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 9.1g

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

Average calories 138

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

Average score 55.7

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 138 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 8.9g carbs per 12 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Beer Drinks List — Page 5

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

  1. 145

    Hansa Fatøl

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 220 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    46
  2. 146

    Feldschlösschen Original

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 185 calories · 3.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    44
  3. 147

    Störtebeker Atlantik Ale

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.1% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    42
  4. 148

    Hansa borg as Mango IPA

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 220 calories · 3.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    33
  5. 149

    Allgäuer Brauhaus Büble Bier Edelbräu

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 156 calories · 5.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  6. 150

    Lammsbräu Bière

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 134 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  7. 151

    Schreckenskammer

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 145 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  8. 152

    Kulmbacher Edelherb Premium Pils

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 145 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  9. 153

    Michelob Light

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 123 calories · 4.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  10. 154

    KarlsKrone Bier

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 149 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  11. 155

    Hansa Pilsner

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 156 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    50
  12. 156

    Grolsch premium pilsener Bier

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 120 calories · 5.0% ABV · 10.1oz serving

    61
  13. 157

    Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 165 calories · 6.6% ABV · 16oz serving

    66
  14. 158

    New Belgium Fat Tire Ale

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 140 calories · 5.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    63
  15. 159

    Dogfish Head SeaQuench Ale

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 140 calories · 4.9% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  16. 160

    Deschutes Da Shootz Pilsner

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 99 calories · 4.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  17. 161

    Skol Lager

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 135 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  18. 162

    Ballast Point Even Keel

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 110 calories · 3.8% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  19. 163

    Anderson Valley The Kimmie The Yink & The Holy Gose

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 125 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  20. 164

    Narragansett Atlantic Light

    Beer · 9.0g carbs · 108 calories · 3.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  21. 165

    Glarus Black Sea IPA

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 195 calories · 6.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    63
  22. 166

    Labatt Blue

    Beer · 9.1g carbs · 132 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  23. 167

    Belle France Baltus - Bière blonde

    Beer · 6.5g carbs · 92 calories · 4.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    61
  24. 168

    Franziskaner Hefe-Weißbier naturtrüb

    Beer · 9.2g carbs · 152 calories · 5.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  25. 169

    Paulaner Hefe-Weißbier

    Beer · 9.2g carbs · 149 calories · 4.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  26. 170

    Schneider Weisse Original

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 165 calories · 5.4% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    61
  27. 171

    Erdinger Weissbier

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 220 calories · 5.3% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  28. 172

    Grüner Vollbier

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 205 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  29. 173

    Stiegl Goldbräu

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 215 calories · 5.0% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    51
  30. 174

    Landskron Premium Pilsner

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 210 calories · 4.8% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    50
  31. 175

    Yuengling Golden Pilsner

    Beer · 9.3g carbs · 136 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  32. 176

    Guinness Draught

    Beer · 9.4g carbs · 125 calories · 4.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  33. 177

    Tuborg Classic

    Beer · 8.9g carbs · 128 calories · 4.8% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    59
  34. 178

    Shepherd Neame Spitfire

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 185 calories · 4.5% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    53
  35. 179

    Aldi, Karls Krone Gold Karls Krone Gold

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 205 calories · 4.9% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  36. 180

    Kronenbourg 1947

    Beer · 6.8g carbs · 102 calories · 5.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    61

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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 9.1g carbs per 12 oz serving and reaches a floor of 8.9g.

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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