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 11.2g

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

Average calories 164

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

Average score 56.3

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.

Pressure test the leader board

The featured list still averages 11.2g carbs and 164 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 8

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

  1. 253

    Grimbergen Blonde

    Beer · 12.2g carbs · 178 calories · 6.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  2. 254

    Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 450 calories · 18.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  3. 255

    Jever Pilsener

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 200 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    56
  4. 256

    Neumarkter Lammsbräu Glutenfrei

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  5. 257

    Estrella Damm Etiqueta Roja

    Beer · 3.3g carbs · 165 calories · 5.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  6. 258

    Presidente Beer

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  7. 259

    Grolsch Premium Pilsner

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    56
  8. 260

    Ballarat Bitter

    Beer · 10.3g carbs · 135 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  9. 261

    Guinness Draught

    Beer · 9.4g carbs · 125 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  10. 262

    Michelob Light

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 123 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  11. 263

    Lagunitas Hazy IPA

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  12. 264

    Redhook Big Ballard Imperial IPA

    Beer · 14.8g carbs · 237 calories · 8.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  13. 265

    Beck's Brauerei Beck GMBH&CO Kg

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  14. 266

    Becks doza

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  15. 267

    Lone Star Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 136 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  16. 268

    Grolsch Premium Lager

    Beer · 10.4g carbs · 147 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  17. 269

    Kronenbourg

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 175 calories · 4.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    56
  18. 270

    Grimbergen Triple d'Abbaye

    Beer · 10.2g carbs · 167 calories · 8.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    56
  19. 271

    Tropical Cerveza

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 128 calories · 4.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  20. 272

    Warsteiner Premium Verum

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  21. 273

    Hasseröder Premium pils

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 146 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  22. 274

    Dorada Pilsen

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  23. 275

    KarlsKrone premium Karls Krone gold

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 145 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  24. 276

    Peroni Nastro Azzurro

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 138 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  25. 277

    Mahou Cinco Estrellas

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  26. 278

    Guinness Foreign Extra Stout

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 194 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  27. 279

    New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 200 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  28. 280

    Bier - Veltins Pilsener

    Beer · 10.3g carbs · 142 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  29. 281

    Brouwers Bier Brouwers Premium bier

    Beer · 10.3g carbs · 142 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  30. 282

    Foster's

    Beer · 11.2g carbs · 146 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  31. 283

    Heineken fles 300

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 126 calories · 5.0% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    55
  32. 284

    Murphy's Irish Stout

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 119 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  33. 285

    Raffo

    Beer · 10.7g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  34. 286

    Turmbräu Winterbier

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 152 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  35. 287

    Alchemist Focal Banger

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 255 calories · 7.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    55
  36. 288

    Affligem

    Beer · 10.8g carbs · 140 calories · 6.7% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    55

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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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