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 11.4g

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

Average calories 158

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

Average score 55.3

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 11.4g carbs and 158 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 9

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

  1. 289

    Grimbergen Blanche

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 168 calories · 6.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    55
  2. 290

    Bell's Amber Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 163 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  3. 291

    Bells Oberon Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 164 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  4. 292

    Oberon Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 164 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  5. 293

    Great Lakes Dort Light

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 90 calories · 2.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  6. 294

    KarlsKrone Bier

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 149 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  7. 295

    Green Flash Hop Head Red

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  8. 296

    Grimbergen Blonde

    Beer · 13.1g carbs · 191 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  9. 297

    Hansa borg as Heineken Original

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 138 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    55
  10. 298

    Heineken Bier

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 138 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    55
  11. 299

    Avery Ellie's Brown Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  12. 300

    Jupiler

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 152 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  13. 301

    Sagres Cerveja

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    55
  14. 302

    Toña Nicaragua

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 138 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  15. 303

    Firestone Mind Haze IPA

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 178 calories · 6.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  16. 304

    Bitburger Premium Pils

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 142 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  17. 305

    Bergenbier

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  18. 306

    Ur-Krostitzer Pilsner

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    55
  19. 307

    Zirndorfer Landbier

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    55
  20. 308

    Toppling Goliath Sosus

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 290 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    55
  21. 309

    1664 Créations French Style IPA

    Beer · 10.3g carbs · 174 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  22. 310

    Cigar City Jai Alai IPA

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 210 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  23. 311

    Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 196 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  24. 312

    Mastri Birrai Umbri IPA Artigianale

    Beer · 14.2g carbs · 138 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  25. 313

    Franziskaner Hefe-Weißbier naturtrüb

    Beer · 9.2g carbs · 152 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  26. 314

    New Belgium Voodoo Ranger IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 199 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  27. 315

    Coors Banquet

    Beer · 11.7g carbs · 147 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  28. 316

    Steinburg Gluten free

    Beer · 11.6g carbs · 148 calories · 5.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    55
  29. 317

    Founders All Day IPA

    Beer · 10.9g carbs · 140 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  30. 318

    Lawsons Super Session IPA

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 145 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  31. 319

    Alexander Keiths Pale Ale

    Beer · 11.7g carbs · 159 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  32. 320

    San Miguel Premium Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  33. 321

    Peroni Nastro Azzurro

    Beer · 11.4g carbs · 148 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  34. 322

    Narragansett Fresh Catch

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 127 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  35. 323

    Stella Artois Gluten free

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 128 calories · 4.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  36. 324

    Orion Draft Beer

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 149 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54

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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.

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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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