50 most popular beers in the U.S. as 2023 nears an end
Whatcha Drinkin'?
That casual question has been more opinionated (and politicized) in 2023, a hyperfocused rewording that goes more like: “Are you drinking Bud Light or not?”
And with the new year now on the horizon, the answer to that question seems more apparent as the Q3 beer data lands.
Note: Like past surveys, there are a few blips in the reporting—like misspelled versions of beers or a brand’s general name running ahead or behind a specific iteration, or stuff that’s not even beer. But overall, curious readers should get a general idea…
50. Shock Top
Popularity: 27%.
Fame: 55%.
49. Foster's
Popularity: 28%.
Fame: 59%.
48. Bud Light Platinum
Popularity: 28%.
Fame: 81%.
47. Bud Light Lime
Popularity: 28%.
Fame: 83%.
46. Dogfish Head
Popularity: 28%.
Fame: 46%.
45. St. Pauli Girl
Popularity: 30%.
Fame: 59%.
44. Molson
Popularity: 30%.
Fame: 58%.
43. Natural Ice
Popularity: 30%.
Fame: 76%.
42. Busch Light
Popularity: 30%.
Fame: 88%.
41. Keystone
Popularity: 31%.
Fame: 71%.
40. Bud Light Plainum
Note: For whatever the reason, the misspelled version (or how you’d pronounce it after drinking a few) of Bud Light Platinum ranks higher than the correctly spelled version.
Popularity: 31%.
Fame: 81%.
39. Amstel
Popularity: 31%.
Fame: 64%.
38. Tecate
Popularity: 31%.
Fame: 58%.
37. Great Lakes
Popularity: 31%.
Fame: 52%.
36. Coors Banquet
Popularity: 32%.
Fame: 73%.
35. Michelob Light
Popularity: 33%.
Fame: 87%.
34. Redd's Apple Ale
Popularity: 33%.
Fame: 65%.
33. Rolling Rock
Popularity: 33%.
Fame: 69%.
32. Molson Canadian
Note: Another anomaly in the data, where Molson and Molson Canadian—the same thing— appear in the rankings as different brews.
Popularity: 33%.
Fame: 63%.
31. Red Stripe
Popularity: 34%.
Fame: 60%.
30. White Claw
Note: Not sure if we’d consider this a beer.
Popularity: 34%.
Fame: 79%.
29. Yuenglng Lager
Note: The second misspelling—or how you’d pronounce the actual name after drinking a few too many—lands on this list.
Popularity: 34%.
Fame: 63%.
28. Busch
Popularity: 34%.
Fame: 87%.
27. Beck's
Popularity: 34%.
Fame: 65%.
26. Miller Genunine Draft
Note: The third misspelled brew genuinely sounds funnier the more you say it.
Popularity: 34%.
Fame: 86%.
25. Negra Modelo
Popularity: 35%.
Fame: 65%.
24. Yuengling
Popularity: 35%.
Fame: 61%.
23. Fat Tire
Popularity: 35%.
Fame: 62%.
22. Miller Lite
Popularity: 36%.
Fame: 94%.
21. Bud Light
Popularity: 36%.
Fame: 96%.
20. Heineken Light
Popularity: 36%.
Fame: 88%.
19. Modelo Especial
Popularity: 37%.
Fame: 69%.
18. Pabst Blue Ribbon
Popularity: 38%.
Fame: 87%.
17. Miller High Life
Popularity: 38%.
Fame: 91%.
16. Miller Genuine Draft
Popularity: 39%.
Fame: 87%.
15. Budweiser
Popularity: 41%.
Fame: 95%.
14. Modelo
Popularity: 41%.
Fame: 82%.
13. Miller
Note: This is an interesting one that seems to be an all-encompassing brand for what might be a specific brew within the company.
Popularity: 41%.
Fame: 92%.
12. Coors
Note: Another one that presents some gray area — Coors Banquet, ranked 36th on the list, is Coors, just as there’s arguments to be had that people may be referenced the “Light” iteration.
Popularity: 41%.
Fame: 91%.
11. Coors Light
Popularity: 42%.
Fame: 93%.
10. Michelob Ultra
Popularity: 42%.
Fame: 88%.
9. Stella Artois
Popularity: 42%.
Fame: 80%.
8. Corona Light
Popularity: 43%.
Fame: 92%.
7. Dos Equis
Popularity: 43%.
Fame: 76%.
6. Corona Extra
Popularity: 46%.
Fame: 88%.
5. Blue Moon
Popularity: 47%.
Fame: 86%.
4. Corona
Note: Corona and Corona Extra are the same thing.
Popularity: 48%.
Fame: 95%.
3. Heineken
Popularity: 50%.
Fame: 92%.
2. Samuel Adams
Popularity: 52%.
Fame: 91%.
1. Guinness
Popularity: 56%.
Fame: 93%.
