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

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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 863

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

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Average carbs 24.1g

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

Average calories 173

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

Average score 10.3

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.

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The featured list still averages 24.1g carbs and 173 calories per 12 oz serving, so compare nutrition instead of trusting rank alone.

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Best Beer Drinks List — Page 24

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

  1. 829

    Bières des Alpes Assortment by Mandrin

    Beer · 46.2g carbs · 571 calories · 5.0% ABV · 44.6oz serving

    20
  2. 830

    Organic Strawberry Fruit Beer

    Beer · 26.6g carbs · 217 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    19
  3. 831

    Desperados Mojito

    Beer · 35.0g carbs · 310 calories · 5.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    17
  4. 832

    Lammsbräu Radler

    Beer · 18.1g carbs · 138 calories · 2.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    17
  5. 833

    Warsteiner Radler

    Beer · 19.5g carbs · 125 calories · 2.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    17
  6. 834

    Leffe Ruby

    Beer · 33.5g carbs · 275 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    16
  7. 835

    Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 207 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    16
  8. 836

    Sagres Radler Limão

    Beer · 17.5g carbs · 108 calories · 2.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    16
  9. 837

    Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Blanche

    Beer · 27.9g carbs · 212 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    15
  10. 838

    Amstel Radler

    Beer · 16.2g carbs · 115 calories · 2.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    15
  11. 839

    Milk Truck Latte Stout

    Beer · 31.0g carbs · 245 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    15
  12. 840

    Beck's Green Lemon

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 175 calories · 2.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    15
  13. 841

    Dos Equis Chelada Peach Picante

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 181 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    13
  14. 842

    Dos Equis Chelada Pineapple

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 190 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    13
  15. 843

    Dos Equis Chelada Mango

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 190 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    13
  16. 844

    Schöfferhofer Weizen-Mix Grapefruit

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 142 calories · 2.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    12
  17. 845

    Young's Double Chocolate Stout

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 280 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    12
  18. 846

    Cerveza Amstel Radler

    Beer · 19.5g carbs · 115 calories · 2.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    12
  19. 847

    Tennents Sweetheart Stout

    Beer · 20.6g carbs · 122 calories · 2.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    11
  20. 848

    Astra Kiezmische Bier

    Beer · 21.8g carbs · 138 calories · 2.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    11
  21. 849

    Brauerei Mönchengladbach, Turmbräu Naturradler

    Beer · 23.4g carbs · 142 calories · 2.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    11
  22. 850

    Amstel Radler 2.0

    Beer · 20.5g carbs · 118 calories · 2.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    10
  23. 851

    Beavertown Gamma Ray Pale Ale

    Beer · 11.6g carbs · 151 calories · 1.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    7
  24. 852

    Lindemans Kriek

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 180 calories · 3.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    5
  25. 853

    Steinburg Radler

    Beer · 22.8g carbs · 138 calories · 2.1% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    4
  26. 854

    Astra Kiezmische

    Beer · 21.8g carbs · 138 calories · 2.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    4
  27. 855

    Ritas Lime-A-Rita

    Beer · 43.7g carbs · 330 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    3
  28. 856

    Union Radler grenivka

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 175 calories · 2.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    3
  29. 857

    La Bête

    Beer · 48.0g carbs · 437 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    2
  30. 858

    Gösser Natur Radler

    Beer · 29.0g carbs · 175 calories · 2.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    2
  31. 859

    Aass bryggeri as Aass Uten, akoholfri lys lager

    Beer · 17.2g carbs · 85 calories · 0.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    0
  32. 860

    Argus Shandy

    Beer · 24.8g carbs · 114 calories · 0.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    0
  33. 861

    Calanda Getränke Chur Calanda Radler

    Beer · 35.0g carbs · 200 calories · 1.6% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    0
  34. 862

    Steinburg Shandy sabor a limón

    Beer · 26.4g carbs · 122 calories · 1.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    0
  35. 863

    Lindemans Framboise

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 180 calories · 2.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    0

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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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