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 8.5g

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

Average calories 131

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

Average score 58.1

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 131 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 8.0g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 4

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

  1. 109

    Stone Go To IPA

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    66
  2. 110

    Sierra Nevada Otra Vez

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 130 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  3. 111

    Westbrook Gose

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 120 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  4. 112

    Harp Lager

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 153 calories · 4.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  5. 113

    Flensburger Pilsener

    Beer · 30.6g carbs · 505 calories · 3.8% ABV · 45oz serving

    38
  6. 114

    König-Brauerei Duisburg-Beek König Pilsener

    Beer · 11.5g carbs · 210 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  7. 115

    Rothaus Tannenzäpfle

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 142 calories · 5.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    62
  8. 116

    Carlsberg

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 142 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  9. 117

    Pabst Blue Ribbon Light

    Beer · 8.3g carbs · 113 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    63
  10. 118

    Lone Star Light Beer

    Beer · 8.3g carbs · 110 calories · 3.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    61
  11. 119

    Hahn Premium Light

    Beer · 8.8g carbs · 90 calories · 2.2% ABV · 12.7oz serving

    41
  12. 120

    Paulaner Original Münchner Hell

    Beer · 11.9g carbs · 190 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    59
  13. 121

    Grolsch,De klok Bier

    Beer · 7.9g carbs · 125 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    62
  14. 122

    Sapporo Premium Light

    Beer · 8.5g carbs · 110 calories · 3.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  15. 123

    Ciuc Premium

    Beer · 8.5g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  16. 124

    Russian River Blind Pig IPA

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 185 calories · 6.1% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    65
  17. 125

    Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 148 calories · 5.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    64
  18. 126

    Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 155 calories · 5.4% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    63
  19. 127

    Hill Farmstead Edward

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 175 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    63
  20. 128

    Ringnes as Schous Pils

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 170 calories · 4.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    60
  21. 129

    Neumarkt bere blonda

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 200 calories · 5.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    59
  22. 130

    Krombacher Pils

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 190 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    57
  23. 131

    Hofbräu Original Beer

    Beer · 8.0g carbs · 132 calories · 5.1% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    62
  24. 132

    Kona Big Wave Golden Ale

    Beer · 8.7g carbs · 127 calories · 4.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  25. 133

    Astra

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 125 calories · 4.9% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    63
  26. 134

    Wieselburger Bier

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 132 calories · 5.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    61
  27. 135

    Kanterbräu

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 115 calories · 4.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    58
  28. 136

    Kronenbourg Bière blonde

    Beer · 8.2g carbs · 115 calories · 4.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    58
  29. 137

    Valaisanne Bière

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 190 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    57
  30. 138

    Holsten Pilsener

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 190 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    57
  31. 139

    Grolsch Premium Pilsner

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    56
  32. 140

    Ur-Krostitzer Pilsner

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    55
  33. 141

    Zirndorfer Landbier

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    55
  34. 142

    Köstritzer Edel Pils

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 200 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  35. 143

    Radeberger Pilsener

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  36. 144

    Köstritzer Schwarzbier

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 210 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    50

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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 8.5g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 8.0g.

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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