The signature cocktail is the award-winning Cheers Bloody Mary, but another popular tipple is the Screaming Viking, a previously fictional drink introduced in season six of "Cheers," made with Bacardi O and Bacardi Select rums, amaretto, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice. Pull up a stool at one of three bars (one which is a replica of the bar from "Cheers") and order a cold mug of Samuel Adams Boston Brick Red, an Irish red ale that is only available on tap in Boston bars. Don't write this off as a tourist trap replete with sitcom props and Boston sports memorabilia it's the quintessential Beantown experience.
After all, this is the Massachusetts bar "where everybody knows your name." Long before the sitcom, the Bull and Finch was a landmark, esteemed as an exemplary Boston watering hole. There's no food here, but you might meet Lindsey McInnerny, daughter of the owners, who expertly pours from the bar's four taps and hand-makes drinks from the list of 15 specialty cocktails and full bar.įamed as the inspiration for the NBC sitcom "Cheers," which ran for 11 seasons beginning in 1982, the Bull and Finch Pub is now called Cheers Bar Boston. Try longtime bartender Peggy Casentini's signature bloody mary or seasonal specials like the wintertime house-made hot buttered buccaneer and the summertime cucumber lemon spritzer. Among the other famous and infamous, Lauren Bacall, Richard Boone, Ronnie Howard, Red Skelton, Cliff Robertson and every Nevada governor have come through the doors for a tipple or two. Also, Carol Lombard and Clark Gable flocked to The Genoa Bar to play high-stakes poker games with the local cattle barons. Famous 'regulars' have included Mark Twain, Ulysses S.
Built in 1853, the bar provides a true Wild West experience with an eclectic décor of antiques, dive bar staples, and Raquel Welch's bra. New to our list, The Genoa Bar in Genoa is the oldest "thirst parlor" in Nevada (it actually opened 11 years before Nevada was a state).
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