Slumming around the internet, I came across this article about beer and Wisconsin which made me wonder whether it is the beer friendliest jurisdiction in North America.
From handing out free samples at grocery stores to shunning a proposed tax increase, Wisconsin lawmakers love their beer. One of the first bills they passed this year made sure bar patrons didn’t lose drinking time when the clock jumped back an hour this spring. Other pro-beer bills are brewing.Free beer at the grocery store! Good Lord. There are places in Canada where they hold exorcisms for folks who think like that. But then there is this: "Wisconsin is also one of only a handful of states that allows parents to purchase alcohol for their children to consume in their presence." Holy Moly. I had no idea. Well, sure, this is progressive and good and all - especially if you believe like most conservatives that the family is the source of the best instruction and all that stuff...but I had no idea. Who knew?
Comments
R. Lee - July 22, 2007 9:37 pm
I don't know about Wisconsin being Beervana, but I live in Wisconsin and I can tell you that beer is definitley central to the culture. Basically, there's beer everywhere you go. And Good Beer at that. Last weekend I was at a flea market and the ubiquitous beer tent had Sprecher, New Glarus and Capital on tap. Folks walking around at 9 in the morning with a cup full of Sprecher Amber Lager probably only happens here. Also, I live in fairly rough neighborhood and the gas station on the corner (which is mostly a bum wine and lotto shop) stocks New Glarus Belgian Red. You see this stuff pretty much everywhere you go around here. Beervana or not, if you're a beer drinker who likes good beer, this is a pretty nice place to live.