The Pilgrims liked beer, but probably were not drunk on it at the first Thanksgiving
Anheuser-Busch ran advertisements in 1908 touting beer as the drink of “Our Pilgrim Fathers” and in the 1930s adopted a campaign that claimed “It Was Beer Not Turkey That Lured the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock,” according to the 2010 book “Lies, Damned Lies and History: A Catalogue of Historical Errors and Misunderstandings.” (Washington Post)