Biggest Beer-Buying Holidays

Photo: Jack Andersen|Getty Images St. Patrick's Day and beer are seemingly made for each other, but not as much as you might think. The holiday is not the biggest-selling beer event, according to Nielsen; in fact, it trails many public holidays.Check out which holidays moved the most beer, based on 2009 data that looked at a two-week period surrounding the holiday or event. Updated March 16, 2010

Photo: Alex Hayden|UpperCut Images|Getty Images Sales: 48.7 million cases

Photo: David Madison|Getty Images Sales: 49.2 million cases

Photo: Alan Richardson|StockFood Creative|Getty Images Sales: 50.7 million cases

Photo: Siegfried Layda|Getty Images Sales: 50.9 million cases

Photo: Jose Luis Pelaez | Getty Images Sales: 52.8 million cases

Photo: iStock Sales: 52.8 million cases

Photo: iStockphoto Sales: 54 million cases

Photo: Hoby Finn|Photodisc|Getty Images Sales: 57.7 million cases

Photo: VisionsofAmerica/Joe Sohm|Digital Vision|Getty Images Sales: 60.2 million cases

Photo: Stockbyte|Getty Images Sales: 61.0 million cases

Photo: Francesco Ruggeri|Photographer’s Choice|Getty Images Sales: 63.5 million cases

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