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What are the top selling beers in Washington?

My roommates and I were talking about how beer taste in Seattle (Cascadia, more broadly) differs from other cities/regions. I did a lazy google search but couldn't find anything, since everyone is writing about the best beers and has no interest in the best-grossing beers. Does anyone have any info on the best selling beers in Seattle and/or Washington State. Bonus points for some sort of graph or chart. My guess is 1. PBR 2. Rainier 3. High Life 4. Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

Matt Salazar asked in Alcohol 4 months ago | Report

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  • Wa_usa_small
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    I don't know where you would get hard data on this, but I can tell you it varies around the state. I have been to all of Washington's 39 counties, and drank beer in most of them, here are my anecdotal observations:

    Eastern WA is Busch Light country, owing heavily to the influence of WSU in Pullman where Busch Light is king. Urban myth is that Dissmores Grocery in Pullman sells 5% of all the Busch Light sold in the USA.

    Bellingham is evenly divided between Pabst and Rainier.

    The San Juan's tend to be Rainier country.

    Down around Grays Harbor it's Bud and Bud Light.

    The UW frat scene used to be dominated by Natural Light, but I don't know if that's still true.

    I see a lot of Schmidts Animal Beer in Sedro Wooley and Edison, it seems to be the Skagit brew of choice.

    And Seattle, Seattle will always be a Rainier town to me, though others may disagree. Vitamin R is the hometown macrobrew, even if it's made in California now.

    soundslikepuget answered in Alcohol 4 months ago | Report
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    I cannot speak about Big Beer, but as far as local craft beer is concerned the two top sellers around Seattle are Manny's Pale Ale and Mac and Jack's African Amber. It's nice that you apparently like the 120 Minute IPA, but sales of that beer are probably quite miniscule compared to things like Deschutes Mirror Pond, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and many local brews.

    WABeerBlog answered in Alcohol 4 months ago | Report
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