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 13.3g

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

Average calories 183

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

Average score 48.9

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 13.3g carbs and 183 calories per 12 oz serving, so compare nutrition instead of trusting rank alone.

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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 15

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

  1. 505

    Bissell Brothers Swish

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 310 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    49
  2. 506

    COOP Lager Bier

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 210 calories · 4.6% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    49
  3. 507

    La Fin Du Monde

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 270 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  4. 508

    Tröegs Nugget Nectar

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 225 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  5. 509

    Brewery international as Bier Tsingtao

    Beer · 7.3g carbs · 151 calories · 4.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    49
  6. 510

    Destihl Wild Sour Series Lynnbrook Raspberry

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  7. 511

    Warsteiner, La Boite

    Beer · 12.4g carbs · 152 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  8. 512

    Alexander Keiths Lager

    Beer · 13.8g carbs · 168 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  9. 513

    Redhook ESB

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 183 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  10. 514

    Leffe Brune Bière

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 142 calories · 6.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    49
  11. 515

    Prinz Luipold Brauerei König Ludwig Weissbier Naturtrüb

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 230 calories · 5.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    49
  12. 516

    Dos Equis Lager Lime & Salt

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 135 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  13. 517

    Blue Moon Belgian White

    Beer · 14.1g carbs · 168 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  14. 518

    Orkney Skull Splitter

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    48
  15. 519

    Jade Bière blonde pur malt

    Beer · 5.5g carbs · 115 calories · 4.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    48
  16. 520

    Grimbergen Double Ambrée

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 188 calories · 6.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    48
  17. 521

    Turmbräu Export

    Beer · 16.5g carbs · 220 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    48
  18. 522

    The Bruery Terreux Rueuze

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 200 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  19. 523

    Hoegaarden Wit Blanche

    Beer · 11.7g carbs · 159 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  20. 524

    Paulaner Hefe-Weißbier

    Beer · 9.2g carbs · 149 calories · 4.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  21. 525

    Karlskrone Weissbier

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 215 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    48
  22. 526

    Victory Sour Monkey

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  23. 527

    Victory Golden Monkey

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  24. 528

    Cigar City Florida Man DIPA

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  25. 529

    Heineken Silver - pure malt lager

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 175 calories · 4.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    48
  26. 530

    Tecate Beer

    Beer · 6.7g carbs · 110 calories · 3.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  27. 531

    Blue Moon Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale

    Beer · 14.7g carbs · 180 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  28. 532

    Landshark Lager

    Beer · 13.3g carbs · 146 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  29. 533

    Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

    Beer · 14.3g carbs · 175 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  30. 534

    Ichnusa

    Beer · 19.8g carbs · 250 calories · 4.7% ABV · 22.3oz serving

    48
  31. 535

    Bohemia Original Pilsner

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 150 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  32. 536

    Samuel Adams Octoberfest

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 162 calories · 5.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  33. 537

    Lagunitas Beast of Both Worlds IPA

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  34. 538

    Brewdog Hazy Jane IPA

    Beer · 16.7g carbs · 217 calories · 7.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  35. 539

    Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 163 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  36. 540

    Camden Town Brewery Camden Pale Ale

    Beer · 11.6g carbs · 122 calories · 4.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    48

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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.

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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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