Best Beer Drinks

863 beer drinks tracked, averaging 13.7g carbs and 174 calories per serving. Carbs in beer come almost entirely from unfermented residual sugar, so the spread is wide: light lagers brewed to a lower original gravity land near zero, while imperial stouts and heavier ales can carry several times the category average. Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories.

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Best Score Snapshot For Beer

Built from the current ranking shortlist

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 863

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

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 156

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

Average score 53.4

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 156 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 11

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

  1. 361

    Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 165 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  2. 362

    Köstritzer Edel Pils

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  3. 363

    Samuel Adams Summer Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  4. 364

    Bohemia

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  5. 365

    Shepherd Neame Spitfire

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 185 calories · 4.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  6. 366

    Ringnes Extra Gold

    Beer · 13.9g carbs · 168 calories · 6.3% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    53
  7. 367

    Steinburg Cerveza clásica

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 149 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  8. 368

    1664 Blanc

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 112 calories · 5.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    53
  9. 369

    Sapporo Reserve Beer

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 151 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  10. 370

    Erdinger Weissbier

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 220 calories · 5.3% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  11. 371

    Guinness Blonde American Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 152 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  12. 372

    Milwaukee's Best Premium

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 128 calories · 4.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  13. 373

    Rogue Dead Guy Ale

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 189 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  14. 374

    Young Henrys Newtowner

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 151 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12.7oz serving

    53
  15. 375

    Parbo Bier

    Beer · 12.4g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  16. 376

    3 Floyds Alpha King

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 195 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  17. 377

    Modern Times Blazing World IPA

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 195 calories · 6.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  18. 378

    Firestone Walker Pale 31

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 147 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  19. 379

    Genesee Cream Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 153 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  20. 380

    Lidl Saint-Bertin French Lager

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 105 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  21. 381

    Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 130 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  22. 382

    Yuengling Oktoberfest

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 169 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  23. 383

    Allagash White

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 154 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  24. 384

    Saranac Pale Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 163 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  25. 385

    Efes Pilsen

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    53
  26. 386

    Tree House Green

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 280 calories · 7.5% ABV · 16oz serving

    53
  27. 387

    Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  28. 388

    Polar Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  29. 389

    Imperial Costa Rica

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  30. 390

    Toppling Goliath PseudoSue

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 175 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  31. 391

    Grüner Vollbier

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 205 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  32. 392

    Steinburg Cerveza Lager Clásica

    Beer · 10.4g carbs · 138 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    53
  33. 393

    SARL Tango Mützįg Lager beer

    Beer · 11.7g carbs · 145 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  34. 394

    Affligem Blond

    Beer · 12.9g carbs · 168 calories · 6.7% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    53
  35. 395

    König-Brauerei Duisburg-Beek König Pilsener

    Beer · 11.5g carbs · 210 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  36. 396

    Hamm's

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 142 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52

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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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