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 13.0g

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 51.8

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 164 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 12.8g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 14

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

  1. 469

    Störtebeker Schwarz-Bier

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 153 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  2. 470

    Pabst Blue Ribbon

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 144 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  3. 471

    Grimbergen Brassin d'Hiver

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 202 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  4. 472

    Wicküler Pilsener

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 152 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  5. 473

    Red Stripe

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 139 calories · 4.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    49
  6. 474

    Kingfisher Premium Lager

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 155 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    44
  7. 475

    Bass

    Beer · 12.9g carbs · 156 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  8. 476

    Dogfish Head Flesh & Blood IPA

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 180 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  9. 477

    Revolution Anti-Hero IPA

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 180 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  10. 478

    Bell's Amber Ale

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

    55
  11. 479

    Bells Oberon Ale

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

    55
  12. 480

    Oberon Ale

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

    55
  13. 481

    Firestone Mind Haze IPA

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

    55
  14. 482

    Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  15. 483

    Ballast Point Big Eye IPA

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 205 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  16. 484

    Samuel Adams Summer Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 145 calories · 5.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  17. 485

    Bohemia

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 150 calories · 5.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  18. 486

    Allagash White

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 154 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  19. 487

    Saranac Pale Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 163 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  20. 488

    Magic Hat #9

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 151 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  21. 489

    Spaten Premium Lager

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 155 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  22. 490

    3 Floyds Zombie Dust

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 185 calories · 6.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  23. 491

    Narragansett Lager

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 152 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  24. 492

    Founders Daycap Lime

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 153 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  25. 493

    805 Cerveza

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 125 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  26. 494

    Redhook ESB

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 183 calories · 5.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  27. 495

    Bohemia Original Pilsner

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 150 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  28. 496

    Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 163 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  29. 497

    Long Trail Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 160 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  30. 498

    Sierra Nevada Old Chico Crystal Wheat

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 155 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  31. 499

    Cali Creamin’ Vanilla Ale

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 165 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  32. 500

    Killian's Irish Red

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 162 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  33. 501

    Sweetwater Blue

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 165 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    41
  34. 502

    Grimbergen Blonde

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

    56
  35. 503

    Steinburg Especial

    Beer · 12.2g carbs · 158 calories · 5.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    51
  36. 504

    Grimbergen Blonde

    Beer · 13.1g carbs · 191 calories · 6.7% 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 13.0g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 12.8g.

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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