Stats of our lives: Drunk City, U.S.A.

The Daily Beast crowns Boston as America's drunkest city — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

Drunk City, U.S.A.
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Average number of drinks consumed per month by each Bostonian of legal drinking age. Boston tops The Daily Beast's annual list of America's drunkest cities.

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