It’s National Beer Day!

Grab a frosty mug and enjoy the ice cold beer of your choice as you celebrate National Beer Day! You didn't know there was a holiday dedicated to celebrating your favorite water, grain, hops and yeast beverage? Well, it's not an official holiday, but don't let that stop you from having fun!

Beer is big business, and beerinstitute.org estimates that 43,900 people in America work for large and small breweries and importers. Add to that fact that another 129,500 are employed by distributors and 900,000 people work for retailers that sell beer.

It has been 82 years since Prohibition was repealed, and in that time, brewers have been busy creating more varieties that you can count, and the American public has, in turn, become excellent consumers. According to brewersassociation.org, overall beer sales are up 0.5 percent in the U.S., and imports are up 6.9 percent, while craft sales have risen by 17.6 percent. While sales increase, so does the number of breweries. The Brewers Association calculates a total of 3,464 breweries in the United States.

Craft, light or import, there is something for everyone. What is your favorite beer?