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Move Over, Bud Light. Modelo Especial Is the New Top-Selling Beer.

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Jack Hough
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Modelo Especial, owned by Constellation Brands, is now a top seller in the U.S.—and it could have plenty of growth left.

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America’s new favorite beer is Mexican, and it isn’t Corona—although that one is thriving, too. It’s welcome news for a Rochester, N.Y.–area company that got its start selling the sort of sweet, high-alcohol wine that pairs well with a brown paper bag.

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