Beer 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
11. St. Patrick's Day
Sales: 48.7 million cases
10. Super Bowl
Sales: 49.2 million cases
9. Easter
Sales: 50.7 million cases
8. Halloween
Sales: 50.9 million cases
7. Christmas
Sales: 52.8 million cases
6. Thanksgiving
Sales: 52.8 million cases
5. Cinco de Mayo
Sales: 54 million cases
4. Father's Day
Sales: 57.7 million cases
3. Labor Day
Sales: 60.2 million cases
2. Memorial Day
Sales: 61.0 million cases
1. Fourth of July
Sales: 63.5 million cases