What You Didn't Know About George Washington's Favorite Beer - Chowhound

Heritage Images/Getty Images George Washington was many things — victorious general, Founding Father, first president of the United States — but he was also a man who loved his booze. While consuming alcohol daily was commonplace during the Colonial era, Washington managed to put away an impressive amount of it. He had a well-known fondness for fortified wines such as Madeira, often drinking a bottle a day. On…