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 12.4g

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

Average calories 161

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

Average score 51.2

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 12.4g carbs and 161 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 13

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

  1. 433

    Deschutes Chainbreaker White IPA

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 175 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  2. 434

    Sapporo Premium Black

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 152 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  3. 435

    Founders All Day IPA Session

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 147 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  4. 436

    Old Style Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 144 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  5. 437

    Heineken Lager

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 195 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    51
  6. 438

    Allgäuer Brauhaus Hefeweissbier hell

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 220 calories · 5.3% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    51
  7. 439

    Narragansett Lager

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 152 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  8. 440

    Miller Genuine Draft

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 144 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  9. 441

    Wernesgrüner Pils

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    51
  10. 442

    Faxe Extra Forte

    Beer · 17.7g carbs · 284 calories · 10.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  11. 443

    Steinburg Especial

    Beer · 12.2g carbs · 158 calories · 5.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    51
  12. 444

    Störtebeker Schwarz-Bier

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 153 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  13. 445

    Hoegaarden Blanche

    Beer · 9.3g carbs · 112 calories · 4.9% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    51
  14. 446

    premium lager Lager

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 108 calories · 4.0% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    51
  15. 447

    Bass

    Beer · 12.9g carbs · 156 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  16. 448

    Stiegl Goldbräu

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 215 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    51
  17. 449

    Pabst Blue Ribbon

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 144 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  18. 450

    Schönbuch Braumanufaktur Schönbuch Hefeweizen Hell

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 159 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  19. 451

    Stella Artois

    Beer · 14.1g carbs · 171 calories · 4.6% ABV · 14.9oz serving

    51
  20. 452

    Founders Daycap Lime

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 153 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  21. 453

    Molson Ice

    Beer · 13.9g carbs · 169 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  22. 454

    Carlsberg Pilsner

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 105 calories · 3.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    51
  23. 455

    Gosto Bière Blonde

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  24. 456

    Victory Prima Pils

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 165 calories · 5.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  25. 457

    Founders All Day Chill Day

    Beer · 11.8g carbs · 150 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  26. 458

    Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 162 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  27. 459

    Baltika #9 Extra

    Beer · 20.2g carbs · 270 calories · 8.0% ABV · 15.2oz serving

    50
  28. 460

    Affligem

    Beer · 15.3g carbs · 198 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  29. 461

    Bell's Two Hearted Ale

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 212 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  30. 462

    Jupiler Bière blonde

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 215 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    50
  31. 463

    Warsteiner German Pilsener Beer

    Beer · 12.4g carbs · 149 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  32. 464

    1664 Blanc

    Beer · 10.9g carbs · 148 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    50
  33. 465

    Indio Lager

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 128 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  34. 466

    McEwan's Scotch Ale

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 210 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  35. 467

    Köstritzer Schwarzbier

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 210 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    50
  36. 468

    Affligem Biere legere

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 149 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    50

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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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