What better way to honor friends and freedom than with a sip of ice cold beer at a barbecue? The U.S. Brewers Foundation reminds us that Memorial Day is for gathering with others and enjoying the first glimpses of summer. How will you practice moderation this Memorial Day?

However you decide to spend your long weekend, we wish you a fun, safe, and reflective Memorial Day!

FUN FACT: Steven Petrosino downed 1 liter of beer in 1.3 seconds in 1977 which made him a World Beer Chugging Champion according to the Guinness Book of World Records.  Apparently he didn’t want to risk his beer getting warm. (Source: List 25)