Well, I\u2019m still waiting on spring (it\u2019s supposed to snow again tomorrow) and it\u2019s been a while since we talked about holidays, so that\u2019s the subject for today. Tomorrow (April 7) is National Beer Day. While most any day is a good day for a beer, this is the real deal. In 1919, something called the Volstead Act became law and by January 16th, 1920 the entire United States was subject to Prohibition. This meant that the sale, production, importation, and transportation of all alcohol was banned in the USA.<\/p>\n
After 13 years of prohibition, Senator Pat Harrison and Representative Thomas Cullen proposed the Cullen-Harrison Act, which legalized the sale of beer and wine with a low enough alcohol content that people supposedly would not get intoxicated (3.2% by weight, 4.05% by volume.) The act was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933. (FDR apparently said, after signing the bill, \u201cI think this would be a good time for a beer.\u201d)
\nThe first legally bought beer went on sale on April 7th in 1933. There were about 1.5 million barrels of beer consumed in America on that day.<\/p>\n
Some real beer enthusiasts begin to celebrate National Beer Day today (the evening of April 6th) – known as New Beer\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n
So it became legal to buy beer in 1933, but it took 76 years for the day to be marked by a holiday. It wasn\u2019t until 2009 that April 7th became \u201cNational Beer Day.\u201d They say every dog has their day \u2014 so does every beer, and that day\u2019s tomorrow. Cheers!!!
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Well, I\u2019m still waiting on spring (it\u2019s supposed to snow again tomorrow) and it\u2019s been a while since we talked about holidays, so that\u2019s the subject for today. Tomorrow (April 7) is National Beer Day. While most any day is … Continue reading