This Dean and Mindy walk into a bar post from February 11, 2018, is worth another read today. I wonder: what would Abraham Lincoln think of our quest to visit a bar and a church in every state in the country he served? Would he buy a copy of Cheers and Amen? As a shopkeeper, would he have stocked it in his Illinois general store with a liquor license?
Abraham Lincoln's birthday is tomorrow, and have you ever wondered about the
drinking habits of the 16th President of the United States? I hadn't really thought much about it, but as soon as I started researching, I realized that I'd chosen
the wrong President for a post on bars.
Even though his father probably worked at a distillery, even though he and his grocery store partner seem to have had the equivalent of a liquor license for their business (grocery stores back in the day sometimes served as the town bar, I guess), Lincoln seems to have been the kind of drinker Dean is when we aren't visiting (and writing about) bars and churches. The Great Emancipator seemed to have accepted a glass of champagne or whatever when the occasion called for it -- without drinking more than a sip.
Still, I wonder. If President Lincoln had found himself
traveling with us, would any of these bars have felt comfortable? Which do you like best?
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| The Tank Room in Kansas City, Missouri (sadly no more) |
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| The Wrigley Taproom and Eatery in Corbin, Kentucky |
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| Church and State in Washington, DC (closed since our visit) |
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| Liberty Tavern in Clinton, Massachusetts |
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| Charlie-O's World Famous in Montpelier, Vermont |
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| Harry's Chocolate Shop in West Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Tom's Old Bogies in Holcombe, Wisconsin (it's in a log cabin) |
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| Old Style Saloon Number 10 in Deadwood, South Dakota |
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| Pengilly's Saloon in Boise, Idaho |
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| Duke's Spirited Cocktails in Healdsburg, California |
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