UnionPlus.org may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance starting Friday, May 17 at 10pm EDT

Union Plus

Union Plus is brought to you by Union Privilege, established by the AFL-CIO to provide consumer benefits to members and retirees of participating labor unions. Learn More
Don't miss out on valuable offers! Learn about all your eligible benefits by providing your union information Close
Union Plus
Union Benefits Locator

Tell us who you are

Select Your Union

Select Your Occupation

Union-Made Beers

  • comments
  • print
  • text size +

When you're reaching for a beer, why not buy union-made?

Here's a brief list of beers and ales made by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the International Brother of Teamsters (IBT), the United Autoworkers (UAW) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). If we’re missing any, let us know at info@unionprivilege.org.

Text BEER to 22555 to receive the list of your mobile device too.

---> And check out other union-made items and union member discounts on unionized items here.

Beer Name Union
Anheuser-Busch IBT
Budweiser IBT
Bud Light IBT
Budweiser American Ale IBT
Busch IAM
Hamm's UAW
Hamm's Draft UAW
Hamm's Light UAW
Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve UAW
Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Ale UAW
Icehouse UAW
Iron City IUE-CWA
Labatt’s Blue IBT
Leinenkugel's UAW
Lionshead IUOE
Mad River

IAM

Michelob IAM
Mickey's Malt UAW
Mickey's Ice UAW
Miller UAW
Miller Lite UAW
Miller Genuine Draft UAW
Miller Genuine Draft Light UAW
Miller High Life UAW
Miller High Life Light UAW
Miller Lite Ice UAW
Milwaukee's Best UAW
Milwaukee's Best Light UAW
Milwaukee's Best Ice UAW
Molson IBT
Moosehead IBT
Natural Light IAM
O'Doul's IAM
Olde English 800 UAW
Pabst UAW
Red Dog UAW
Rolling Rock IAM
Sharp's (non alcoholic) UAW
Shock Top IAM
Steelhead Fine Ale IAM
Stegmaier IUOE

 

Member Comments

On 04/02/13 anonymous said:

I'm a proud union worker and will gladly drink only the beer on this list! Stay proud. Stay strong!

On 02/03/13 Kevin said:

Union man, union beer for me!

On 11/23/12 Michael said:

Is Stroh's union, is it made by Pabst?

On 09/06/12 Jay said:

Coors was union until 1977. I was a Brewery Worker there as a maintenance mechanic until the strike. I still boycott Coors products.

On 07/25/12 Rosario said:

I am a woman, and women like beer as well. I love Bud Light and Rolling Rock..think they both taste great! Glad to know they are on the list. When I die, may they put a keg in my coffin...lol.

On 07/11/12 anonymous said:

Too bad Anheuser-Busch is not an American owned company anymore. It's now Anheuser-Busch InBev, based in Leuven, Belgium.

On 06/29/12 anonymous said:

I have always consumed Fosters (Heineken)and Pabst. I did not realize Heineken was not on the list. I guess I will stick to Pabst from now on.

On 05/19/12 Gerard said:

IBT- Michelob, Mich lt,Mich Ultra, Mich Ultra Amber,Busch, Busch lt,Busch Ice, Bud Ice,Budweiser,Bud lt, Bud Select,Bud select 55,Bud lt. Platinum,Landshark, Rolling Rock, Rolling Rock lt,King Cobra, Hurricane,Natural lt, Natty Daddy,Tilt,Lime-A-Rita(with Bud Lt), Bud lt Lime. UNION MADE in the U.S.A. foreign owned. Ill list more soon. Electricians are all IBEW and Machinists are IBT

On 04/18/12 james said:

NEVER GIVE UP!!! Theres no brew like a union brew!

On 01/27/12 anonymous said:

All note-Still- COORS is not unionized never was and probably never will as the family still holds it's rein on the brewery.

On 12/17/11 Zak said:

P.S. Sadly, other than Pabst, almost everything else on that list is British, Belgian or Canadian owned (of course they employ huge amounts of Americans tho).

On 12/17/11 Zak said:

Pabst is Union, American made and American owned, to answer a question further up stream. I think it takes great too. (former UAW)

On 12/01/11 anonymous said:

Im a proud union man. IBEW LU 915(Tampa). I've read some of these posts about yuengling and I'm not sure if their workers are union. I do know for a FACT that their in-house electricians are IBEW. We have a guys there Mon-Fri. And in January us construction guys will be there starting a new brew house. I'll find out for sure what the deal is and get back to you guys. Until then, stay strong brothers!

On 08/29/11 anonymous said:

Ibew

I'm a retired 2nd generation (my son's 3rd gen!)proud IBEW member and I'm pleased that Bud is still union after being bought by a European company. I have to say that 35 years ago I worked on a brewery installation. They didn't treat us (the Union construction trades) very well but I'm glad the job was union. I've never drank beer in a clear bottle ever since. On a happier note, I love the looks my IBEW UNION PLUS CARD gets! Don Lippincott, Local 11 IBEW (ret.)

On 08/25/11 anonymous said:

Most happy to see MGD, Moosehead and Leinenkugel on the list, would like to see Sam Adams on here though. Get em organized.

On 08/21/11 Daniel said:

There are good beers for every taste, from low-cost to microbrews, on this list. There is no reason to drink scab beer.

On 08/19/11 anonymous said:

I am a 4th generation member of Plumbers Local 55 in Cleveland. I wear made in USA Red Wings, bought made in USA overalls and drive American owned and made vehicles. Now I want ONE question anwereed, I need to know what beer is union made AND owned American?

On 08/16/11 gilbert said:

Ihavent realy thought about buying beer made by unions.And the way things are now i WILL start buying union made products.

On 07/21/11 John said:

It's 7 thirsty here in Michigan, and I am off to buy my beer again (really the wife's) wait till she finds out she can only buy UNION BEER and not that cheap stuff on sale!!!

On 06/09/11 Tom said:

Regarding the posts about Yuengling: I'm trying to learn if the Tampa brewery (former Stroh/Schlitz) is still union. There's not much out there about it, other than comments that Tampa was the FIRST location where Yuengling encountered a union. Comments on here seem to differ.   I was under the impression that Yuengling may have operated non-union in the north for most of its history, and the workers only organized as Teamsters in recent memory. Of course the decertification of the Teamsters in PA is well-documented, but little can be found about Tampa.   Here's my issue: I believe in boycotts and honor them faithfully. But if a boycott has the potential to affect another group of workers that ARE still organized, I always struggle with the logic. In this case, I live in FL and would probably buy Tampa-brewed Yuengling if I knew I was supporting union workers. If I travel to PA, I would honor the boycott.   Any comments or information on this is appreciated.

On 04/20/11 anonymous said:

So glad to see O'Douls is on the union made list. What about Finnigans, made in St. Paul? Great tasting potatoe based beer! Besides, also family name. Woould be nice if list expanded.

Explore Union Plus