What did the actors drink when they were drinking “beer” on Gunsmoke?
Dave Rapoza
Olathe, Kansas
The Gunsmoke actors actually drank beer, but the whiskey was tea or colored water.
Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian and vice president of the Wild West History Association. His latest book is Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen; The History Press, 2015. If you have a question, write: Ask the Marshall, P.O. Box 8008, Cave Creek, AZ 85327 or email him at marshall.trimble@scottsdalecc.edu.
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