What's the best beer in the world?

Beer debates never really end - everyone has a hometown favorite and a hot take on why the 'big' brands are overrated (or underrated). This one pits five genuinely iconic beers against each other: an Irish dry stout with over 260 years of history, a Dutch pale lager sold in more countries than almost any other beer on Earth, the best-selling domestic lager in the US, the top-selling Mexican import that basically invented the beach-beer-with-a-lime aesthetic, and the original pilsner that every golden lager since has copied. Taste, history, cultural impact, whatever your criteria - which one actually deserves the 'best beer' title, and why do the others fall short?

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Guinness - the iconic Irish dry stout, brewed in Dublin since 1759. Famous for its thick, creamy head from the nitrogen widget and its surprisingly light body (it's actually lower calorie than most lagers). Unmatched staying power and the whole ritual of the 'perfect pour' makes it hard to beat.

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Heineken - a Dutch pale lager first brewed in 1873, now sold in more countries than almost any other beer on Earth. Clean, slightly skunky-in-a-good-way flavor and that unmistakable green bottle - arguably the most 'international' beer that exists.

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Budweiser - the self-proclaimed 'King of Beers,' brewed with beechwood aging since 1876. It's the best-selling domestic beer in the US for a reason: a light, crisp, easy-drinking lager built for mass appeal, backed by decades of iconic Super Bowl ads.

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Corona Extra - Mexico's biggest beer export, a pale lager that basically invented the beach-beer-with-a-lime-wedge aesthetic. Light, slightly sweet, and endlessly refreshing - critics call it bland, fans call it the perfect warm-weather beer.

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Pilsner Urquell - brewed in Plzen, Czech Republic since 1842, this is literally the beer that invented the pilsner style every golden lager since has copied. Deep gold color, a spicy Saaz hop bite, and a legitimate claim to being the most influential beer ever brewed.

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