Beer and Pizza Day

Beer and Pizza Day is October 9th

One of the world’s most beloved food and drink combinations is pizza and beer. On October 9, this iconic duo gets its own day to celebrate their unique mix. There are countless combinations with never ending pizza toppings and beers from all over the world that you can try on this very day! It’s the perfect day to have a gathering with friends and celebrate with some uniquely made pizza and beer from different parts of the world!

How Beer and Pizza Day Unites People

What better way to have a gathering with friends than with pizza and beer? Pizza is an overall winner when it comes to picking out a food everyone enjoys, and it’s delicious! If it’s friends/family gathering to watch a movie, game, tv show, or even just a chill night, this combination is perfect. From picking out the best combination to eating it, it’s probably going to be the most enjoyable part of the night.

Another way pizza and beer can join people together is the making of the pizza itself. You can mix different ingredients and toppings, and even compete on who makes the best one. To top it off you can try different beers with each one and just make a party event out of it. Nothing makes people happier than really good food.

Interesting Fact to share on Beer and Pizza Day

Pizza

• Pizza as we know it with tomato sauce, cheese and toppings originated in Italy.
• Baked bread has origins from the Middle East and adding toppings goes back to the Greeks and the Romans.
• Pizza gained popularity after War World II when soldiers returned to their homes in search of it.
• The first pizzeria in the United States -G. Lombardi’s- opened in New York in 1905. The owner was Gennaro Lombardi.
• Frozen pizza spread its popularity in the 1960s. Popularity further increased with the implementation of delivery. Totino’s is said to be the first frozen pizza company.

Beer

• Beer is one of the oldest recipes in the world. It dates to prehistory.
• Women did most of the beer brewing in ancient Egypt.
• The world’s strongest beer is Brewmeister’s “Snake Venom” with 67.5% ABV.
• Beer is the third most popular drink in the world after water and tea.
• The beer industry in the United States reaches 100billion dollars a year.
• It has two categories: lagers and ales.
• The “Pizza Beer Brewery” brews a beer that tastes like pizza.