Historians agree that bars in Massachusetts are about as old as the state itself. Early settlers wasted no time setting up local taverns before schoolhouses in some cases.
In fact, Massachusetts is home to what are believed to be the oldest bars in the United States like the Green Dragon Tavern which dates back to 1654, or Warren Tavern in Charlestown which was the first buildingto be erected in Charlestown after the British burned the whole town during the Battle of Bunker Hill in June of 1775.
At the beginning of 2024, Massachusetts was home to 828 bars and 1,645 beer, wine, and liquor stores. That’s a lot of drunk people. And don’t forget to add in the 114 colleges and beer-guzzling Boston sports fans…