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 23.4g

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

Average calories 231

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

Average score 29.8

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 231 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 22.0g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 23

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

  1. 793

    Goose Island Oktoberfest

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 217 calories · 6.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    35
  2. 794

    Goose Island Nut Brown Ale

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 198 calories · 5.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    31
  3. 795

    Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 185 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    27
  4. 796

    Schöfferhofer Weizen-Mix Grapefruit

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 142 calories · 2.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    12
  5. 797

    Desperados Tequila - Bière arômatisée

    Beer · 20.8g carbs · 194 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    26
  6. 798

    Desperados

    Beer · 15.8g carbs · 147 calories · 5.9% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    39
  7. 799

    Desperados

    Beer · 31.5g carbs · 295 calories · 5.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    23
  8. 800

    Heineken Bière aromatisée Tequila

    Beer · 31.5g carbs · 295 calories · 5.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    23
  9. 801

    Pyramid ThunderHead IPA

    Beer · 22.5g carbs · 217 calories · 6.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    36
  10. 802

    Founders Breakfast Stout

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 270 calories · 8.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    37
  11. 803

    1554 Enlightened Dark Ale

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 193 calories · 6.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    33
  12. 804

    Goose Island India Pale Ale

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 211 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    31
  13. 805

    Desperados Mojito Bier mit Tequila Aroma

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 220 calories · 5.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  14. 806

    Affligem Cuvée Carmin

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 191 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    29
  15. 807

    Modelo Chelada Suprema Mangonada

    Beer · 23.3g carbs · 230 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  16. 808

    Astra Kiezmische

    Beer · 21.8g carbs · 138 calories · 2.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    4
  17. 809

    PerfectDraft bière Kwak

    Beer · 23.4g carbs · 270 calories · 8.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    37
  18. 810

    Brauerei Mönchengladbach, Turmbräu Naturradler

    Beer · 23.4g carbs · 142 calories · 2.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    11
  19. 811

    Modelo Chelada Suprema Tropical

    Beer · 23.5g carbs · 240 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    39
  20. 812

    St. Bernardus Abt 12

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 320 calories · 10.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    35
  21. 813

    Rochefort 8

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 300 calories · 9.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    34
  22. 814

    Chimay Blue (Grand Reserve)

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 297 calories · 9.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    33
  23. 815

    Leffe Ruby

    Beer · 33.5g carbs · 275 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    16
  24. 816

    Tripel Karmeliet Special Giftpack

    Beer · 22.4g carbs · 250 calories · 8.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    39
  25. 817

    Leffe

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 187 calories · 9.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    47
  26. 818

    Founders KBS Imperial Stout

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 340 calories · 12.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  27. 819

    Founders KBS

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 340 calories · 12.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  28. 820

    Heavy Cloud - HIPA

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 235 calories · 6.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  29. 821

    Narragansett Del's Hard Tea

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 201 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    24
  30. 822

    Young's Double Chocolate Stout

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 280 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    12
  31. 823

    Tripel Karmeliet

    Beer · 24.1g carbs · 269 calories · 8.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    37
  32. 824

    Leffe Nectar

    Beer · 17.2g carbs · 145 calories · 5.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    35
  33. 825

    Steinburg Radler

    Beer · 22.8g carbs · 138 calories · 2.1% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    4
  34. 826

    Tripel Karmeliet

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 249 calories · 8.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    38
  35. 827

    Trappistes Rochefort 8

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 277 calories · 9.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    37
  36. 828

    Argus Shandy

    Beer · 24.8g carbs · 114 calories · 0.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    0

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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 23.4g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 22.0g.

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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