National Beer Day Celebrations and Rankings Across the US
National Beer Day is celebrated in the US to honor the freedom to enjoy beer. The first National Beer Day started in 2009 to commemorate the signing of the Cullen-Harrison Act. President Franklin D. Roosevelt inspired the day by signing the act that raised the alcohol threshold and legalized mild beer production. Americans love beer and the US has the second-largest beer market in the world. McDonald's serves beer in nearly a dozen countries. Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in human history, dating back thousands of years.