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 15.5g

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

Average calories 195

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

Average score 46.5

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 195 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 15.0g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 18

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

  1. 613

    Samuel Smith Taddy Porter

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 165 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  2. 614

    Goose Island IPA

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 195 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  3. 615

    Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 232 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  4. 616

    Yuengling Black & Tan

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 153 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  5. 617

    Anchor Steam Beer

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 166 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    42
  6. 618

    Yuengling Dark Brewed Porter

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 163 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    41
  7. 619

    Innis & Gunn Original

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    54
  8. 620

    Delirium Tremens

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 265 calories · 8.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    44
  9. 621

    Orval Trappist Ale

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 197 calories · 6.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    43
  10. 622

    1897 Black

    Beer · 14.1g carbs · 191 calories · 5.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    39
  11. 623

    Grimbergen Astrum

    Beer · 14.2g carbs · 171 calories · 6.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    49
  12. 624

    Affligem

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

    55
  13. 625

    Spaten Oktoberfestbier

    Beer · 21.5g carbs · 260 calories · 5.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    41
  14. 626

    Affligem

    Beer · 15.3g carbs · 198 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  15. 627

    Leffe d'été

    Beer · 15.3g carbs · 166 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  16. 628

    Affligem Blond

    Beer · 12.9g carbs · 168 calories · 6.7% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    53
  17. 629

    Yuengling Bongo Fizz

    Beer · 15.4g carbs · 150 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  18. 630

    Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 168 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    40
  19. 631

    Grimbergen Double Ambrée

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 142 calories · 6.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    52
  20. 632

    Grimbergen Double Ambrée

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 188 calories · 6.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    48
  21. 633

    Grimbergen Double Ambrée

    Beer · 15.6g carbs · 202 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  22. 634

    Pyramid Apricot Ale

    Beer · 15.6g carbs · 167 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  23. 635

    Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout

    Beer · 15.6g carbs · 167 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  24. 636

    Franziskaner PREMIUM WEISSBIER DUNKEL

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 230 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    38
  25. 637

    Molson XXX

    Beer · 15.7g carbs · 201 calories · 7.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  26. 638

    Modelo Negra

    Beer · 15.7g carbs · 172 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  27. 639

    Modelo Chelada Negra con Chile

    Beer · 15.7g carbs · 120 calories · 3.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    36
  28. 640

    Blue Moon Winter Wheat

    Beer · 15.9g carbs · 187 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  29. 641

    Baltika #9 Extra

    Beer · 20.2g carbs · 270 calories · 8.0% ABV · 15.2oz serving

    50
  30. 642

    8.6 Bière intense India Pale Lager

    Beer · 22.5g carbs · 295 calories · 7.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    43
  31. 643

    Port Brewing Shark Attack

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 230 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  32. 644

    La Fin Du Monde

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 270 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  33. 645

    Tröegs Nugget Nectar

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 225 calories · 7.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  34. 646

    Sierra Nevada Pale Bock

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 210 calories · 6.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    47
  35. 647

    Russian River Pliny the Elder

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 250 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  36. 648

    New Belgium La Folie

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 220 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    46

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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 15.5g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 15.0g.

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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