Brooke Barbier is a public historian who received her PhD in American history from Boston College, researching Boston’s social and cultural life during and after the American Revolution. While earning her graduate degree, she taught history at Boston College and Stonehill College.

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Two of Brooke's favorite things are history and beer, so in 2013 she founded Ye Olde Tavern Tours, which offers tours of Boston’s historic sites and taverns (beer is included!). She is the author of the award-winning King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father and Boston in the American Revolution: A Town Versus an Empire. Her latest book, Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution examines the influence of alcohol on the founding generation and received a starred review from Booklist. She is invited to speak all over the country and has been interviewed by diverse media outlets including the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Boston Globe. She is originally from San Diego, CA and has lived in Boston for many years.