October 9th is International Pizza and Beer Day!

International Beer and Pizza Day, or simply Beer and Pizza Day, is an official food holiday that was founded by Beer & Pizza superfan Nick Saulino in 2016.

Celebrated each year on October 9^th during what is, probably not coincidentally National Pizza Month as well as Oktoberfest, International Beer and Pizza Day pays homage to one of the most iconic food and drink combinations on the planet Earth. Both beer and pizza come in a countless number of varieties and both are enjoyed by many different cultures all over the world. From small town breweries to huge beer corporations, from local mom & pop shop pizzerias to world-wide pizza chains, International Beer and Pizza Day can be enjoyed be all (over the legal drinking age).

Beer and Pizza Fun Facts:

Beer is one of the oldest beverages humans have produced, dating back to at least the fifth millennium BC and recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

The word pizza was first documented in 997 AD in Gaeta, Italy, and successively in different parts of Central and Southern Italy. The precursor of pizza was probably the focaccia, a flat bread known to the Romans as panis focacius, to which toppings were then added.

How to Celebrate:

Celebrate the day by drinking beer and eating pizza, of course! There are many types of beers and pizzas you could pair together, and many places where you can enjoy them.

Have a beer at home with a frozen or homemade pizza.

Order a pizza to be delivered to you while you are drinking at a brewery or bar (as long as they don’t have it on their menu – they’d probably frown at that).

Have a beer at a restaurant that serves one of the best pizzas in the country.

Some pizzerias even specialize in pizza and beer pairing.

Once you are all full of beer and pizza, perhaps make a stop at the United States Pizza Museum, or at a beer museum.

Want to Know More?

Devotees to this holiday are serious. There is a beerandpizzaday.com website, @beerandpizzaday Twitter and Facebook pages, where naturally they’d like it if you posted yourself enjoying beer and pizza with the hashtags: #BeerAndPizzaDay, #BeerAndPizza, #PizzaAndBeer, #InternationalBeerAndPizzaDay.

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