The calorie content in beer can range from a lowly 64 calories to a whopping 198 calories per bottle (12 oz.).
Light beers is generally a better choice as they contain the same amount of alcohol as regular beers but fewer carbohydrates. In other words light beer also tends to be low-carb beer.
| Food Item | Serving Size | Total Carbs (g) | Calories |
| Beer (4-6% alcohol, extra strong 10%) | |||
| Beer (regular) | 12 fl oz | 13 | 146 |
| Beer (strong) | 12 fl oz | 13 | 180 |
| Beer, light | 12 fl oz | 5 | 100 |
| Beer (non-alcoholic) | 12 fl oz | 13 | 72 |
| Lager | 12 fl oz | 19 | 180 |
| Cider (sweet) | 12 fl oz | 27 | 200 |
| Ale | 12 fl oz | 7 | 126 |
| Stout | 12 fl oz | 20 | 178 |
| Popular Beer Brands | |||
| Anchor Steam | 12 fl oz | 153 cal | |
| Augsburger | 12 fl oz | 175 cal | |
| Beck’s Non Alcoholic | 12 fl oz | 90 cal | |
| Beck’s Dark Beer | 12 fl oz | 150 cal | |
| Beck’s Oktoberfest | 12 fl oz | 140 cal | |
| Beck’s Original | 12 fl oz | 292 cal | |
| Black Horse | 12 fl oz | 158 cal | |
| Blackhook Porter | 12 fl oz | 162 cal | |
| Blatz | 12 fl oz | 136 cal | |
| Blue Moon | 12 fl oz | 171 cal | |
| Bud Dry | 12 fl oz | 130 cal | |
| Budweiser | 12 fl oz | 145 cal | |
| Busch | 12 fl oz | 146 cal | |
| Bush Natural | 12 fl oz | 157 cal | |
| Carling Black Label | 12 fl oz | 135 cal | |
| Carlsberg | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
| Castlemaine XXXX Aussie Lager | 12 fl oz | 145 cal | |
| Colt 45 | 12 fl oz | 154 cal | |
| Coors | 12 fl oz | 142 cal | |
| Coors Dry 10 | 12 fl oz | 119 cal | |
| Coors Extra Gold | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
| Corona | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
| Fat Tire | 12 fl oz | 300 cal | |
| Fosters Lager | 12 fl oz | 125 cal | |
| Guinness Draft | 12 fl oz | 190 cal | |
| Hamm’s | 12 fl oz | 135 cal | |
| Heilemans Old Style | 12 fl oz | 150 cal | |
| Heineken | 12 fl oz | 160 cal | |
| Ice House | 12 fl oz | 132 cal | |
| Keystone Dry | 12 fl oz | 122 cal | |
| Knickerbocker | 12 fl oz | 142 cal | |
| King Cobra | 12 fl oz | 181 cal | |
| Lowenbrau Dark | 12 fl oz | 162 cal | |
| Lowenbrau Special | 12 fl oz | 162 cal | |
| Meisterbrau | 12 fl oz | 140 cal | |
| Michelob Dark | 12 fl oz | 163 cal | |
| Michelob Dry | 12 fl oz | 133 cal | |
| Micky’s Fine Malt | 12 fl oz | 157 cal | |
| Newcastle Brown Ale | 12 fl oz | 150 cal | |
| Old Milwaukee Regular | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
| Pilsner | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
| Rainier | 12 fl oz | 138 cal | |
| Red Bull Malt Liquor | 12 fl oz | 190 cal | |
| Rheingold | 12 fl oz | 146 cal | |
| Sam Adams | 12 fl oz | 160 cal | |
| Schaefer Malt Liquor | 12 fl oz | 160 cal | |
| Schlitz Malt Liquor | 12 fl oz | 176 cal | |
| Schmidt’s | 12 fl oz | 152 cal | |
| Stella Artois | 12 fl oz | 140 cal | |
| Stroh’s | 12 fl oz | 144 cal | |
| Tiger Head Ale | 12 fl oz | 164 cal | |
| Winterfest German | 12 fl oz | 192 cal | |
| Zima | 12 fl oz | 153 cal | |
| Light Beer | |||
| Amstel Light | 12 fl oz | 93 cal | |
| Aspen Edge | 12 fl oz | 94 cal | |
| Beck’s Light Beer | 12 fl oz | 105 cal | |
| Beck’s Premier Light | 12 fl oz | 64 cal | |
| Blatz Light | 12 fl oz | 94 cal | |
| Bud Light | 12 fl oz | 102 cal | |
| Budweiser Select | 12 fl oz | 99 cal | |
| Busch Light | 12 fl oz | 112 cal | |
| Carlsberg Light | 12 fl oz | 112 cal | |
| Corona Light | 12 fl oz | 109 cal | |
| Corrs Light | 12 fl oz | 105 cal | |
| Heidelberg Light | 12 fl oz | 114 cal | |
| Keystone Light | 12 fl oz | 100 cal | |
| Michelob Light | 12 fl oz | 133 cal | |
| Michelob Ultra Low Carb | 12 fl oz | 95 cal | |
| Miller Light | 12 fl oz | 89 cal | |
| Molson Light | 12 fl oz | 109 cal | |
| Old Milwaukee Light | 12 fl oz | 119 cal | |
| Old Style Light | 12 fl oz | 114 cal | |
| Olympia Gold Light | 12 fl oz | 70 cal | |
| Pabst Light | 12 fl oz | 110 cal | |
| Pabst Extra Light | 12 fl oz | 72 cal | |
| Red White & Blue Light | 12 fl oz | 120 cal | |
| Sam Adams Light | 12 fl oz | 124 cal | |
| Thin Ice | 12 fl oz | 90 cal |
