Cocked and Boozy with Brooke Barbier

The American Revolution was argued in meetinghouses, fought on battlefields, and plotted over more than a few bowls of punch.

This week Professor Robert Allison raises a glass with historian Brooke Barbier, author of Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution, to explore the surprisingly boozy world of Revolutionary America. Rum, cider, beer, punch, flip, and other potent concoctions lubricated a society where taverns doubled as newsrooms, political clubs, business centers, and gathering places for revolutionaries.

What did Americans drink? How much did they drink? And what happened when politics, patriotism, and punch all landed in the same bowl?

Barbier takes us inside the taverns and drinking culture of the eighteenth century, where sharing a glass could seal a deal, win a vote, forge a friendship, or perhaps help start a revolution.

So pull up a chair, charge your glass, get you a copper coil, and join us for a spirited look at the American Revolution. No powdered wig required.

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