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20 Most Consumed Beer Brands in the World

Sultan Khalid
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In this article, we are going to discuss the 20 most consumed beer brands in the world. You can skip our detailed analysis of the birth of the lager beer industry in America, the global beer market, the recent success story in the American beer market, and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the global beer industry, and go directly to 5 Most Consumed Beer Brands in the World. 

The movement of people from one country and culture to another has been a major driver of worldwide beer culture for centuries. Food and drink, like music and language, are powerful components of culture, and even while expecting a better life in another land, people take these with them. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, around 5 million German immigrants arrived in America and they brought with them the German lager beer – a pale, almost gold-colored beverage that did not carry the strength of whiskey, or the price of European wine.

This led to the creation of large breweries in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and eventually St. Louis, leading to the mass production of the German lager in the American market. 

The Global Beer Market:

Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world, and the third-most consumed drink overall. According to Straits Research, the global beer market was valued at $721.12 billion in 2022. It is projected to reach 1315.46 billion by 2031, with a CAGR of 6.9% during the forecast period. 

Beer is also often touted as ‘recession-proof’, and with good reason. Beer tends to be cheaper than other alcoholic beverages and also has a very strong social aspect to it, making consumers loath to give it up, even during times of economic difficulty. 

Recent Success Story in the American Beer Market:

As we mentioned in our article – 25 Top-Selling Beers in America – Modelo Especial, owned by Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) in the U.S., has officially dethroned Bud Light as the top-selling beer in America. Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ), an American firm that went into brewing only a decade ago, symbolizes a major success story in the American beer industry, however, an important part of this success is attributed to the U.S. antitrust laws. 

Back in 2013, when the brewing industry behemoth Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) acquired Grupo Modelo for $20 billion, America’s Justice Department intervened. It was then decided that in order to keep the country’s beer market competitive, the company must divest Modelo’s entire U.S. business to Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ), which, at the time, was a little-known wine and spirit seller worth $8.1 billion.

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