Best Beer Drinks

901 beer drinks tracked. Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories.

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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 901

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

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Average carbs 21.6g

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

Average calories 207

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

Average score 30.4

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 21.6g carbs and 207 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 23

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

  1. 793

    1664 Créations French Style IPA

    Beer · 38.3g carbs · 646 calories · 5.8% ABV · 44.6oz serving

    35
  2. 794

    Rochefort 10

    Beer · 25.0g carbs · 350 calories · 11.3% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    34
  3. 795

    Rochefort 8

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 300 calories · 9.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    34
  4. 796

    Krombacher Radler

    Beer · 22.4g carbs · 95 calories · 0.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    34
  5. 797

    Hansa borg as Mango IPA

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 220 calories · 3.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    34
  6. 798

    Chimay Blue (Grand Reserve)

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 297 calories · 9.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    33
  7. 799

    1554 Enlightened Dark Ale

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 193 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    33
  8. 800

    Heavy Cloud - HIPA

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 235 calories · 6.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  9. 801

    Austmann Lynchburg Latte Bourbon Breakfast Stout

    Beer · 28.4g carbs · 337 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  10. 802

    Hoegarden Hoegaarden Agrum

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 67 calories · 2.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    32
  11. 803

    Goose Island India Pale Ale

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 211 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  12. 804

    Goose Island Nut Brown Ale

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 198 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    31
  13. 805

    Traquair House Ale

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 260 calories · 7.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    30
  14. 806

    Lammsbräu Radler

    Beer · 5.1g carbs · 39 calories · 2.5% ABV · 3.4oz serving

    30
  15. 807

    Cali Creamin’ Creamsicle Orange Vanilla Cream Ale

    Beer · 21.0g carbs · 190 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    30
  16. 808

    Modelo Chelada® Especial

    Beer · 17.5g carbs · 144 calories · 3.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    30
  17. 809

    DOS EQUIS MICHELADA

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 167 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    30
  18. 810

    Desperados Lime Beer

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

    30
  19. 811

    Edelweiss Fruits des Bois Fleur de Sureau

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

    30
  20. 812

    Pelforth Brune

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

    29
  21. 813

    Desperados Mojito Bier mit Tequila Aroma

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

    29
  22. 814

    Biere Desperados

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

    29
  23. 815

    Affligem Cuvée Carmin

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

    29
  24. 816

    Narragansett Del's Shandy

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

    29
  25. 817

    Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

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

    28
  26. 818

    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

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

    28
  27. 819

    Trippel Belgian Style Ale

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

    28
  28. 820

    Oettinger Fassbrause Himbeer&Minze

    Beer · 25.2g carbs · 102 calories · 0.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    28
  29. 821

    Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter

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

    27
  30. 822

    Malzmühle Mühlen Kölsch

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

    27
  31. 823

    Hoegaarden Rosée

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

    27
  32. 824

    Voodoo Ranger Hardcharged Peach

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

    27
  33. 825

    Desperados Red

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

    27
  34. 826

    Bud Light Chelada

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

    26
  35. 827

    Modelo Chelada Sandía Picante

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

    26
  36. 828

    Desperados Tequila - Bière arômatisée

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

    26

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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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