Ain't no sorrow here in Wisconsin. We just enjoy alcohol, and I believe we have more bars per square mile than anywhere else on earth. Heck... I have 3 bars less than one block away from my house... I promise you that is NOT an exaggeration! Just a common thing living in downtown small-town Wisconsin. And Crabby Bill's just a few buildings away from me has ~30 craft beers in bottles and 5 craft beers on tap at all times. No Bud or Miller there neither! I feel so lucky.
Now in the Dakotas and big chunks of Montana, there truly is NOTHING to do but drink. I haven't been to NH so I can't speak to the culture out there, but I've always wanted to pay a visit.
If NH is anything like Vermont, I salute you. I was in Burlington and other spots in Vermont and the beer culture was awesome. I'm thinking NH is right up there. Only 'drunker'.
we have a decent number of nanobreweries. even the worst bars carry sam adams and harpoon so i guess there is that. i'd say portsmouth is pretty similar to burlington in terms of beer culture and is just a fun town in general. manchester has some decent beer bars and a brew pub that is alright (depends who is brewing there at the time) but also pretty cheap which is nice. a lot of the state is fairly rural though so overall it's just a lot people don't have too much else to do at night.
