Raising a Glass for National Beer Day

April 7 is National Beer Day, celebrating the day in 1933 when beer sales were allowed in the U.S. for the first time in 13 years.

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April 7 was National Beer Day in the United States.

National Beer Day is not a real holiday.

But a lot of Americans are celebrating on social media.

One Twitter user, RadarX, wrote, “I hear it’s #NationalBeerDay and I feel fortunate to live where they make so much of it.”

Other Twitter users joined in by posting photographs of glasses of cold beer.

The magazine Men’s Journal published a list of what it called the “100 Best Beers in America.”

The beers are listed alphabetically by the state where they are produced.

Some of the beers have unusual names, such as Sloth, Fuzzy Baby Ducks and Lizard King.

April 7 is an important day in beer history. On that day in 1933, Americans could legally buy beer again after 13 years. Sales of beer had been barred under the U.S. Constitution.

The 18th Amendment to the constitution took effect in 1920. It prohibited “the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors.”

In December 1933, the 21st Amendment to the constitution officially ended prohibition. But a few months before that, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an act to permit the sale of low-alcohol wine and beer. That was on April 7.

Roosevelt reportedly said, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.”

And the people who agree with Roosevelt's words helped make the hashtag #NationalBeerDay, What’s Trending Today.

I’m Ashley Thompson.

Dan Friedell wrote this story for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

fortunate – adj. having good luck

alphabetical – adj. of or related to organizing something in the order of the letters of the alphabet

intoxicate – v. to make (someone) unable to think and behave normally

prohibit – v. to bar or ban something