International Beer Day Timeline

2018

7450

The number of breweries operating in America.

2013

2416

The number of breweries operating in America, of which 2,360 are considered craft breweries.

1979

Beer industry deregulation

President Jimmy Carter opens the American beer market back to craft brewers.

1933

Prohibition officially ends on December 5, 1933

Zero Breweries are operating in America.

1920

Prohibition officially begins January 17, 1920

The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made illegal the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol.