The Brewers Association is organizing Brew Year’s Eve on April 7 in honor of the repeal of the Prohibition on that date in 1933. April 7 is the date beer was made legal, sending brewers back to work. The full Prohibition repeal, including wine and spirits, happened on December 5, 1933—a full eight months after beer was being tapped freely.

In fact, the first public delivery of beer went to the White House to honor Franklin Delano Roosevelt who had won the presidency in part because he favored repeal. From April 7 on, the country’s brewers were back in business and Americans enjoyed legal beer for eight months before wine and spirits were once again legitimate.

Source/Logo: Beertown.org