{"id":3116,"date":"2012-12-13T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2012-12-13T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T09:22:00","slug":"we-recommend-drinking-boston-the-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3116","title":{"rendered":"We Recommend Drinking Boston (The Book!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston journalist Stephanie Schorow obviously did a lot of research for her new book, Drinking Boston: A History of the City and Its Spirits<\/a>\"\". But, we bet she had fun doing it!<\/p>\n

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But, seriously, she really did collect a lot of information in preparing to write this book. As perpetual students of Boston's rich history, we loved learning so many new aspects and seeing how alcohol, the places where drinking took place, and social reformer movements fit into what we already know.<\/p>\n

The book takes you on a time travel trek from inside Boston\u2019s first colonial taverns, through the saloon era, on to Prohibition, stopping at the 1930s and 1940s nightclub scene, and bringing you right up to the current craft cocktail movement. Did you know that early taverns sometimes served as courtrooms?<\/p>\n

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Along the way Schorow delves into the issues of class, social reform, and reminds you of the breweries, neighborhood bars, and some of the people who were an important part of what she calls a \u201c…drinking town.\u201d <\/p>\n

Put Drinking Boston On Your Gift List<\/strong><\/p>\n