More brandy drinking in WI than in all of France, or so I’ve heard. (So Old Fashioned!)
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You live in Wisconsin?
I grew up in Mequon.
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Surprised to see the counties N & S of Detroit’s do more drinkin.’
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That map is weird. You’re telling me that there is no excessive drinking in Las Vegas (Clark County)?
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Yeah.
I’ve even heard that WI drinks more brandy than the rest of the US combined. Old Fashioneds are popular.
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This guy’s videos are always interesting… he does lots of projects related to traditional Irish handicrafts…
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Thanks for the methodology!
I see that it’s based upon self-reporting and phone surveys. 
This confirms why my county (Los Angeles) scores so low. We’re all liars who never answer our phones. 
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There probably is but they just call it “drinking”
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What happens in Vegas…
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It’s an odd map in some ways.
I feel like Indiana and Ohio are under-reporting too. I feel like there should be a continuation of dark blue surrounding the great lakes.
And why is there so much drinking in the “Arrowhead” of Minnesota? No one lives there.
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No one living there would make it easier. A single lighthouse keeper that drinks excessively would make 100%
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Probably that one Wisconsin guy who crossed over from Superior to Duluth.
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I see Utah stands out like a white thumb. Gee.
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That’s because they LIE.
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Really??? I’m shocked etc.
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Some really good breweries in Salt Lake City. Squatters, Epic, Kiitos, Uinta, Wasatch.
A white thumb indeed
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IKR?!
Bonus:
Mom & I used to attend a four-day horsey expo in Lou-uh-vulle, Kentucky during the 90s. One year, we brought along our English friend Tina who rescued racehorses in Jamaica, and did we have a blast!
We headed home in the late morning the day after it ended, and while still in Kentucky, we stopped at a weird but amusing horse racing-themed restaurant. Tina asked what kinds of beer they had, and the waitress flatly said, “It’s a drah cown-tee.”
Tina was confused, so mom told me to explain it to her as she ordered lemonade for the two of them. I explained dry counties to her sotto voce, and once the waitress was out of earshot, she quietly but angrily spat, “And you call this a civilised country?!” We agreed that it’s ridiculous, and we also briefly discussed the absurdity of marijuana prohibition.
She was cheered up a great deal when mom stopped at two different gigantic retail/wholesale fireworks warehouses, and spent well over $200 at each 
Just before we reached home, Mom stopped at the party store who’s a few blocks away. Tina happily bought a six pack, which she’d hugged to herself like a baby and Mom also got us a bottle of rum and some weird beer I like.
All was well with the world.
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Q: How do you prevent a Mormon from drinking all your beer on a fishing trip?
A: Invite two Mormons.
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