My first exposure to Hooter's was a family trip to a variety of places in the Mid-Atlantic and DC, and we ate at one in Fairfax, VA (I was about 19). I remember they brought a pitcher of cold beer with a bag of ice, or maybe the pitcher had one of those ice reservoirs. I remember my parents and older brother (we were all WI residents) being very confused. What's this for? we asked. "That helps keep the beer cold, longer." the helpful waitress says. Still confused. Why would we take that long to drink a pitcher of beer, we wondered.