Have another beer!

This week it has come to my attention that I live in what is now considered the "drunkest city in America." Of course, any time Milwaukee is mentioned on any list, the news here must cover it. And of course, you get the good reaction, and the bad reaction.

What gets me is that some people are actually upset by this. My big question: Why? To me, it comes as no surprise that Milwaukee ranks #1 as the drunkest city in America. Duh! Well, let's look at the facts here people. Milwaukee is known for the BEER....Miller. Heck, our baseball team is called the Brewers for pete's sake. Our baseball field...oh yeah, you guessed it...called Miller Park. We are one of the few cities that have a bar or pub on every corner. Yes, literally every corner. In other cities people go out for a nice dinner after work. Here, people go to the bar after work. We are known for tail gating before sports events...which always includes beer. We have other breweries here also: Sprecher, Pabst (though I think they are in a different city now), among a few others I believe.

The survey also doesn't take into account though the amount of time it takes for people to drink their drinks. The survey most likely asks how many drinks you drink in a night. Many people here go to a bar after work, spend several hours there, so of course they drink several drinks. It doesn't take into account that many people don't actually get drunk at the bars.

At any rate, thought you might be interested in it. So grab a beer, let's toast to my lovely city being named as the drunkest city in America! Cheers!