no state has better bars, overall, than wisconsin. i've never been to a bad bar there, just different styles. dive bars to hot dance clubs, you can find them all within walking distance of eachother. i grew up in a town of about 4500 people and there were something like 19 bars when i turned 21. that is one bar for every two hundred or so people without taking into account their age.
the entire city of milwaukee was founded on beer. what better reason for a city can there be?
nobody parties like sconnie kids, i don't care who they are or where they are from. sure there may be individuals that can rage pretty hard, and other places have their big spring break events, but as a generality, wisconsin is the rowdiest party state year round, hands down.
it almost makes up for the ski areas. almost. growing up at a place there (wilmot for example) can be a lot of fun, but if you are moving there and have experienced the rockies or other similar places, you will fell underwhelmed. it is, however, a great place to have a lot of fun on the hill, and you don't really have to be sober at all to handle anything thrown at you.