# Drinking tea after Dec 16, 1773 Harbor Tea Day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 4, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408 "2026-07-04T13:36:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408/3 "2026-07-04T13:44:16Z")

</div>

Many people continued to drink tea, as not everyone supported the revolutionary cause.

Real revolutionaries drank beer or ale in taverns.

---

_[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-tea-after-dec-16-1773-harbor-tea-day/1031408)._