What beer strikes gold on St. Patrick’s Day? These bestselling picks may surprise you. New Year’s Eve, the night before Thanksgiving, and St. Patrick’s Day are the biggest drinking days of the year in the United States.

So my students are often surprised when I tell them that St. Patrick’s Day was once a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue. In fact, there’s even a color known as St. Patrick’s blue.