The Most Beloved Beer Brands In America

AP

Which beers are most beloved by American drinkers? According to a new ranking from YouGov BrandIndex, Sam Adams makes our nation's favorite suds.

The brand perception tracker asked 5,500 adults across the country if they'd heard anything positive or negative in the last two weeks "through advertising, news or word of mouth" about specific beer brands.

Their answers were scored on a range from 100 (positive) to -100 (negative). YouGov then calculated the final score by subtracting negative feedback from positive. So, a zero score means equal positive and negative feedback.

They found some notable differences from last year's list. Nationwide, Bud Light, Dos Equis, and Heineken rose in the rankings, while Corona and Stella Artois went down.

On YouGov's local list for New York City, Budweiser came in at #10 compared, to #2 nationally, Yuengling rated much higher, and Coors and Blue Moon both showed up in the top 10. For more on last year's rankings, click here.

Here are the tops beer brands for 2014:

Nationwide:

1. Sam Adams (16.3)
2. Budweiser (12.6)
3. Bud Light (8.9)
4. Dos Equis (8.4)
5. Heineken (8.1)
6. Corona (7.9)
7. Guinness (7.0)
8. Yuengling (6.4)
9. Stella Artois (6.2)
10. Miller Lite (5.9)

New York City:

1. Sam Adams (16.4)
2. Yuengling (11.4)
3. Heineken (11.0)
4. Guinness (11.0)
5. Corona (9.6)
6. Stella Artois (7.5)
7. Dos Equis (6.7)
8. Blue Moon (6.2)
9. Coors (5.2)
10. Budweiser (5.0)