Beer & Brewing Holidays Calendar
We like to enjoy good beer for any number of reasons – whether it be for a special occasion, a personal pursuit, or just for the sake of it – so we don’t need an excuse!
Beer is the perfect companion for many special days throughout the year. We’ve compiled a list of our favorite brew-related holidays for you to mark in your calendar.
January Beer Holidays
January 1, National Hangover Day:
Aim to ring in the first day of the New Year the right way – hungover, with the blinds closed, regretting your decisions from the previous night! Don’t worry though, your hair of the dog will help you smell better!
Third Saturday of January, Baltic Porter Day:
Baltic Porter Day celebrates and promotes the Baltic Porter style, originating in Poland. Enjoy a pint and toast the “Brewers Treasure of Poland”!
January 24, National Beer Can Appreciation Day:
This holiday celebrates the first day beer was officially sold in cans. Crack open a cold one and take some time to appreciate the art and history behind the beer can you are drinking out of.
As soon as Kreuger Brewing Co. in Richmond, Virginia began distributing Kreuger’s Cream Ale and Kruger’s Finest Beer in cans in 1935, they became hugely successful… and the rest is history!
February Beer Holidays
February 2, Groundhog Day:
It seems like 2020 and 2021 has been the same day over and over? Well, now we have an official day to celebrate it! Or we can celebrate a groundhog named Phil and his shadow. Celebrate the arrival of spring or drown in the sorrow of another six weeks of winter!
February 7, Superbowl Sunday:
Participate in a longstanding sports drinking holiday tradition by rooting for your favorite team while enjoying a few beers!
February 14, Valentine’s Day:
Valentine’s Day is basically a drinking holiday, so celebrate the festival of love by cracking open a few with the one you love – or have a few alone for “single’s awareness day”!
February 22, National Margarita Day:
You’ve probably heard of a “Coronarita”? Today would be a great day to indulge in one.
February 24, World Bartender Day:
It’s especially important to extend some appreciation during this holiday due to the Covid-19 Pandemic ravaging the service industry in the past year. Consider this holiday a chance to extend your thanks to your bartenders!
March Beer Holidays
March 8, International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day:
This holiday celebrates the women of the beer and brewing industries (and all women in general) since it falls on the same day as International Women’s Day!
Whether you have a passion for beer or are looking to join, this holiday is the perfect opportunity for a woman to celebrate and give her voice in an industry that is disproportionately male. Cheers to the inventive and talented women making their mark in the beer industry!
March 17, St. Patrick’s Day:
Enjoy everything Irish, green, and beer-related on St. Patrick’s Day! Cheers!
March 20, National Bock Beer Day:
Crack open one of the five bock variants (Maibock, Traditional Bock, Eisbock, Doppelbock, and Weizenbock) and celebrate this delicious German lager!
March 20, Orval Day:
This was the first beer brought to the United States after being brewed with brettanomyces yeast variety, or just “Brett” for short, and was brewed at Notre Dame d’Orval Monastery in Belgium before making the long journey across the ocean.
A favorite beer of many American brewers, give it a try!
April Beer Holidays
April 6, New Beer’s Eve:
In 1933, a long line of people waited in huge anticipation for the first legal drink in the United States after 13 years!
The majority of these holidays call for alcoholic beverages to be consumed, however today may be a good day to hold off on imbibing and focus on the anticipation of tomorrow’s National Beer Day! Or just wait until midnight!
April 7, National Beer Day:
As Franklin D. Roosevelt said in 1933 upon this day, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.”
Every day is a good day for a beer, but today is special as it marks 88 years since beer and other alcoholic drinks have been again legally accessible to American citizens after 13 years during Prohibition.
Celebrate this historic day in American history with a few beers!
April 11, King Gambrinus Day:
Even though he may not have actually existed outside of folk tales, this holiday is celebrated to honor the life of a true folk hero.
In ancient Egypt, King Gambrinus became known as the “King of Beers” and “Patron Saint of Beer”, and was buried in a beer barrel at the time of his death.
It doesn’t matter who it is, but I’m definitely down to drink to someone who represents brewing and beer through human history.
April 17, Saison Day:
Take advantage of today’s Saison Day by enjoying a spicy, fruity Saison!
April 23, German Beer Day:
Today, celebrate German beer as we remember the country that created beer as we know and love it, through the creation of the Reinheitsgebot regulations which only permitted the use of water, barley and hops in brewing the beverage.
A classic, Reinheitsgebot-friendly brew is the perfect way to celebrate German Beer Day today!
May Beer Holidays
May 5, Cinco De Mayo:
In recent years, it has become a very popular drinking holiday in the United States, so take a few drinks and celebrate the Mexican Army’s perseverance against the invading French in 1862.
May 7, National Homebrew Day:
Brewing is in the air today! Enjoy a few homebrews while brewing another batch up!
May 10-May 16, American Craft Beer Week:
It is a week dedicated to celebrating the small, independent breweries that make the US brewing industry unique and exceptional. Go out and support your favorite local craft breweries this week. They certainly need and would appreciate it.
May 25, Memorial Day:
We raise a glass to those who bravely served for the United States and did not return home to their families.
June Beer Holidays
June 14, National Bourbon Day:
There are some drinks that go well with beer, such as bourbon. Feel free to enjoy a “Boilermaker” cocktail today!
June 15, Beer Day Britain:
The day is a day where we show our solidarity with beer drinkers across the pond and raise a glass to beer, the national alcoholic drink of Britain. As they say, “cheers to beer”!
July Beer Holidays
July 3, National Independent Beer Run Day:
Celebrate the Independence Day one day early by drinking beer from small, independent brewers!
July 4, Independence Day (USA):
A few cold ones paired with cool fireworks lights up the night sky! Because, America.
July 12, National Michelada Day:
A Michelada combine