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 10.6g

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

Average calories 149

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

Average score 57.1

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 10.6g carbs and 149 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 7

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

  1. 217

    Dreher

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  2. 218

    Port Brewing Shark Attack

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 230 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  3. 219

    Abbots Lager

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 131 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  4. 220

    Tennents Lager

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 117 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  5. 221

    Westbrook Gose

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  6. 222

    Albert Heijn Brouwers

    Beer · 8.7g carbs · 120 calories · 4.8% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    57
  7. 223

    Valaisanne Bière

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 190 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    57
  8. 224

    Holsten Pilsener

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 190 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    57
  9. 225

    Redhook Hazy Big Ballard Imperial IPA

    Beer · 14.8g carbs · 237 calories · 8.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  10. 226

    Wadadli Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  11. 227

    Blue Point Toasted Lager

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 155 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  12. 228

    Magic Hat Elder Betty

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 155 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  13. 229

    Estrella Damm

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    57
  14. 230

    Falkenfelser Weißbier Leicht

    Beer · 6.7g carbs · 89 calories · 2.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  15. 231

    Asahi Super Dry

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 146 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  16. 232

    Tsing Tao

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 135 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  17. 233

    Kulmbacher Edelherb Premium Pils

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 145 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  18. 234

    Kirin Ichiban

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  19. 235

    Budweiser

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  20. 236

    Brouwers Premium bier

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 132 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    57
  21. 237

    Yuengling Lord Chesterfield Ale

    Beer · 10.5g carbs · 157 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  22. 238

    Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 185 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  23. 239

    Anderson Valley The Kimmie The Yink & The Holy Gose

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 125 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  24. 240

    Pülleken,Veltins Veltins

    Beer · 10.2g carbs · 141 calories · 5.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  25. 241

    Paris Export entreprise Paris Export

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 142 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  26. 242

    Rolling Rock Extra Pale

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 132 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  27. 243

    Kronenbourg 1664

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 160 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  28. 244

    Pearl Lager

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 135 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  29. 245

    Banks Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  30. 246

    Olympia Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  31. 247

    Stone IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 186 calories · 6.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  32. 248

    St. Pauli Girl - Lager

    Beer · 10.4g carbs · 146 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  33. 249

    Загорка Специално пиво

    Beer · 10.7g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  34. 250

    Carlsberg Export

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 142 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  35. 251

    Nastro Azzurro

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.1% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  36. 252

    Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Pineapple Papaya

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 200 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56

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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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