"Culver's with Carl Tart" is Episode 235 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger, with Carl Tart. "Culver's with Carl Tart" was released on January 23, 2020.
"Tomorrow..." - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Carl Tart (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins the 'boys to review beloved Wisconsin burger and shake chain Culver's. Plus, a local Cream City brewdog edition of Drank or Stank.
Recorded live at Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI.
Nick's intro[]
America's Dairyland
"America's Dairyland": since 1940, this two word slogan designating a U.S. region as the Mecca of milk has appeared on license plates in the state of Wisconsin.
But before the Badger State became the Dairy State, it was the Wheat State.
From 1840 to 1880, the grain was Wisconsin's top crop. However, declining yields from infestation and disease forced the state's farmers to pivot and, thankfully, its population included many Swiss immigrants who knew their way around an utter. In 1872, a coalition of farmers created the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association and the state re-configured its entire agricultural sector to focus on dairy production.
The gambit paid off.
By World War I, it had become the nation's premiere provider of milk, butter, and, of course, cheese. This local pride in Wisconsin's chief agricultural export extends beyond license plates. Its largest city, Milwaukee, is known as Cream City, and Green Bay Packer fans cheer on their team wearing cheesehead hats.
And it's within this cultural context that, in 1984, two generations of Wisconsinites joined together to open a burger and sweet (teat) treat restaurant with their family name. With premium milk byproducts at their disposal, it's no wonder their signature products included Fresh Frozen Custard and ButterBurgers.
The small chain developed a devout following in the state through the mid-'90s, at which point, it exploded into neighboring Midwest states like a tightly squeezed teat, and later, opened locations in the South and Mountain West. Now with over 700 locations, clustered between the Coasts, the burger stand remains family-owned, and owes much of its sterling culinary reputation to the high-quality milk, butter, and cheese right here in America's Dairyland.
This week on Doughboys: Culver's.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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5 forks |
| Carl Tart |
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5 forks |
| shared |
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With these scores, Culver's makes the Platinum Plate Club!
Drank or Stank[]
Milwaukee: The City That Made Beer Famous
In Drank or Stank, the Doughboys have a drink and rate it 'drank' or 'stank'.
For this episode, they have a number of local Milwaukee beers: Riverwest Stein, New Glarus Spotted Cow, Milwaukee Brewing O-Gii, Milwaukee Record Re-Porter, and Third Space Brewing Happy Place.
They also rank them on a scale of their favorite Milwaukee things they had seen.
| guest / host | Riverwest Stein | Spotted Cow | O-Gii | Re-Porter | Happy Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Drank | empty seat next to him on plane (1st) | Granny who dunked on him (3rd) | Store clerk who sold him deodorant (2nd) | - |
| Mike Mitchell | Culvers (1st) | Vanguard brat (2nd) | Stank | Stank | Jeffrey Dahmer (3rd) |
| Carl Tart | hot girl in Bucks hat (3rd) | big pile of ice (2nd) | - | Stank | Vanguard cheese curds (1st) |
Roast Spoonman[]
Lew Alcindor (aka. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
| “ | Cream Abdul-Jabbar, aka. Chew Alcindor | ” |
–Ethan Corado | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | I got dunked on by a Midwest granny for my gloves! | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | I would say the plurality of roasts sent in for the Milwaukee show were Jeffrey Dahmer-themed. Is he a source of civic pride? | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | Oh God, I got curd on the microphone! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
#hashtags[]
- #ManEater
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Do you like small bits of meat better or large, big pieces of meat? | ” |
–Natividad Hersch | ||
| “ | Are you guys familiar with the Brewers' sausage race? You got a Polish, a hot dog, an Italian, a chorizo, and a bratwurst. Of those five, who would win? | ” |
–Gabe Ubatuba | ||
| “ | Whole milk is roughly 4% fat. Vanilla custard is 8% and chocolate is 12%. Are there any foods you found the nutritional facts of and been disgusted, but still love them? | ” |
–Eric Zhang | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Carl Tart episodes |
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