WASHINGTON — It may sound like a phony holiday, but it really is National Beer Day.

Every year since 1933, April 7 celebrates the ability to buy, sell, and drink beer after 13 years of Prohibition.

When the Cullen-Harrison Act was  enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, beer became legal again, as long as it was below 3.2 percent alcohol by volume.

On that first day, 1.5 million barrels of suds were consumed, according to Wikipedia.

Since then, people have gathered at breweries and pubs to celebrate the holiday, some beginning the night before, spawning the April 6 holiday of New Beer’s Eve.

And, for those who can’t celebrate during the week, American Craft Beer Week runs May 11 through May 17.