Best Beer Drinks

901 beer drinks tracked. Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories.

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Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 901

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

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The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 11.8g

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving

Average calories 159

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving

Average score 54.6

Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories.

How To Use This Ranking

Use this page as your default shortlist

These are the highest scoring beer drinks in the database, making this the fastest way to find strong options before you order.

Pressure test the leader board

The featured list still averages 11.8g carbs and 159 calories per 12 oz serving, so compare nutrition instead of trusting rank alone.

Cross-check with the alternate views

Open the lowest-carb and lowest-calorie versions of this same type when you need a more specific decision framework.

Best Beer Drinks List — Page 10

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

  1. 325

    Coors Banquet

    Beer · 11.7g carbs · 147 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  2. 326

    Alexander Keiths Pale Ale

    Beer · 11.7g carbs · 159 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  3. 327

    San Miguel Premium Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    55
  4. 328

    Lawsons Super Session IPA

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 145 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  5. 329

    Narragansett Fresh Catch

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 127 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  6. 330

    Stella Artois Gluten free

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 128 calories · 4.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  7. 331

    Orion Draft Beer

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  8. 332

    Tiger Asian lager

    Beer · 10.9g carbs · 134 calories · 5.0% ABV · 10.8oz serving

    54
  9. 333

    Peroni Nastro Azzurro

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 148 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  10. 334

    Benediktiner hell

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  11. 335

    Karlsberg Urpils

    Beer · 10.2g carbs · 135 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  12. 336

    Herforder Pils

    Beer · 10.2g carbs · 135 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  13. 337

    Schultenbräu Winterbock

    Beer · 13.1g carbs · 202 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  14. 338

    Stella Artois Unfiltered Lager

    Beer · 10.7g carbs · 140 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  15. 339

    Britos Светла бира

    Beer · 10.7g carbs · 134 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  16. 340

    Schlitz Beer

    Beer · 10.3g carbs · 142 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  17. 341

    Narragansett Atlantic Light

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 108 calories · 3.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  18. 342

    Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  19. 343

    Rainier Lager

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  20. 344

    Innis & Gunn Original

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  21. 345

    Kona Brewing Co Hanalei Island IPA

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 134 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  22. 346

    3 Floyds Gumballhead

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 168 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  23. 347

    Kona Longboard Island Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 138 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  24. 348

    Heineken Beer

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  25. 349

    Heineken doza

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  26. 350

    Budweiser Budvar Budvar 12

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  27. 351

    Heineken Biertje?

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  28. 352

    Grimbergen Brassin d'Hiver

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 142 calories · 6.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    54
  29. 353

    Firestone Hopnosis IPA

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 194 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  30. 354

    Hoegaarden Original White Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 145 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  31. 355

    Ballast Point Sculpin IPA

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 200 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  32. 356

    Leffe Bière Belge - Triple

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 234 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  33. 357

    Alchemist Heady Topper

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 290 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    54
  34. 358

    Molson Canadian Light

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 120 calories · 3.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  35. 359

    Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 180 calories · 6.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  36. 360

    Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 205 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54

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Beer Ranking FAQ

How is DrinkLeader ranking the best beer drinks?

This list sorts by DrinkLeader score first, then uses carbs and calories as tiebreakers. It is designed to surface balanced, macro-aware choices quickly.

Why compare beer by more than best score?

Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.

Where should I go after this beer ranking?

Open the main beer guide for category benchmarks and ordering strategy, then use related blog posts for deeper brand and cocktail coverage.

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