The best selling beers in America!

For 2019, the data has finally been released and again the top selling beer is Bud Light despite their sales dropping 5%, and they were still able to double up their nearest competitor. Coming in at #2 was Michelob Ultra increasing sales of 18%. Seeing Mich Ultra here was a little bit of a surprise, but considering how much marketing they have put into the beer lately it makes sense. Number 3 was Coors Light, and after that the list gets a little interesting.

I would have lost a lot of money if you bet me that Modelo Especial would outsell both Miller Light and Budweiser, but it came in at #4. Fifth was Miller light with a 2 billion market cap. Finally number 6 and 7 had a virtual tie at $1.8 billion and they were Budweiser and Corona.

 I knew the Mexican beers have been growing in popularity, but I didn’t realize they were this damn popular.  This just goes to show you that the multinational-conglomerate, watered-down, cheap-beer, isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The numbers mentioned above are for off-premise sales, meaning gas stations, liquor stores, etc., not restaurants or bars. 

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Beer                                      Sales                                 Percentage Change   

Bud Light                             $5 Billion                         -5%

Michelob Ultra                     $2.3 Billion                     +18%

Coors Light                          $2.2 Billion                      -1.5%

Modelo Especial                  $2.1 Billion                      +18.8%

Miller Light                         $2.0 Billion                      +1.6%

Budweiser                            $1.8 Billion                      -4%

Corona Extra                        $1.8 Billion                     +2.4%