Beer drinks included in this ranking family
Lowest Carb Snapshot For Beer
Built from the current ranking shortlistSorted 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.
The top shortlist shown on this page
Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving
Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving
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 156 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 12.0g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.
Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 13
Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.
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Yuengling Traditional Lager
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 141 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving
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Tecate Cerveza
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 141 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving
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435
Grain Belt Premium
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 145 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving
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436
Widmer Hefeweizen
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 155 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving
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437
Destihl Wild Sour Series Lynnbrook Raspberry
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving
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Dos Equis Lager Lime & Salt
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 135 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving
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Smithwick's Irish Red Ale
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 155 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving
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Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Beer · 12.0g carbs · 175 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving
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Prinz Luipold Brauerei König Ludwig Weissbier Naturtrüb
Beer · 17.0g carbs · 230 calories · 5.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving
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Casino Davelghem Bière d'Abbaye Blonde
Beer · 12.1g carbs · 184 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving
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Mahou Cerveza especial
Beer · 12.1g carbs · 173 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving
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Tiger Asian lager
Beer · 10.9g carbs · 134 calories · 5.0% ABV · 10.8oz serving
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Molson Golden
Beer · 12.2g carbs · 151 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving
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Miller High Life
Beer · 12.2g carbs · 141 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving
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Parbo Bier
Beer · 3.5g carbs · 42 calories · 5.0% ABV · 3.4oz serving
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Estrella Galicia Cerveza especial
Beer · 12.4g carbs · 166 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving
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Warsteiner German Pilsener Beer
Beer · 12.4g carbs · 149 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving
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Warsteiner, La Boite
Beer · 12.4g carbs · 152 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving
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451
ledeno lager karlovačko
Beer · 12.4g carbs · 131 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving
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Heineken, Ichnusa Ichnusa non filtrata
Beer · 17.5g carbs · 210 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving
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Zeunerts Höga kusten
Beer · 17.5g carbs · 225 calories · 5.3% ABV · 16.9oz serving
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Warsteiner Pilsner
Beer · 17.5g carbs · 210 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving
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Warsteiner Pilsener
Beer · 17.5g carbs · 210 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving
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Mönchshof Märzen
Beer · 17.5g carbs · 245 calories · 5.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving
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Steinburg Gluten free
Beer · 11.6g carbs · 148 calories · 5.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving
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458
Camden Town Brewery Camden Pale Ale
Beer · 11.6g carbs · 122 calories · 4.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving
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Beavertown Gamma Ray Pale Ale
Beer · 11.6g carbs · 151 calories · 1.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving
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460
Bières des Alpes Assortment by Mandrin
Beer · 46.2g carbs · 571 calories · 5.0% ABV · 44.6oz serving
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Miller Genuine Draft
Beer · 12.5g carbs · 144 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving
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Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy
Beer · 12.5g carbs · 136 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving
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Les bulles du Mouchet Blanche des îles
Beer · 26.7g carbs · 338 calories · 5.5% ABV · 25.4oz serving
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Grimbergen Brassin d'Hiver
Beer · 9.0g carbs · 142 calories · 6.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving
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Hoegarden Hoegaarden Agrum
Beer · 9.0g carbs · 67 calories · 2.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving
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Störtebeker Schwarz-Bier
Beer · 3.6g carbs · 43 calories · 5.0% ABV · 3.4oz serving
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467
Monkish Fog Juice
Beer · 17.0g carbs · 260 calories · 7.8% ABV · 16oz serving
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Lawsons Sip of Sunshine
Beer · 17.0g carbs · 280 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving
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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 12.3g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 12.0g.
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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