Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
Today
Hi: 68
Lo: 54
Sat
Hi: 68
Lo: 56
Sun
Hi: 75
Lo: 57
Section Sponsor
Article Tools
Print this Article
Make text larger
In Summerfest Guide Blogs
Is "cup stacking" out for Summerfest partiers?
In the world of Summerfest, beer empties were made for stackin'.  
By Molly Snyder Edler RSS Feed
OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer

E-mail author | Author bio
More articles by Molly Snyder Edler

What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Published July 3, 2008 at 11:21 a.m.
Tags: beer cup stacking, cup stacking, summerfest

I visited Summerfest three times so far this year, and each time, I noticed that fewer people were drinking from a stack of beer cups. In fact, on Monday night, at the raging Matisyahu concert, I didn't see a single soul slurping beer from a stack.

Is cup stacking out?

In case you don't know what I'm talking about: In the past, lots of party-hardy Summerfest-goers stacked their empty beer cups, keeping the full one on top, to show off the number of brews they've already consumed.

Cup staking became a part of the Big Gig's culture (there's even a cup stacking T-shirt for sale) like Venice Club's fried eggplant or that ubiquitous Ecuadorian band or getting spit on when walking beneath the Sky Glider. (Yes, this happened to me once. Luckily the loogie landed on my shoe.)

Maybe the next couple of days – since it's a holiday and all – will generate more cup stacking. I hope so. Even though I myself was never a stacker of the beer cup, I miss seeing it.



More Information ...
Henry Maier Festival Park
200 N. Harbor Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 273-3378
http://www.summerfest.com

3 comments about this article.
Post a comment / write a review.

Recent Talkbacks ...
Posted by Preview
wfbdoglover I tried once drinking out of stacked cups and spilled on myself, so I never ...
danielnathan I just though people stacked cups so they could throw them away at the next ...
brunocarlson I tried to do it on opening day but I just did not have it in me anymore. Sure, ...

Recent blogs/briefs by Molly Snyder Edler
What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. First "cougar," now "MILF"
Tuesday
Like "cougar," I found the term "MILF" to be somewhat derogatory. And then last week, ...

What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Nicknames for Milwaukee and Wisconsin
Saturday
Milwaukee and Wisconsin have a lot of nicknames -- some more flattering than others.

What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Does the Bluetooth look stupid?
Aug. 28, 2008
Perhaps it's passé of me to still have a problem with the look of a hands-free device, ...

What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. All-girl bike gang remakes "Beat It" video
Aug. 26, 2008
The Pedal Pusher Society made another '80s tribute video. This time, they're beating it.

What is a blog?  For OMC, it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Remember when GG Allin crapped on stage?
Aug. 22, 2008
In 1989, punk rock madman G.G. Allin played a notorious show at the Odd Rock Cafe. Twenty ...