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 14.1g

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

Average calories 171

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

Average score 46.6

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 14.1g carbs and 171 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 17

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

  1. 577

    Spaten Lager

    Beer · 11.8g carbs · 173 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  2. 578

    Sharp's Atlantic Pale Ale

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 145 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  3. 579

    Шуменско оригинал 500мл

    Beer · 14.6g carbs · 134 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  4. 580

    Cruzcampo Cerveza

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 210 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    47
  5. 581

    Corona Extra

    Beer · 13.9g carbs · 148 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  6. 582

    Kozel, Peroni Premium lager

    Beer · 16.5g carbs · 200 calories · 4.6% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    47
  7. 583

    Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 230 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  8. 584

    Firestone Walker Mind Haze IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 200 calories · 6.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  9. 585

    Tuborg Grøn

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 148 calories · 4.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    46
  10. 586

    Russian River Pliny the Elder

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 250 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  11. 587

    Sahara Gold Biere

    Beer · 10.9g carbs · 165 calories · 5.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    46
  12. 588

    Pacifico Clara

    Beer · 13.6g carbs · 143 calories · 4.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  13. 589

    Modelo Especial

    Beer · 13.6g carbs · 143 calories · 4.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  14. 590

    Leinenkugel's Original Lager

    Beer · 13.9g carbs · 152 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  15. 591

    Sierra Nevada Summerfest Beer

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 163 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  16. 592

    Hansa Fatøl

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 220 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    46
  17. 593

    Shock Top Belgian White

    Beer · 14.6g carbs · 167 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  18. 594

    Cali Creamin’ Vanilla Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 165 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  19. 595

    New Belgium La Folie

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 220 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  20. 596

    Left Hand Milk Stout

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  21. 597

    Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  22. 598

    Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 178 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  23. 599

    Killian's Irish Red

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 162 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  24. 600

    Chimay Triple

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 202 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  25. 601

    Kronenbourg 7°2 Blonde

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 300 calories · 7.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    46
  26. 602

    Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 186 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  27. 603

    Cerveza San Miguel 1 L.

    Beer · 14.6g carbs · 174 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  28. 604

    Birra Moretti Ricetta

    Beer · 9.2g carbs · 122 calories · 3.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    46
  29. 605

    Surly Furious IPA

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 208 calories · 6.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  30. 606

    Brooklyn Lager

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 170 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  31. 607

    Blue Moon Winter Wheat

    Beer · 15.9g carbs · 187 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  32. 608

    Small Beer Lager

    Beer · 6.6g carbs · 77 calories · 2.1% ABV · 11.8oz serving

    46
  33. 609

    Founders Centennial IPA

    Beer · 18.3g carbs · 220 calories · 7.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  34. 610

    Peroni Nastro Azzurro

    Beer · 21.1g carbs · 277 calories · 5.1% ABV · 22.3oz serving

    45
  35. 611

    Modelo Negra

    Beer · 15.7g carbs · 172 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  36. 612

    Leffe d'été

    Beer · 15.3g carbs · 166 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    45

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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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