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 22.5g

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

Average calories 195

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

Average score 25.8

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 22.5g carbs and 195 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 23

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

  1. 793

    Desperados Lime Beer

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 128 calories · 3.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  2. 794

    Edelweiss Fruits des Bois Fleur de Sureau

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 122 calories · 4.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    29
  3. 795

    Pelforth Brune

    Beer · 29.0g carbs · 305 calories · 6.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    29
  4. 796

    Desperados Mojito Bier mit Tequila Aroma

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 220 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  5. 797

    Affligem Cuvée Carmin

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 191 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  6. 798

    Biere Desperados

    Beer · 23.8g carbs · 171 calories · 5.9% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    29
  7. 799

    Grafters Irish Red Ale

    Beer · 14.2g carbs · 195 calories · 4.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  8. 800

    Narragansett Del's Shandy

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 188 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  9. 801

    Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

    Beer · 30.7g carbs · 318 calories · 9.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    28
  10. 802

    Trippel Belgian Style Ale

    Beer · 30.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    28
  11. 803

    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 367 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    28
  12. 804

    Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 185 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    27
  13. 805

    Malzmühle Mühlen Kölsch

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 280 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    27
  14. 806

    Hoegaarden Rosée

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 130 calories · 3.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    27
  15. 807

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 24.8g carbs · 207 calories · 5.9% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    27
  16. 808

    Voodoo Ranger Hardcharged Peach

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 240 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    27
  17. 809

    Bud Light Chelada

    Beer · 20.8g carbs · 173 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    26
  18. 810

    Modelo Chelada Sandía Picante

    Beer · 19.8g carbs · 144 calories · 3.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    26
  19. 811

    Desperados Tequila - Bière arômatisée

    Beer · 20.8g carbs · 194 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    26
  20. 812

    Tuborg Skøll

    Beer · 29.5g carbs · 300 calories · 6.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    25
  21. 813

    Founders Rubaeus

    Beer · 25.5g carbs · 220 calories · 5.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    25
  22. 814

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 26.6g carbs · 223 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    25
  23. 815

    Narragansett Del's Hard Tea

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 201 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    24
  24. 816

    Beck's Green Lemon

    Beer · 15.8g carbs · 115 calories · 2.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    23
  25. 817

    Desperados

    Beer · 31.5g carbs · 295 calories · 5.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    23
  26. 818

    Heineken Bière aromatisée Tequila

    Beer · 31.5g carbs · 295 calories · 5.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    23
  27. 819

    Sol Chelada

    Beer · 20.3g carbs · 158 calories · 3.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    23
  28. 820

    Desperados Lime

    Beer · 18.8g carbs · 132 calories · 3.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    22
  29. 821

    Bitburger Radler

    Beer · 18.1g carbs · 120 calories · 2.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    22
  30. 822

    Beck's Ice - Lime & Mint

    Beer · 17.2g carbs · 117 calories · 2.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    21
  31. 823

    Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 230 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    21
  32. 824

    Perlembourg Kriek

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 139 calories · 2.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    21
  33. 825

    Modelo Chelada Mango y Chile

    Beer · 20.5g carbs · 150 calories · 3.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    21
  34. 826

    DESPERADOS Bière Tropical

    Beer · 26.4g carbs · 211 calories · 5.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    21
  35. 827

    Desperados Bière

    Beer · 20.2g carbs · 142 calories · 3.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    21
  36. 828

    Abbaye du Lys

    Beer · 33.0g carbs · 224 calories · 8.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    21

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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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