![]() ![]() ![]() Still brewed in Colorado, where it began, Coors Banquet is said to have been named in honor of the hearty feasts local miners ate when their workday was over. This ice beer was the first one produced in America, making its debut in 1993. Parent company: Grupo Modelo (Constellation Brands)Ĭorona Extra is the most popular Mexican beer in America, but this lower-calorie alternative (it has 99 calories per 12-ounce bottle, versus 149 for the Extra) is rapidly gaining fans.Though the brewery now markets a number of different beers, its rich, dark, original stout is what made its reputation. The vast majority of America's favorite beers are American-made or imported from Mexico, but this iconic Irish brand is an exception. Ice beers, chilled below freezing as they're brewed, are supposed to be smoother than other beers, and they're definitely slightly higher in alcohol – 5.9% in this case. Reviewers tend to find it easily drinkable, though its shipments have fallen almost 50% since 2013. With its distinctive cobalt-blue bottle, this potent (6% ABV) malt liquor is triple-filtered for smoothness. At least one reviewer, on RateBeer, finds the lime synthetic-tasting "like they added Mountain Dew." This might explain the beer's over 40% volume decline since 2013. While beers like Tecate might be consumed with a squeeze of lime juice, this America light lager comes with the lime flavoring already added. Despite the near 35% decline in shipments since 2013, the beer remains one of American's best sellers. It is commonly served with a wedge of lime, to be squeezed into the pull-tab opening. This popular Mexican beer, a pale lager in style, is brewed by the Heineken-owned Cervecería Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma. This cold-filtered lager is still produced, however, leaving alive the question of how a "draft" beer can be sold in bottles and cans. The original brewing facility for this beer, which has been fading in popularity in recent years as shipments tumbled over 50% since 2013, closed down in 2015. Though light brews are not typically favored by serious beer drinkers, this one took home a silver medal in the American-Style Light Lager category at the Great American Beer Festival in 2006. Though this light beer was introduced only in 1986, the original Milwaukee's Best dates from 1895 – though for decades it was available only around its namesake city. We’re obviously a health-conscious people. Roughly a third of the brews listed here fall under that category, including the top three best-sellers. It’s also obvious from this ranking that we love light (or “lite”) beer. Only eight of the country’s biggest beer brands were imported.Īs a look at this list will reveal, the majority of the country’s best-selling beers – 22 of them – are produced by just two companies, MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev. And 82% of the beer we drank was produced domestically. ![]() ![]() beer industry shipped 202.2 million barrels, enough to fill more than 2.8 billion cases of 24 12-ounce cans or bottles, according to America's Beer Distributors. Mass-market brews aren’t going anywhere soon, however. recently researched the price of a six-pack every year between 19, we found that in inflation-adjusted dollars, a six-pack cost $11.67 65 years ago, and only $8.88 in 2014. Beer is actually cheaper now than it used to be. Whatever the reason, it probably wasn’t economic. In fact, 19 of the 31 beers ranked here lost traction between 20. reviewed domestic shipping volume data provided by industry advocacy group Beer Marketer’s Insights to identify America’s biggest beer brands.Īnd while craft beer sales are growing – they were up 4.7% last year over 2017, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis report – the market for big commercial brands (the kinds of beer that appear on this list) actually declined 1.5% over the same period. We’re way down in 12th place worldwide, managing a mere 74.90 liters (not quite 20 gallons) of beer – slightly less than Latvia, Slovenia, Romania, or Bulgaria, though perhaps surprisingly, almost a gallon more than Australia.Ģ4/7 Wall St. That honor goes to the Czech Republic, whose citizens –– in 2017, the last year for which figures are available – downed some 137.38 liters (just over 36 gallons) of beer per capita, according to Statista. We are not, however, close to being the thirstiest consumers of suds. Some 42% of those who drink alcohol name beer as their favorite tipple, according to a Gallup poll, while only 34% opt for wine. ![]()
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