Coffee was discovered by goatherders in Ethiopia circa 800 A.D. when they noticed goats being extremely energetic after consuming the berries.
Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that commercially grows coffee.
Coffee is a fruit. The beans are actually the pits of cherry-like berries.
New York is the most coffee caffeinated state in the US. New Yorkers drink seven times the amount of the rest of the nation.
Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day. No wonder we’re all so wired.
The word “Cappucino” comes from the drink’s resemblance in color to the robes of the capuchin friars in Italy.
The first webcam was invented at the university of Cambridge. Its purpose: to keep watch on the coffee pot.
Before coffee was a hit in the 1700’s, beer was the drink of choice at breakfast. Yep, we used to start early
Beer Facts!
The fear of an empty beer glass is Cenosillica-phobia and it’s quite debilitating.
The first modern American IPA was Anchor Liberty Ale, first released in 1975 by Anchor Brewing Co. of San Francisco.
Beer cans debuted way back in 1935 by the Gottfried Kreuger Brewery and were available for the first time in Richmond, VA.
Schlitz, out of Milwaukee, invented the brown bottle in 1911 which blocked out the sun ensuring freshness. Tasty!
According to 247wallstreet.com the State that has the highest annual per-capita beer consumption is New Hampshire with Montana a close second.
Every American craft brewery combined employs fewer people than Anheuser-Busch corporation and it’s not even close!
The largest craft brewery by sales volume is Yuengling out of Pennsylvania, with Boston Brewing Co. (Sam Adams) second, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. taking the Bronze.
