These Are the 26 Most Popular Beer Brands in America

From Guinness and Milwaukee's Best Ice to Corona Extra and Bud Light.

February 14, 2019 5:00 am
Packs of beer sit for sale at a convenience store. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Packs of beer sit for sale at a convenience store. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Getty Images

Americans don’t agree on everything. Hell, many of us don’t agree on anything.

But one thing that almost half of us do share a brain on – 40 percent – is that beer is our alcoholic beverage of choice.

And for those of us that feel that way, it isn’t craft beer that the majority of us go for – it’s good old domestic brands like dad (and mom) used to drink.

At least that’s according to numbers compiled by 24/7 Wall St. which identify America’s most popular beer brands based on 2017 domestic shipping volume data provided by industry advocacy group Beer Marketer’s Insights

Based on that data here are the 26 most popular beers in America.

26. Guinness
Barrels shipped in 2017: 1.1 million
Market share: 0.5%

25. Milwaukee’s Best Ice
Barrels shipped in 2017: 1.2 million
Market share: 0.5%

24. Corona Light
Barrels shipped in 2017: 1.2 million
Market share: 0.6%

23. Icehouse
Barrels shipped in 2017: 1.3 million
Market share: 0.6%

22. Steel Reserve
Barrels shipped in 2017: 1.6 million
Market share: 0.8%

21. Coors Banquet
Barrels shipped in 2017: 1.7 million
Market share: 0.8%

20. Dos Equis
Barrels shipped in 2017: 2.0 million
Market share: 0.9%

19. Blue Moon Belgian White
Barrels shipped in 2017: 2.1 million
Market share: 1.0%

18. Yuengling Lager
Barrels shipped in 2017: 2.2 million
Market share: 1.0%

17. Natural Ice
Barrels shipped in 2017: 2.4 million
Market share: 1.1%

16. Pabst Blue Ribbon
Barrels shipped in 2017: 2.5 million
Market share: 1.2%

15. Bud Ice
Barrels shipped in 2017: 2.6 million
Market share: 1.2%

14. Stella Artois
Barrels shipped in 2017: 2.7 million
Market share: 1.3%

13. Miller High Life
Barrels shipped in 2017: 3.5 million
Market share: 1.6%

12. Keystone Light
Barrels shipped in 2017: 3.5 million
Market share: 1.6%

11. Heineken
Barrels shipped in 2017: 4.0 million
Market share: 1.8%

10. Busch
Barrels shipped in 2017: 4.7 million
Market share: 2.2%

9. Busch Light
Barrels shipped in 2017: 6.4 million
Market share: 3.0%

8. Natural Light
Barrels shipped in 2017: 6.5 million
Market share: 3.0%

7. Modelo Especial
Barrels shipped in 2017: 7.2 million
Market share: 3.3%

6. Michelob Ultra
Barrels shipped in 2017: 7.7 million
Market share: 3.6%

5. Corona Extra
Barrels shipped in 2017: 8.7 million
Market share: 4.1%

4. Miller Lite
Barrels shipped in 2017: 13.1 million
Market share: 6.1%

3. Budweiser
Barrels shipped in 2017: 13.3 million
Market share: 6.2%

2. Coors Light
Barrels shipped in 2017: 16.5 million
Market share: 7.7%

1. Bud Light
Barrels shipped in 2017: 33.0 million
Market share: 15.4%

The InsideHook Newsletter.

News, advice and insights for the most interesting person in the room.