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 15.6g

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

Average calories 188

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

Average score 43.5

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 15.6g carbs and 188 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 19

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

  1. 649

    Goose Island IPA

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 195 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  2. 650

    Abdij van Leffe, leffe Bruin

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 188 calories · 6.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    44
  3. 651

    Pyramid Apricot Ale

    Beer · 15.6g carbs · 167 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  4. 652

    Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 232 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  5. 653

    Feldschlösschen Original

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 185 calories · 3.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    44
  6. 654

    Pliny the Elder IPA

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 260 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  7. 655

    Corgon

    Beer · 15.9g carbs · 192 calories · 3.8% ABV · 18.6oz serving

    44
  8. 656

    Westmalle Tripel

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 290 calories · 9.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    44
  9. 657

    Grimbergen Cerise

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 142 calories · 6.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    44
  10. 658

    Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 175 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  11. 659

    Stone Smoked Porter

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 193 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  12. 660

    Yuengling Black & Tan

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 153 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  13. 661

    Taj Mahal Premium Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 150 calories · 4.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    43
  14. 662

    Bitburger Maibock

    Beer · 17.8g carbs · 213 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  15. 663

    Anchor Porter

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 190 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  16. 664

    Bud light orange

    Beer · 14.3g carbs · 142 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  17. 665

    Orval Trappist Ale

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 197 calories · 6.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    43
  18. 666

    Leffe Blonde

    Beer · 19.2g carbs · 205 calories · 6.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  19. 667

    Coronado Idiot IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 241 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  20. 668

    Alesmith Wee Heavy

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 300 calories · 10.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  21. 669

    Yuengling Bongo Fizz

    Beer · 15.4g carbs · 150 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  22. 670

    Sierra Nevada Porter

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 185 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  23. 671

    Underwood Brewery Kyiv Lager

    Beer · 15.8g carbs · 155 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    43
  24. 672

    Budweiser Lager

    Beer · 20.5g carbs · 257 calories · 4.5% ABV · 22.3oz serving

    43
  25. 673

    Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

    Beer · 15.6g carbs · 167 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  26. 674

    8.6 Bière intense India Pale Lager

    Beer · 22.5g carbs · 295 calories · 7.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    43
  27. 675

    Fat Tire Amber Ale

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  28. 676

    Alexander Keiths Brown Ale

    Beer · 16.5g carbs · 178 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  29. 677

    Tiger Soju infused lager

    Beer · 15.4g carbs · 166 calories · 5.5% ABV · 10.8oz serving

    43
  30. 678

    Anchor Steam Beer

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 166 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    42
  31. 679

    Carlsberg San Miguel Can

    Beer · 18.5g carbs · 225 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    42
  32. 680

    Störtebeker Atlantik Ale

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.1% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    42
  33. 681

    Kona Koko Nut Brown Ale

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 184 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    42
  34. 682

    Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 209 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    42
  35. 683

    New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 185 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    42
  36. 684

    Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 165 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    42

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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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