Budweiser Is No Longer One of the United States' Top Three Favorite Beers The all-American beer was knocked out of the top three by Miller Lite, with Coors Light coming in second and Bud Light finishing in first. The numbers are based on retail sales number put together by Beer Marketer's Insights. Overall, the sales of beer rose to $34.4 billion, despite the trend of people drinking less and less beer. Beer per capita consumption has been dropping for about a decade, (with beer) giving up share to spirits and wine.