[dangus]

Here’s what’s behind that insane assertion that Modelo is America’s best-selling beer:

Modelo is not even a major brand in the U.S. It is, however, the best-selling brand in Latin America. So it’s the now the best-selling brand IN THE AMERICAS. Not in America, but the AMERICAS.

So why are the news media so hell-bent on repeating this bizarre “mistake”? Simple: Modelo is also an Anheuser-Busch brand. They’re trying to rescue Anheuser-Busch by getting people to switch to the A-B brand people are least likely to recognize as an A-B brand.

[traderrob6]

I believe you are mistaken.

According to Circana, the top-selling beer brands in the U.S. in May included:

Modelo Especial ($333.1 million)
Bud Light ($297.3 million)
Michelob Ultra ($267.6 million)
Coors Light ($241 million)
Miller Lite ($216.4 million)

[Nik Naym]

“Modelo is also an Anheuser-Busch brand”

Not in the United States it isn’t. It belongs to Constellation Brands, or what used to be known as Canandaigua Wine Co. of Canandaigua NY.

[hinckley buzzard]

Thanks for clearing that up. I never heard of Modelo until this fiasco.