What's the Favorite Beer in Louisiana?

SHREVEPORT, LA –There is no doubt we drink a lot of adult beverages in Shreveport. In fact, residents in the state of Louisiana are pretty big consumers of beer. It is one of the best selling beverages in the Bayou State.

Miller Takes the Crown for Mass-Produced Beers in Louisiana

But what’s our favorite beer? It’s a close race. But Miller is the winner in Louisiana for the mass- produced beers. Miller is the top beer in several states. But Texans pop the top on a Coors beer before anything else.

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How Much Beer Do Louisianans Really Drink?

How much beer do we drink in Louisiana? We are not quite number 1 in the nation, but we are hovering close to the leaders. The average adult consumes about 10 ounces of beer per day. That’s about a 6 pack a week.

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Top Beer-Loving States: Where Does Louisiana Rank?

The Beer Advocate puts these states in the Top 10 for beer consumption:

North Dakota 45.8 gallons

New Hampshire 43.9 gallons

Montana 41.0 gallons

South Dakota 38.9 gallons

Wisconsin 36.2 gallons

Nevada 35.8 gallons

Vermont 35.3 gallons

Nebraska 35.2 gallons

Texas 34.4 gallons

Maine 34 gallons

Louisiana and Mississippi are tied for 11th. We drink, on average, 33.9 gallons of beer each year.

The Rise of Specialty Beers in the Bayou State

But when you are talking about specialty beers. The big winner in Louisiana might surprise you.

What's Your Beer of Choice? From Lagers to Stouts

Are you a beer person, a lager, ale, stout, porter, pilsner? I love a good dark beer. I’ve never been happier with beer choices than my time in a pub in Dublin. So many great beers were being offered.

Louisiana's Undisputed Favorite Alcoholic Beverage

No matter what your preferred alcoholic beverage is, we know what our state’s choice is.

LOOK: Best Beers From Every State

To find the best beer in each state and Washington D.C., Stacker analyzed January 2020 data from BeerAdvocate, a website that gathers user scores for beer in real-time. BeerAdvocate makes its determinations by compiling consumer ratings for all 50 states and Washington D.C. and applying a weighted rank to each. The weighted rank pulls the beer toward the list's average based on the number of ratings it has and aims to allow lesser-known beers to increase in rank. Only beers with at least 10 rankings to be considered; we took it a step further to only include beers with at least 100 user rankings in our gallery. Keep reading to find out what the best beer is in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C.

Shreveport’s Favorite Brew: Unpacking Louisiana’s Beer Obsession