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Biggest Beer-Buying Holidays

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