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Raising Spirits in Revolutionary Times: An Immersive Tavern Night

$100.00

Outside of the church, the tavern was the most important institution in most towns. Taverns were used as meeting places for political assemblies and business; places to share news, swap stories, and spread ideas; the site of travel crossroads and community-building. Strangers and neighbours alike came together in these common spaces. It was in the colonial tavern that the revolutionary spirit launched our nation. Without taverns, it is likely that the various colonies would have remained separate and subject to the greater British Empire. 

During this evening program, patrons are invited to a night of storytelling and merriment, during which they can enjoy an 18th Century tavern experience complete with period beer and cocktails, competitive toasts, various entertainments such as parlor games and tavern songs, and maybe even a rousing political debate that would have been commonplace in the late 18th century. 

Patrons will enjoy a groaning board and sweet treats along with the many beverages that will be available for purchase.

Note: All attendees must be 21+. Proof of age will be required. Drink tokens may be purchased onsite. Non-alcoholic beverages and food are included in the price of the event.

Outside of the church, the tavern was the most important institution in most towns. Taverns were used as meeting places for political assemblies and business; places to share news, swap stories, and spread ideas; the site of travel crossroads and community-building. Strangers and neighbours alike came together in these common spaces. It was in the colonial tavern that the revolutionary spirit launched our nation. Without taverns, it is likely that the various colonies would have remained separate and subject to the greater British Empire. 

During this evening program, patrons are invited to a night of storytelling and merriment, during which they can enjoy an 18th Century tavern experience complete with period beer and cocktails, competitive toasts, various entertainments such as parlor games and tavern songs, and maybe even a rousing political debate that would have been commonplace in the late 18th century. 

Patrons will enjoy a groaning board and sweet treats along with the many beverages that will be available for purchase.

Note: All attendees must be 21+. Proof of age will be required. Drink tokens may be purchased onsite. Non-alcoholic beverages and food are included in the price of the event.

Instructors

Michael Carver

Michael Carver, as the Regimental Brewmeister, focuses on creating immersive experiences related to historical beverages and tavern culture with a focus on social, industrial, and political life between 1765 and 1810. After years of research and experimentation, Carver now conducts public presentations and brews about 25 historically inspired beers, over open fires with 18th Century tools and methods. As a journeyman brewer in 1750, he learned brewing with the five senses. Brewing in 1750 is a fully immersive activity where the brewer’s eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and fingers become all those lovely instruments used in brewing in the 21st Century. 

Carver also presents as the Admiral of the Blue Apron, a natural extension of the work of the Brewmeister.  In Francis Grose’s A Classical Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue, first published in 1785, he found an entry that he has adopted as the moniker for his tavern impression -- The Admiral of the Blue Apron. The ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, is a publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly the custom among gentlemen of that vocation. The tavern’s significance in the founding era of our nation related to another main attraction: joining comrades and sometimes opponents in political discourse and debate.  He and his team provide an immersive tavern experience with tavern games, glees, stirring political debates, toasts, and of course, popular libations of the 18th Century.