Superbowl doesn't rank high when it comes to beer drinking
My buddy (and colleague) Rob Kasper (of Kasper on Tap fame) blogs that when it comes to beer drinking holidays, the Superbowl is only ranked eighth. Imagine that!
Here's the list of the U.S.' top beer holidays, courtesy of data from the Nielsen Co.
1. July 4
2. Labor Day
3. Memorial Day
4. Father's Day
5. Christmas
6. Thanksgiving
7. Easter
8. Super Bowl
Rob also listed some interesting Super Bowl trivia on his post. Check it out.
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Comments
Weird, I would have guessed St. Patty's Day...but that could be because my family's Irish and takes it a little too seriously...
Posted by: Jenn | January 27, 2009 9:27 AM
How can St. Patricks Day or Cinco de Mayo possibly consume less beer than Father's Day?
And who in the world celebrates Easter with a beer? That's pretty curious to me.
Posted by: confused | January 27, 2009 10:51 AM
I guess that's because there is a smaller number of people drinking than the on other days because a smaller number of people are interested in parking themselves in front of TV with idle hands drinking for added entertainment.
Posted by: Stebbin | January 27, 2009 10:56 AM
Dear Confused,
You're clearly not Polish.
xo,
Amy
Posted by: Amy | January 27, 2009 11:28 AM
I'm not certain, but I presume that the list accounts for beer sold in liquor stores to be consumed at home (yours or someone else's), rather than beer sold and consumed at bars. That would probably account for the omission of St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo, and other traditional "let's go out to the bar and get hammered" holidays, nd the inclusion of other "let me pick up a case of beer so I can deal with my family" holidays.
Posted by: The Beav | January 27, 2009 11:39 AM
And I'm guessing that Labor Day and Memorial Day must account for the entire weekends of those two holidays. I mean, they're long weekends during warm-weather months, so it's easy to see how they'd create a lot of beer sales. But how much do you actually drink on Labor Day monday, knowing there's work the next day and all?
Posted by: still confused | January 27, 2009 12:32 PM
I thought Nielsen did TV ratings...since when did they start ranking beer sales?
St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo don't always fall on a weekend or holiday day off (like Labor or Memorial Day), so that's probably why they are not on the list.
Posted by: strawberry | January 27, 2009 1:50 PM