Guinness is not America’s number one beer for St. Patrick’s Day Though the famed Irish stout remains one of the country’s most popular beers and is undoubtedly having a moment right now, it doesn’t land at the top of the country’s list for St. Patrick’s Day 2024.
Coors Light, from Molson Coors Beverage Company, takes the coveted spot from Michelob Ultra the prior year. The light American lager, brewed in Golden, Colorado, is typically one of the best-selling beers in the U.S., favored by Western and South Western states year-round.
The second most popular beer sold during the week of St. Patrick’s Day last year was Miller Lite, produced by the Miller Brewing Company in Wisconsin. Another mass-produced American lager, Miller Lite, was first produced in 1975 and continuously ranks in the top ten most popular beers in the country. It is considered the original light beer.
Among Irish beers alone, Guinness Draught takes the lead, Guinness Extra Stout follows, and a limited-edition Irish Pub Pack, including a combo of Guinness Draught, Smithwicks, and Harp, lands third. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout even makes an appearance in the top ten, at number seven.