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 10.0g

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

Average calories 150

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

Average score 59.4

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.

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The featured list still averages 10.0g carbs and 150 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 5

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

  1. 145

    Toppling Goliath King Sue

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 265 calories · 7.8% ABV · 16oz serving

    60
  2. 146

    Ringnes as Schous Pils

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 170 calories · 4.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    60
  3. 147

    Gallo Cerveza

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  4. 148

    Birra Moretti L’AUTENTICA

    Beer · 8.4g carbs · 111 calories · 4.6% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    60
  5. 149

    Kronenbourg

    Beer · 6.6g carbs · 115 calories · 4.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    60
  6. 150

    Sierra Nevada Otra Vez

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 130 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  7. 151

    Neumarkt bere blonda

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 200 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    59
  8. 152

    Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier

    Beer · 10.7g carbs · 167 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  9. 153

    Newcastle Brown Ale

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 130 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  10. 154

    Tuborg Lite

    Beer · 5.0g carbs · 145 calories · 3.4% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    59
  11. 155

    Grimbergen Blonde

    Beer · 9.3g carbs · 135 calories · 6.7% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    59
  12. 156

    Dogfish Head SeaQuench Ale

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  13. 157

    Deschutes Da Shootz Pilsner

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 99 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  14. 158

    Hertog Jan Pilsener

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 123 calories · 5.1% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    59
  15. 159

    Brand UP

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    59
  16. 160

    Lammsbräu Bière

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 134 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  17. 161

    Tuborg Classic

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 128 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    59
  18. 162

    Paulaner Original Münchner Hell

    Beer · 11.9g carbs · 190 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    59
  19. 163

    Firestone Walker Pivo Pils

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  20. 164

    Skol Lager

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 135 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  21. 165

    Leffe Tripel

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 165 calories · 8.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    59
  22. 166

    Kona Big Wave Golden Ale

    Beer · 8.7g carbs · 127 calories · 4.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  23. 167

    Icehouse Edge

    Beer · 13.8g carbs · 215 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  24. 168

    Kronenbourg Blonde

    Beer · 7.1g carbs · 124 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  25. 169

    Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Leicht

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 120 calories · 2.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    59
  26. 170

    Ариана Бира арияна СВЕТЛО

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 127 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  27. 171

    Hertog Jan Bier

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 135 calories · 5.1% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    59
  28. 172

    Hertog Jan Natuurzuiver bier

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 135 calories · 5.1% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    59
  29. 173

    Grimbergen Heritage de l'Abbaye

    Beer · 10.5g carbs · 170 calories · 8.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    59
  30. 174

    Paulaner Hefe-Weizen

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 149 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  31. 175

    Paulaner Weissbier

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 149 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  32. 176

    Mickey's Ice

    Beer · 11.8g carbs · 157 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  33. 177

    Ciuc Premium

    Beer · 8.5g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  34. 178

    Sierra Nevada West Ghost IPA

    Beer · 11.8g carbs · 200 calories · 7.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  35. 179

    Carlsberg Elephant

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 195 calories · 7.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  36. 180

    Flensburger Gold

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 142 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    58

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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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