The first list included the top selling beers for the Big Two. As promised, here is the brand list for Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors. These come off their websites and include only beer brands sold in the U.S.
In the interest of being thorough, the following are missing from the list:
- Anheuser-Busch has a 50% equity stake in Grupo Modelo (Corona, Modelo, Pacifico)
- Anheuser-Busch is a 49% shareholder in Coastal Brewing Company which in turn owns Old Dominion and Fordham
- The Craft Brewers Alliance (Redhook and Widmer and partially owned by Anheuser-Busch) holds a minority interest in Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Co. and Kona Brewing Co. of Hawaii.
So there you have it. The question to address is, why does this matter? I made a film about it. Why do you care?
Anheuser-Busch Brand List
Budweiser Family
Budweiser
Bud Light
Budweiser Select
Bud Light Lime
Bud Light Golden Wheat
Budweiser American Ale
Select 55
Bud Dry
Bud Ice
Bud Ice Light
Budweiser & Clamato Chelada
Bud Light & Clamato Chelada
Michelob Family
Michelob Original Lager
Michelob Light
Michelob AmberBock
Michelob Bavarian Style Wheat
Michelob Dunkel Weisse
Michelob Honey Lager
Michelob Honey Wheat
Michelob Irish Red Ale
Michelob Marzen
Michelob Pale Ale
Michelob Porter
Michelob Rye P.A.
Michelob Fall Sampler Pack
Shock Top Belgian White
Stone Mill Pale Ale
Michelob ULTRA Family
Michelob ULTRA
Michelob ULTRA Amber
Michelob ULTRA Lime Cactus
Michelob ULTRA Pomegranate Raspberry
Michelob ULTRA Tuscan Orange Grapefruit
Michelob Golden Draft
Michelob Golden Draft Light
Michelob Seasonal Beer
Beach Bum Blonde Ale
Jack’s Pumpkin Spice Ale
Hop Hound Amber Wheat
Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale
Busch Family
Busch
Busch Light
Busch Ice
Natural Family
Natural Light
Natural Ice
Imports
Bass
Beck’s
Beck’s Dark
Beck’s Oktoberfest
Becks’s Premier Light
Boddingtons
Czechvar
Harbin Lager
Hoegaarden
Kirin Ichiban
Kirin Light
Leffe
Leffe Brown
Lowenbrau
Staropramen Pilsner
Stella Artois
Tennent’s Lager
Tiger Beer
Specialty Beers
Bare Knuckle Stout
Bud Extra
Ray Hill’s American Pilsner
Redbridge
Rolling Rock
Rock Light
Wild Blue
ZiegenBock
ZiegenBock Amber
Regional Beers
SkipJack Amber
Malt Liquors
Hurricane High Gravity
Hurricane Ice
Hurricane Malt Liquor
King Cobra
BACARDI Family
BACARDI Silver Mango Mojito
BACARDI Silver Pomegranate Mojito
BACARDI Silver Mojito
BACARDI Silver Lemonade
BACARDI Silver Raz
BACARDI Silver Strawberry
BACARDI Silver Watermelon
Specialty Malt Liquors
TILT Orange
TILT Green
Alliance Partner Products
Redhook
Widmer Brothers
Non-Alcohol Brew
O’Doul’s
O’Doul’s Amber
Busch NA
Beck’s NA
Energy Drinks
180 All-Natural Energy
Monster Energy
Specialty Waters
BORBA Skin Balance Water
Icelandic Glacial
MillerCoors Brand List
Domestic
Coors Banquet
Coors Light
Extra Gold Lager
Hamm’s
Hamm’s Golden draft
Hamm’s special Light
Icehouse 5.0
Icehouse 5.5
Icehouse Light
Keystone Light
Keystone Premium
Magnum Malt Liquor
MGD 64
Mickey’s
Micky’s Ice
Miller Chill
Miller Genuine draft
Miller High Life
Miller High Life Light
Miller Lite
Milwaukee’s Best
Milwaukee’s Best Ice
Milwaukee’s Best Light
Olde English 800
Olde English 800 7.5
Olde English High Gravity 800 Red Dog
Southpaw Light
Steel Reserve High Gravity
Steel Reserve Triple Export 8.1%
Steel Six
Import
Aguila
Cristal
Cusquena
Grolsch Amber Ale
Grolsch Blonde Lager
Grolsch Light Lager
Grolsch Premium Lager
Lech
Molson Canadian
Molson Canadian Light
Molson Golden
Molson Ice
Molson XXX
Peroni Nastro Azzirro
Pilsner Urquell
Tyskie
Craft
Blue Moon Belgian White
Blue Moon Full Moon Winter Ale
Blue Moon Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale
Blue Moon Honey Moon Summer Ale
Blue Moon Rising Moon Spring Ale
Frederick Miller Classic Chocolate Lager
Henry Weinhard’s Belgian Style Wheat
Henry Weinhard’s Blonde
Henry Weinhard’s Blue Boar
Henry Weinhard’s Classic Dark Lager
Henry Weinhard’s Hefeweizen
Henry Weinhard’s India Pale Ale
Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve
Henry Weinhard’s Summer Wheat Ale
Leinenkugel’s Berry Weiss
Leinenkugel’s BIG BUTT Dopplebock
Leinenkugel’s Classic Amber Lager
Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark
Leinenkugel’s Fireside Nut Brown
Leinenkugel’s Honey Weiss
Leinenkugel’s Light
Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest Lager
Leinenkugel’s Original Lager
Leinenkugel’s Red Lager
Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat
Sheaf Stout
Specialty
Coors Non-Alcoholic
Foster’s
Foster’s Premium Ale
George Killian’s Irish Red
Sharp’s
Sparks
Sparks Light
Sparks Plus 6%
Sparks Plus 7%
Winterfest
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Hmmm. Didn’t know AB distributes Monster for Hansen’s. A shame.
But I can’t bring myself to give up Leinenkugel’s. Was a fan before they were bought by Miller. Lots of good history there for me.
I just posted this to my status on FB and told all my friends to stop drinking every beer on that list. Support your local brewery.
Precious list, thank you!
What this does not show is the list of beers and brewers in which AB (and I presume others) are “partial” owners yet still exert control. For example, Coastal Brewing Company in which AB owns 49% (interesting number). This company bought the previously independent Old Dominion label and is now part of the AB distribution network. I cannot help but think this is a more murky way of obtaining market share, and buying up craft breweries.
Just because a smaller brewer is bought up by one of the big 2, doesn’t mean brewing will change. All it means is the once previous microbrew will have a better shot at success and distribution. This is the case of Leinenkugels. In the case of Rolling Rock, Michelob, and most of the other AB “microbrew” brands they have been moved to St. Louis and are massed produced like their Flagship brands.
What does the InBev takeover do to this list? What about the international market? Heineken, Carlsberg…Snow…
Coastal Brewing ruined Old Dominion. Their beer has suffered since they closed down the brewery in Ashburn, VA and moved it out of Virginia. Once great beers from Old Dominion are now barely drinkable. Why is that? Has AB changed the brewing process or the recipes? Could it be the change in the water? Or is it just me and something in my head that the foul fingers of AB have contaminated my once cherished favorites from Old Dominion.
I don’t know but it really disappoints me that a fine set of craft beers have degraded to a point I don’t even consider buying them any more.
Eric:
This list includes the A-B InBev US portfolio of brands. I’ll publish anther blog post with the major imports later today.
I’m glad this list isn’t as long as I thought it was going to be.
Anat – maybe you can also talk about some of the weird hybrids like Gambrinus who is both an importer (for Grupo Modelo and Moosehead) and a “brewer” (of Shiner, Pete’s Wicked, BridgePort, Trumer).
Heather: Gambrinus is no longer an importer. They only brew the beers you mentioned.
Thank you so much for making that movie. America needs to wake up and protect what made this country a promising place to live. We shouldn’t reward mechanization and distribution efficiency, but hard work and pride in one’s craft to make the best product. And I can’t believe that Hoegaarden is owned by AB! What a great beer to have to give up. Oh well, I’ll always have my Newcastle and Dogfish Head. It doesn’t look like Sam will ever have to give in to the big two as long as my town keeps buying his tasty beverages.
Forgive me if I’m being naive, but just because the big two are distributing other beers doesn’t mean they’re making them, right? Two of my favorite beers are Leffe and Hoegaarden. I assumed that they’re still made by Belgium companies, or is that wrong?
On the other hand, if Anheuser-Busch hadn’t distributed those beers, I might not have ever found them.
If it weren’t for the “Big Two” none of these small local beers would not be out in different markets. This is just hillarious when you think about it. I bet the people wo are saying Are the same ones who shop at a Kroger, Publix, Wal-Mart or Winn-Dixie. If thats the case, why not shop at your local independant grocer…. Oh wait, YOU don’t want to pay the HIGHER prices. At one time IN THIS COUNTRY, the big “TWO” were the little guys. Over years of great products and hard work they have grown to be the big guys. Shame on you all for hating on the american dream. Obviously there is plenty for everyone to go around.
That list is gross. I am boycotting all of those beers. Long live the craft beer little guy!
Anat, I’ve been wondering since I saw your movie some specifics of other companies such as yuengling, PBR, and shiner. These are all older companies that remained independent (from what I gather) but are able to provide beer at prices that are usually better than the big two. Although Shiner bock is sold as 6-packs for around $6 I can get a half barrel keg for around $75, making it a little cheaper than bud light or miller lite.
@Cris Freeeedoooommmm! (Guitar rift). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfOEMwKO4Vo