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 12.2g

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 52.4

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 12.2g 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 12

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

  1. 397

    Magic Hat #9

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 151 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  2. 398

    Spaten Premium Lager

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 155 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  3. 399

    Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier hell

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 220 calories · 5.4% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  4. 400

    3 Floyds Zombie Dust

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 185 calories · 6.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  5. 401

    Michelob AmberBock

    Beer · 11.8g carbs · 155 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  6. 402

    Molson Golden

    Beer · 12.2g carbs · 151 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  7. 403

    Harpoon Irish-Style Red IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 165 calories · 5.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  8. 404

    Alhambra Premium Lager

    Beer · 11.2g carbs · 132 calories · 4.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    52
  9. 405

    Brewdog Elvis Juice IPA

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 193 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  10. 406

    Stroh's Bohemian-Style Pilsner

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 142 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  11. 407

    Aldi, Karls Krone Gold Karls Krone Gold

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  12. 408

    Kronenbourg 1664

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 225 calories · 5.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  13. 409

    Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 149 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  14. 410

    Dos Equis Ambar

    Beer · 11.1g carbs · 145 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  15. 411

    Grimbergen Double Ambrée

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 142 calories · 6.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    52
  16. 412

    Sol Beer

    Beer · 11.6g carbs · 138 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  17. 413

    Zagrebacka pivovara Ožujsko

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 205 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  18. 414

    Lammsbrau Edel Hell

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 205 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  19. 415

    Estrella Galicia Cerveza especial

    Beer · 12.4g carbs · 166 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  20. 416

    Brooklyn Brown Ale

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  21. 417

    Lagunitas Undercover Investigation

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 275 calories · 9.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  22. 418

    Heineken Enterprise, Pelforth Blonde

    Beer · 11.5g carbs · 122 calories · 5.8% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    52
  23. 419

    Stone Delicious IPA

    Beer · 16.5g carbs · 220 calories · 7.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  24. 420

    Founders All Day Haze

    Beer · 11.9g carbs · 150 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  25. 421

    Radeberger Pilsener

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  26. 422

    Cervecera Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma SA de CV Superior

    Beer · 11.5g carbs · 125 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  27. 423

    Carta Blanca Original Lager

    Beer · 11.5g carbs · 126 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  28. 424

    Paulaner Original Munich Lager

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 150 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  29. 425

    Asahi Super Dry

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 210 calories · 5.1% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  30. 426

    Peroni

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 195 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  31. 427

    Export

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 195 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  32. 428

    Dos Equis Lager Especial

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 131 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  33. 429

    Lidl, Penny Bière Ambrée

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 205 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  34. 430

    Velkopopovický Kozel

    Beer · 11.7g carbs · 142 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  35. 431

    Bier "Tyskie Gronie"

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 215 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    51
  36. 432

    Miller High Life

    Beer · 12.2g carbs · 141 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    51

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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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