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 20.9g

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

Average calories 220

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

Average score 33.2

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 220 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 20.0g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 22

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

  1. 757

    Pliny the Elder IPA

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 260 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  2. 758

    Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 225 calories · 7.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    41
  3. 759

    New Belgium Sour Brown Ale

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 210 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    40
  4. 760

    Goose Island Ten Hills Pale Ale

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 203 calories · 6.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  5. 761

    Lagunitas Hop Stoopid

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 265 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  6. 762

    Desperados Original Beer

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 202 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    37
  7. 763

    Narragansett Del's Shandy

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 188 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  8. 764

    Desperados Lime

    Beer · 18.8g carbs · 132 calories · 3.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    22
  9. 765

    Meteor Blonde de garde

    Beer · 20.2g carbs · 231 calories · 7.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    41
  10. 766

    Desperados Bière

    Beer · 20.2g carbs · 142 calories · 3.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    21
  11. 767

    Sol Chelada

    Beer · 20.3g carbs · 158 calories · 3.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    23
  12. 768

    Grimbergen Cerise

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 142 calories · 6.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    44
  13. 769

    Modelo Chelada Mango y Chile

    Beer · 20.5g carbs · 150 calories · 3.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    21
  14. 770

    Pelforth Brune

    Beer · 29.0g carbs · 305 calories · 6.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    29
  15. 771

    Gösser Natur Radler

    Beer · 29.0g carbs · 175 calories · 2.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    2
  16. 772

    Pelforth Pelfort brune

    Beer · 20.6g carbs · 216 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    38
  17. 773

    Pelforth Brune

    Beer · 20.6g carbs · 216 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    38
  18. 774

    Pelforth Brune douce et puissante

    Beer · 20.6g carbs · 216 calories · 6.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    38
  19. 775

    Tennents Sweetheart Stout

    Beer · 20.6g carbs · 122 calories · 2.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    11
  20. 776

    Bud Light Chelada

    Beer · 20.8g carbs · 173 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    26
  21. 777

    Tuborg Skøll

    Beer · 19.5g carbs · 198 calories · 6.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    36
  22. 778

    Warsteiner Radler

    Beer · 19.5g carbs · 125 calories · 2.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    17
  23. 779

    Sainte Nitouche Sainte-Nitouche Triple

    Beer · 20.9g carbs · 301 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    40
  24. 780

    Tuborg Skøll

    Beer · 29.5g carbs · 300 calories · 6.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    25
  25. 781

    Lagunitas Maximus Colossal IPA

    Beer · 21.0g carbs · 270 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  26. 782

    Cali Creamin’ Creamsicle Orange Vanilla Cream Ale

    Beer · 21.0g carbs · 190 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    30
  27. 783

    Traquair House Ale

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 260 calories · 7.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    30
  28. 784

    Edelweiss Fruits des Bois Fleur de Sureau

    Beer · 15.5g carbs · 122 calories · 4.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    29
  29. 785

    Leinenkugel's Snowdrift Vanilla Porter

    Beer · 21.9g carbs · 211 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    33
  30. 786

    Amstel Radler 2.0

    Beer · 20.5g carbs · 118 calories · 2.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    10
  31. 787

    Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 450 calories · 18.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  32. 788

    Pliny the younger IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 287 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  33. 789

    Coronado Idiot IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 241 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  34. 790

    Alesmith Wee Heavy

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 300 calories · 10.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  35. 791

    Bell's Expedition Stout

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 350 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    36
  36. 792

    North Coast Old Rasputin

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 303 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    36

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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 20.9g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 20.0g.

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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