National Coffee Day- September 29

Are you reading this blog over a steaming cup o' Joe? 

Sunday, September 29, is National Coffee Day. All around the US, businesses are offering patrons free or discounted cups to celebrate. 

In honor of the "holiday" please stop by in our Hampton Inn and Suites in Pinedale -the week of September 29th - October 5th and get a free cup of your choice (Robust, Regular or Decaff ) on your way to work or if you only passing by (please mention the offer from the blog to the breakfast attendant).

Some Coffee Fun Facts to savor:

• According to legend, a sixth-century Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi discovered his goats frolicking from one coffee shrub to another. He recognized that the coffee berries they were eating had a stimulating effect, and he began to experiment with the seeds. A century later, brewed coffee emerged in Arabia and the popularity of coffee grew at an exponential rate. 
• Today, more than 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year. As a world commodity, coffee is second only to oil!
• Recently, scientists are researching on other use of coffee beans. Some researches revealed that coffee beans may replace fossil fuel and work in motor engines in next centuries.
• If you’re willing to consume more caffeine, you should buy the light roasted coffee beans. Dark roasted coffee beans contain less caffeine than the lighter beans.
• Kopi Luwak is excreted by a Sumatran species of wild cats. This refers to the most expensive coffee in the whole world. You will have to pay $100 to buy 4 oz of coffee.
• Once a coffee-lover made a world record of consuming coffee. He drank 82 cups of coffee (about a gallon) in 7 consecutive hours.
• During world war II, the soldiers used to compete against each other to secure the top coffee consumer’s position. US marine reported that the record was 20 cups a day.

Now ... take a coffee break, and have a great day!