Highest ABV Snapshot For Beer

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 901

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 12.3g

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

Average calories 149

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

Average score 49.4

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use ABV as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the strongest beer choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare score and calories.

Check serving size before you order

The current shortlist reaches a ceiling of 4.7% ABV, so confirm the pour size before treating a high-proof pick like a standard serving.

Cross-reference carbs separately

Strength and carbs move independently, so a high-ABV pick is not automatically low-carb. This shortlist still averages 12.3g carbs per 12 oz serving.

Strongest Beer Drinks List — Page 18

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

  1. 613

    Beez Neez (Matilda Bay)

    Beer · 9.6g carbs · 135 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    58
  2. 614

    Yuengling Golden Pilsner

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

    58
  3. 615

    Hansa Pilsner

    Beer · 2.5g carbs · 44 calories · 4.7% ABV · 3.4oz serving

    57
  4. 616

    Banks Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  5. 617

    Olympia Beer

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  6. 618

    Neumarkter Lammsbräu Glutenfrei

    Beer · 9.9g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  7. 619

    Tropical Cerveza

    Beer · 10.6g carbs · 128 calories · 4.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    56
  8. 620

    Raffo

    Beer · 10.7g carbs · 138 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  9. 621

    Founders All Day IPA

    Beer · 10.9g carbs · 140 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    55
  10. 622

    Schlitz Beer

    Beer · 10.3g carbs · 142 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  11. 623

    Hamm's Premium

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 144 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  12. 624

    Hamm's

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 142 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    53
  13. 625

    DOS EQUIS AMBAR ESPECIAL

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 145 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  14. 626

    Peroni

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 195 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  15. 627

    Export

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 195 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    52
  16. 628

    Founders All Day IPA Session

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 147 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  17. 629

    Miller Genuine Draft

    Beer · 12.5g carbs · 144 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  18. 630

    Heineken Lager

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 195 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    51
  19. 631

    Pabst Blue Ribbon

    Beer · 12.8g carbs · 144 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  20. 632

    Red Stripe

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 139 calories · 4.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    50
  21. 633

    Neumarkter Lammsbräu

    Beer · 10.9g carbs · 141 calories · 4.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    49
  22. 634

    805 California Blonde Ale

    Beer · 13.5g carbs · 140 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  23. 635

    Brewery international as Bier Tsingtao

    Beer · 7.3g carbs · 151 calories · 4.7% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    49
  24. 636

    Bohemia Original Pilsner

    Beer · 13.0g carbs · 150 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  25. 637

    Heineken, Ichnusa inchusa

    Beer · 19.8g carbs · 250 calories · 4.7% ABV · 22.3oz serving

    48
  26. 638

    Dos Equis Ambar

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 146 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  27. 639

    Leinenkugel's Original Lager

    Beer · 13.9g carbs · 152 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  28. 640

    Hansa borg as Hansa Fatøl 0,5l boks

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

    46
  29. 641

    Yuengling Dark Brewed Porter

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

    41
  30. 642

    Zlatý Bažant Lager

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 220 calories · 4.7% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    39
  31. 643

    Narragansett Del's Shandy

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

    29
  32. 644

    Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter

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

    27
  33. 645

    Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 207 calories · 4.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    16
  34. 646

    Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Blanche

    Beer · 58.9g carbs · 447 calories · 4.7% ABV · 25.4oz serving

    0
  35. 647

    Hahn SuperDry

    Beer · 2.2g carbs · 99 calories · 4.6% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    82
  36. 648

    Michelob Golden Draft

    Beer · 7.1g carbs · 122 calories · 4.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    66

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Beer Ranking FAQ

What is the strongest beer option?

This ranking sorts by ABV first, then score. The current shortlist tops out at 4.7% ABV, so use it to find the highest-proof beer drinks before checking carbs and calories separately.

Why compare beer by more than highest abv?

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.

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