The Top American Holidays For Beer

Although it seems almost natural to crack open a cold beer on Memorial Day or Fourth of July, these aren't the only big beer-buying holidays. Nielsen has compiled the Top 7 beer holidays in the United States in 2010, based on the sale of cases of beer two weeks before the holiday.

7. Super Bowl, 49.3 million
6. Halloween, 51.3 million
5. Thanksgiving, 51.8 million
4. July Fourth, 52.7 million
3. Christmas, 54.3 million
2. Memorial Day, 57.8 million
1. Labor Day, 60.1 million

To round out the top 10, check out the 2009 results, in which Cinco de Mayo, Easter and St. Patrick's Day also make an appearance. Notably absent: Valentine's Day. And we always thought a case of beer was so romantic.

Comments

[goblue137]

04:09 PM on 06/14/2011

How did New Year's Eve/Day not make the list?

[grailknight]

05:27 PM on 06/14/2011

New Year's Eve isn't a holiday.

[c-tom]

05:47 PM on 06/14/2011

Yes it is. Even if Guy Lombardo isn't on TV anymore it is still a holiday.

[deepintheheartoftejas]

06:53 PM on 06/14/2011

Neither is #7, the Super Bowl.

[ontariogirl]

02:26 PM on 06/14/2011

Seven eh......Mon, Tues, Wed.....................

[HighDesertBob]

07:14 PM on 06/14/2011

Exactly my first thought.
Great minds think alike. ;-)

[ontariogirl]

01:43 PM on 06/15/2011

Cheers Bob!!! :))

[PaddyMc68]

01:16 PM on 06/14/2011

For the love of criminey, it isn't "July 4th"! The holiday is Independence Day. That always irritates the heck out of me. Get it right, people.

[JerseyHooligan]

01:29 PM on 06/14/2011

what day is independence day on? oh yea...

[PaddyMc68]

02:12 PM on 06/14/2011

Congratulations for missing the point. There's a July 4th in Britain, too; it isn't a holiday.

[HighDesertBob]

07:17 PM on 06/14/2011

I agree. The article is about American holidays. And it IS Independence Day.