If you’ve recovered from last night’s New Beer’s Eve, it’s time to celebrate Beer Day. To recap, National Beer Day is celebrated in the United States every year on April 7, marking the day that the Cullen-Harrison Act was enacted after having been signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933. This led to the Eighteenth Amendment being repealed on December 5, 1933, with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In 2017, National Beer Day was officially recognized in the Congressional Record by Congressman Dave Brat and also officially recognized by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. House Joint Resolution 90 was introduced in the Virginia general Assembly to officially recognize National Beer Day in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2018.
Although a lot of breweries went out of business during prohibition, the brewer of one beer that we usually have in our house — Yuengling, established in 1829, survived with a unique solution. During prohibition, the company sold near-beer products and opened a dairy across from their brewery. The dairy turned out quite well for the company — they produced ice cream for over 65 years, even after Prohibition was repealed.
The first ode to beer dates to abound 1800 BC — the Hymn to Ninkasi, the Sumerian goddess of beer, was found inscribed on a tablet.
Beer is the world’s most widely-consumed alcoholic beverage.
India Pale Ale is the most popular craft beer in America.
Craft beer has lots of silicon in it, which helps build and maintain strong bones.
George Washington, Barack Obama, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison all brewed their own craft beers at home — while in office.
So here’s to National Beer Day, especially to those who suffer from “Cenosillicaphobia,” the fear of an empty beer glass — grab a beer and toast to it never again being empty.
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