Best Beer Drinks

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

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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 924

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 3.5g

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average calories 102

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average score 82.1

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 3.5g carbs and 102 calories, 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 24

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

  1. 829

    Desperados Lime Beer

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 128 calories · 3.0% ABV

    30
  2. 830

    Edelweiss Fruits des Bois Fleur de Sureau

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 122 calories · 4.0% ABV

    30
  3. 831

    Pelforth Brune

    Beer · 29.0g carbs · 305 calories · 6.5% ABV

    29
  4. 832

    Desperados Mojito Bier mit Tequila Aroma

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 220 calories · 5.9% ABV

    29
  5. 833

    Biere Desperados

    Beer · 23.8g carbs · 171 calories · 5.9% ABV

    29
  6. 834

    Affligem Cuvée Carmin

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 191 calories · 5.2% ABV

    29
  7. 835

    Narragansett Del's Shandy

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 188 calories · 4.7% ABV

    29
  8. 836

    Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

    Beer · 30.7g carbs · 318 calories · 9.6% ABV

    28
  9. 837

    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 367 calories · 10.5% ABV

    28
  10. 838

    Trippel Belgian Style Ale

    Beer · 30.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.5% ABV

    28
  11. 839

    Oettinger Fassbrause Himbeer&Minze

    Beer · 25.2g carbs · 102 calories · 0.5% ABV

    28
  12. 840

    Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 185 calories · 4.7% ABV

    27
  13. 841

    Malzmühle Mühlen Kölsch

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 280 calories · 4.8% ABV

    27
  14. 842

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 24.8g carbs · 207 calories · 5.9% ABV

    27
  15. 843

    Hoegaarden Rosée

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 130 calories · 3.0% ABV

    27
  16. 844

    Voodoo Ranger Hardcharged Peach

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 240 calories · 7.0% ABV

    27
  17. 845

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 24.8g carbs · 207 calories · 5.9% ABV

    27
  18. 846

    Bud Light Chelada

    Beer · 20.8g carbs · 173 calories · 4.2% ABV

    26
  19. 847

    Modelo Chelada Sandía Picante

    Beer · 19.8g carbs · 144 calories · 3.5% ABV

    26
  20. 848

    Desperados Tequila - Bière arômatisée

    Beer · 20.8g carbs · 194 calories · 5.0% ABV

    26
  21. 849

    Tuborg Skøll

    Beer · 29.5g carbs · 300 calories · 6.0% ABV

    25
  22. 850

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 26.6g carbs · 223 calories · 5.9% ABV

    25
  23. 851

    Narragansett Del's Hard Tea

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 201 calories · 5.0% ABV

    24
  24. 852

    Beck's Green Lemon

    Beer · 15.8g carbs · 115 calories · 2.5% ABV

    23
  25. 853

    Heineken Bière aromatisée Tequila

    Beer · 31.5g carbs · 295 calories · 5.9% ABV

    23
  26. 854

    Desperados

    Beer · 31.5g carbs · 295 calories · 5.9% ABV

    23
  27. 855

    Faxe Extra Forte

    Beer · 50.0g carbs · 800 calories · 10.0% ABV

    23
  28. 856

    Sol Chelada

    Beer · 20.3g carbs · 158 calories · 3.5% ABV

    23
  29. 857

    Paulaner Hefe weißbier Alkoholfrei

    Beer · 24.5g carbs · 115 calories · 0.5% ABV

    22
  30. 858

    Desperados Lime

    Beer · 18.8g carbs · 132 calories · 3.0% ABV

    22
  31. 859

    Bitburger Radler

    Beer · 18.1g carbs · 120 calories · 2.5% ABV

    22
  32. 860

    Riegele Biermanufaktur IPA Liberis 2+3, sans alcool

    Beer · 27.7g carbs · 112 calories · 0.4% ABV

    21
  33. 861

    Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 230 calories · 5.8% ABV

    21
  34. 862

    Perlembourg Kriek

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 139 calories · 2.8% ABV

    21
  35. 863

    DESPERADOS Bière Tropical

    Beer · 26.4g carbs · 211 calories · 5.5% ABV

    21
  36. 864

    Abbaye du Lys

    Beer · 33.0g carbs · 224 calories · 8.5% ABV

    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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