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Rank beers, from Budweiser and Heineken to Guinness, Modelo and Blue Moon. For drinkers of legal age.
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These 22 beers load into the maker above. Each write-up covers what the beer is and what to weigh when you rank it. Facts were last checked on .
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Budweiser
An American-style pale lager introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri. It is filtered and made with up to 30 percent rice in addition to hops and barley malt.
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Bud Light
A light beer from Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewing company in the United States, which held a 34 percent market share in 2023. Its siblings include Budweiser, Busch, Michelob and Natural Light.
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Coors Light
A 4.2 percent ABV light lager first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company, after a briefly produced low-alcohol beer of the same name in 1941. It is brewed in Golden, Colorado, among other sites.
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Miller Lite
Introduced in 1973 in limited markets, then nationally in 1975. Its success pushed other brewers to launch their own reduced-calorie beers, and it has 4.2 percent alcohol by volume.
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Corona Extra
A Mexican brand made by Grupo Modelo and distributed globally by AB InBev. Constellation Brands is the exclusive importer in the United States, where it is one of the top-selling imported beers.
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Heineken
A Dutch pale lager with 5 percent alcohol by volume, made by Heineken N.V. It is typically sold in a green bottle with a red star.
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Guinness
A stout from the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate in Dublin, Ireland, dating to the 18th century. It is brewed in almost 50 countries, and owned by the multinational Diageo.
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Stella Artois
A pilsner first brewed in 1926 by Brouwerij Artois in Leuven, Belgium. In its original form it is 5.2 percent ABV, Belgium's standard for pilsners, and some countries receive a reduced-ABV version.
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Modelo Especial
A Grupo Modelo brand, a Mexican brewer whose export brands include Corona, Modelo and Pacífico. Until the 1960s, the company used red poppy flowers in most of its advertising.
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Michelob Ultra
A light beer in the Anheuser-Busch family. As of September 2025, Wikipedia reports that Michelob Ultra is the top-selling beer in America.
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Blue Moon
Blue Moon Belgian White is a Belgian-style witbier brewed by Molson Coors under the Blue Moon Brewing Co. name. It launched in 1995 and was originally brewed in Golden, Colorado.
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Samuel Adams
The first brand of the Boston Beer Company, founded in 1984 by Jim Koch and Rhonda Kallman, and named after Founding Father Samuel Adams. The company merged with Dogfish Head Brewery in 2019.
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Pabst Blue Ribbon
An American lager from Pabst Brewing, established in Milwaukee in 1844. It was originally called Best Select, and the current name comes from the blue ribbons tied around bottle necks from 1882 to 1916.
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Busch Light
A light beer within the Busch family, one of the Anheuser-Busch brands alongside Budweiser, Michelob, Bud Light and Natural Light. Anheuser-Busch operates 12 breweries in the United States.
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Natural Light
Nicknamed Natty, this reduced-calorie light lager from Anheuser-Busch has 95 calories and 4.2 percent alcohol per 12-ounce serving. Its ingredients are water, barley malt, cereal grains, yeast and hops.
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Fat Tire
Fat Tire Ale is the flagship of New Belgium Brewing, founded in 1991 by Kim Jordan and Jeff Lebesch in Fort Collins, Colorado. The company also makes Voodoo Ranger IPA and La Folie.
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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. of Chico, California, established in 1979 by homebrewers Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi. As of 2016 it was the seventh-largest brewer in the United States.
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Dos Equis
Brewed by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, a major Mexican brewery in Monterrey founded in 1890. The company is a subsidiary of Heineken International and also produces Sol, Bohemia and Tecate.
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Pacifico
Cerveza Pacífico Clara is a Mexican pilsner-style beer brewed in the Pacific port city of Mazatlán, in the state of Sinaloa. It is also one of the export brands of Grupo Modelo.
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Tecate
A Mexican brand produced by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, which has a brewing plant in the town of Tecate. The brewery is based in Monterrey and is part of Heineken International.
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Yuengling
D.G. Yuengling & Son, based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was established in 1829 and is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States. In 2025 it ranked as the largest craft brewing company.
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Lagunitas IPA
Lagunitas was founded in 1993 in Petaluma, California. Heineken bought half the company in 2015, and the rest in 2017, so it is now a subsidiary of Heineken International.
Beer tier list questions
Which beers on this list are light beers?
Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Michelob Ultra, Busch Light and Natural Light are all light beers. Coors Light, Miller Lite and Natural Light each list 4.2 percent alcohol by volume.
Which beers come from Mexico?
Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Pacifico, Dos Equis and Tecate all come from Mexican brewers. Grupo Modelo makes Corona, Modelo and Pacífico, while Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma makes Dos Equis and Tecate.
How should I rank beers?
Flavor, bitterness, finish and how a beer fits the occasion are common criteria. Because styles differ so much, many people compare light lagers, imports and craft beers separately. This list is for readers of legal drinking age.
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