Lowest Carb Beer Drinks

859 beer drinks tracked, averaging 13.6g carbs and 173 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 carbs per 12 oz serving (lowest first), then score.

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Lowest Carb Snapshot For Beer

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by carbs per 12 oz serving (lowest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 859

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 150

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

Average score 52.5

Sorted by carbs per 12 oz serving (lowest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use carbs as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the leanest beer choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare calories and ABV.

Watch for calorie tradeoffs

The current ranked list averages 150 calories per 12 oz serving, so carb wins do not always mean the lightest overall pour.

Keep a practical threshold

If you want a fast rule, use the current floor of 11.0g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 10

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

  1. 325

    Dos Equis Lager Especial

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 131 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  2. 326

    Deschutes Chainbreaker White IPA

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 175 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  3. 327

    Founders All Day IPA Session

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 147 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  4. 328

    Old Style Lager

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 144 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  5. 329

    Guinness Extra Stout

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 180 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  6. 330

    Shiner Bock

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 142 calories · 4.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  7. 331

    Number One

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 210 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    50
  8. 332

    Karlskrone Weissbier

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 215 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    48
  9. 333

    Spaten Münchner Hell

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 225 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    48
  10. 334

    Isbjørn Lys Pilsner

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 195 calories · 4.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    48
  11. 335

    Budweiser Lager

    Beer · 20.5g carbs · 257 calories · 4.5% ABV · 22.3oz serving

    43
  12. 336

    Dos Equis Ambar

    Beer · 11.1g carbs · 145 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  13. 337

    Steinburg Cerveza Lager Clásica

    Beer · 10.4g carbs · 138 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    53
  14. 338

    Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor

    Beer · 11.2g carbs · 157 calories · 5.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  15. 339

    Foster's

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

    56
  16. 340

    Bissell Brothers Substance

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 235 calories · 6.6% ABV · 16oz serving

    58
  17. 341

    Tree House Julius

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 245 calories · 6.8% ABV · 16oz serving

    57
  18. 342

    Banks's Exceptional Amber Bitter

    Beer · 15.9g carbs · 165 calories · 3.4% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    41
  19. 343

    Heineken

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 105 calories · 5.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    58
  20. 344

    Peroni Nastro Azzurro

    Beer · 21.1g carbs · 277 calories · 5.1% ABV · 22.3oz serving

    45
  21. 345

    Stella Artois

    Beer · 14.1g carbs · 171 calories · 4.6% ABV · 14.9oz serving

    51
  22. 346

    Brasseries de Bourbon Bourbon

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 132 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    57
  23. 347

    Tropical Cerveza

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

    56
  24. 348

    Hansa borg as Heineken Original

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

    55
  25. 349

    Heineken Bier

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

    55
  26. 350

    Stella Artois Gluten free

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

    54
  27. 351

    Brasserie du Maroc Casablanca

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 138 calories · 4.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    42
  28. 352

    Maine Beer Dinner

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 270 calories · 8.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    62
  29. 353

    Jupiler Bière blonde

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 215 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    50
  30. 354

    Heineken

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 210 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    49
  31. 355

    Budweiser Budvar Original Czech Lager

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 210 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    49
  32. 356

    Cruzcampo Cerveza

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 210 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    47
  33. 357

    Paulaner Hefe-Weizen

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

    58
  34. 358

    Paulaner Weissbier

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

    58
  35. 359

    Paris Export entreprise Paris Export

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

    56
  36. 360

    Jupiler

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

    55

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Beer Ranking FAQ

What counts as a low-carb beer drink?

There is no universal cutoff, but this ranking shows the lowest-carb beer options currently tracked. The shortlist averages 11.2g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 11.0g.

Why compare beer by more than lowest carb?

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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