Beer and Pizza

A Match Made in Super Bowl Heaven

Last year it was recorded that Pizza Hut sold more than 1.7 million pizzas during the Super Bowl.  This was before Pizza Hut became the official pizza sponsor of the NFL.  This year they project that they will sell over two million pizzas!  That’s a lot of dough.

National Beer Can Appreciation Day!

Today celebrates the historic moment when beer cans were introduced to the market.  January 24th, 1935 marks this day in history. The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company teamed up with the American Can Company and delivered 2,000 cans of their finest beer and Cream Ale to their customers in Richmond, Virginia.  Since the canned beer was so widely received, they decided to go ahead with production.  In three months, over 80% of all distributors were selling Krueger’s beer.  By the end of that year, over 200 million cans were produced and sold!

Jersey City Whiskey Fest

On Friday, February 1st, Jersey City will host their annual Whiskey Fest. Featuring over 100 styles of whiskies and spirits, there are flavors for everyone to enjoy.  Besides whiskies, the fest will offer Kentucky bourbons, Mexican Tequila, Russian Vodka, and more.  There will also be food vendors on site including Chavas Empanadas, Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland, Angry Archies, and many more.

Meet Hollie Stephenson – Beer Person of the Year

Beer Person of the Year, Hollie Stephenson has made big waves in the beer industry and continues to do so working as head brewer at Guinness’ new Baltimore operation. 

Hollie went to college at Ohio’s University of Akron and finished college in Washington D.C.  In D.C. where she worked as a lobbyist, she found that she enjoyed spending her free time at a bar called Black Squirrel, where she grew a passion for craft beer.  Her passion grew so large that she changed careers.