under the ownership of jerold hoffberger, natty boh was first associated with the city of baltimore. in 1953, jerold hoffberger helped to bring the st. louis browns to baltimore where they became the baltimore orioles. he made national bohemian the main sponsor of the baseball team. about twelve years later hoffberger bought the team. under the ownership of jerold hoffberger the orioles won two world series and four american league pennants. nattty boh was served at the stadium. this was the period when national bohemian became the beer of baltimore because people identified the orioles’ wins with the beer. although the beer is not brewed in maryland anymore, 95% of sales are still in baltimore. this is why is it called "the beer of maryland".