Well then. A man's got to believe in something. I believe that I'll have
another beer.
bp
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On 4/7/2016 5:28 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
According to Wikipedia:
Recognized nationwide among beer enthusiasts, National Beer Day is an
unofficial holiday in the United States celebrated every year on April
7, and marking the day in 1933, the first day in 13 years, that people
could legally buy, sell, and drink beer.
National Beer Day is a celebration of the Cullen–Harrison Act being
signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933.
Upon signing the legislation, Roosevelt made his famous remark, "I
think this would be a good time for a beer." The law went into effect
on April 7 of that year, allowing people to buy, sell and drink beer
containing up to 3.2% alcohol by weight (or 4.05% by volume) in states
that had enacted their own law allowing such sales. People across the
country responded by gathering outside breweries, some beginning the
night before. On that first day, 1.5 million barrels of beer were
consumed, inspiring the future holiday. Today, April 7 is recognized
as National Beer Day and April 6 is known as New Beer's Eve.
