I'm not entirely sure if you mean all of the Americas, or if you're asking specifically about the colonies that became the United States, however, I will answer with what I do know about the former, and hope it is at least of some interest or relevance to you.

In the case of the Acadians, visitors and priests would comment that they enjoyed their strong drinks, and often had a bowl and ladle of rum in their home. Acadians would anger priests by getting into drunken quarrels, being in taverns on Sundays and Holidays, and engaging in lewd dancing after sunset while they drank.

In New England, meanwhile, drinking heavily was extremely frowned upon, though moderation was acceptable. Beer was a go to for them.