Plot Synopsis

Using re-enactments of historical events and interviews with historians and experts, host Mike Rowe crisscrosses the United States to reveal how alcohol was one of the key ingredients that formed America's culture and country. From the Mayflower to the moon landing, from George Washington to the O.K. Corral, Rowe takes viewers on a liquor fueled journey based on historical facts, such as: Paul Revere actually rode from tavern to tavern on his Midnight Ride, and may have slipped in a few cold ones along the way; George Washington distilled his own whiskey, Thomas Jefferson brewed his own beer, and Abraham Lincoln sold booze out of his grocery stores; the Pilgrims gave beer to their kids -- on purpose; the Puritans landed the Mayflower early on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer; Johnny Appleseed was actually creating farms to sell hard apple cider; and many more liquored-up facts about American history.