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 9.5g

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

Average calories 146

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

Average score 61.1

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 9.5g carbs and 146 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 4

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

  1. 109

    Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 135 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  2. 110

    Carib Lager

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  3. 111

    Smithwicks Draught

    Beer · 7.1g carbs · 128 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  4. 112

    Kronenbourg Blonde

    Beer · 5.0g carbs · 87 calories · 4.2% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    61
  5. 113

    Beck's

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 190 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    61
  6. 114

    Estrella Galicia

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    61
  7. 115

    Lübzer Pils

    Beer · 7.8g carbs · 138 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  8. 116

    Hill Farmstead Susan

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 250 calories · 7.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    61
  9. 117

    Hofbräu Dunkel

    Beer · 10.1g carbs · 140 calories · 5.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    61
  10. 118

    Grolsch premium pilsener Bier

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 120 calories · 5.0% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    61
  11. 119

    Lone Star Light Beer

    Beer · 8.3g carbs · 110 calories · 3.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  12. 120

    Lidl Kotimainen Olut

    Beer · 7.3g carbs · 112 calories · 4.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    61
  13. 121

    Tyskie

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 153 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  14. 122

    Schneider Weisse Original

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 165 calories · 5.4% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    61
  15. 123

    Wieselburger Bier

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 132 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    61
  16. 124

    Belle France Baltus - Bière blonde

    Beer · 6.5g carbs · 92 calories · 4.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    61
  17. 125

    Olde English 800

    Beer · 10.8g carbs · 161 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  18. 126

    Neunspringer Grenzenlos Wandern im Eichsfeld Helles

    Beer · 6.9g carbs · 132 calories · 4.9% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    61
  19. 127

    Singha Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 131 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  20. 128

    Beck's

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 138 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  21. 129

    Kronenbourg 1947

    Beer · 6.8g carbs · 102 calories · 5.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    61
  22. 130

    Dogfish Head Flesh & Blood IPA

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 180 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  23. 131

    Boulevard Love Child

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 220 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  24. 132

    Carlsberg

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 142 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  25. 133

    Steinburg, Sternburg Export Bier Steinburg

    Beer · 7.6g carbs · 149 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  26. 134

    Sapporo Premium Light

    Beer · 8.5g carbs · 110 calories · 3.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  27. 135

    Labatt Blue

    Beer · 9.1g carbs · 132 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  28. 136

    Dale's Pale Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 165 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  29. 137

    Other Half All Green Everything

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 250 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    60
  30. 138

    Kronenbourg 1664 Blonde

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 112 calories · 5.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    60
  31. 139

    1664 Créations Houblon - Hoppy Lager

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 112 calories · 5.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    60
  32. 140

    Prestige Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 153 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  33. 141

    Beck's Pils

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 190 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    60
  34. 142

    Beck's Gold

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 190 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    60
  35. 143

    Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 163 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  36. 144

    Allgäuer Brauhaus Büble Bier Edelbräu

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 156 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    60

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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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