NOT Proud of this: Drunkest county in America

[bigsky]

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/12...st-in-america/

[suncat05]

I never would've guessed this bigsky...... usually when you think of drunks, you think about places like Wisconsin, or anywhere along the sandy beaches and coastlines of Florida, not Montana.

[bigsky]

A good saloon in every single town. Thomas and his partner are good friends. I cut the ribbon to open their distillery.

I was always amazed at the alcohol culture here since I arrived in 1975.

Alcohol selling licenses are controlled by the state, something that just makes each one worth $1M or more. But the spread of breweries (that close at 8pm and have a three beer limit) has broken that delusion of limiting alcohol access. Three 6-8% pints and I’d be stone drunk. People go to one brewery and then another. The “Women who Wine” social groups, literally the name of a movement.

Embarrassing.

[CitizenBBN]

Three 6-8% pints and I’d be stone drunk. People go to one brewery and then another.

Huh. I have three beers just to warm up to start drinking....

[VirginiaCat]

A good saloon in every single town. Thomas and his partner are good friends. I cut the ribbon to open their distillery.

I was always amazed at the alcohol culture here since I arrived in 1975.

Alcohol selling licenses are controlled by the state, something that just makes each one worth $1M or more. But the spread of breweries (that close at 8pm and have a three beer limit) has broken that delusion of limiting alcohol access. Three 6-8% pints and I’d be stone drunk. People go to one brewery and then another. The “Women who Wine” social groups, literally the name of a movement.

Embarrassing.

Three 8% beers is what I call a good start. Love my IPA's

[CitizenBBN]

Three 8% beers is what I call a good start. Love my IPA's

I'm like Cartman on eating when it comes to drinking. No Starvin' Marvin, these are the appetizers. They're what you eat before you eat to make you more hungry.

I actually tried that once, in Memphis btw. Didn't go well. By the end of the night I was eating some very questionable tamales (why are tamales so big in Memphis anyway), and thinking they were the best thing I'd ever eaten. that happens when you have 3-4 drinks before dinner b/c you aren't terribly excited about the company, then drink all through dinner, then go out after. Yeah, not the best plan. It did make the company a lot more palatable though.