.
Spotted cow is the most overrated beer ever made. It’s just meh.