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 | |
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Beck’s Dark Beer | 12 fl oz | 150 cal | |
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Beck’s Oktoberfest | 12 fl oz | 140 cal | |
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Beck’s Original | 12 fl oz | 292 cal | |
| 
Black Horse | 12 fl oz | 158 cal | |
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Blackhook Porter | 12 fl oz | 162 cal | |
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Blatz | 12 fl oz | 136 cal | |
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Blue Moon | 12 fl oz | 171 cal | |
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Bud Dry | 12 fl oz | 130 cal | |
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Budweiser | 12 fl oz | 145 cal | |
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Busch | 12 fl oz | 146 cal | |
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Bush Natural | 12 fl oz | 157 cal | |
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Carling Black Label | 12 fl oz | 135 cal | |
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Carlsberg | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
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Castlemaine XXXX Aussie Lager | 12 fl oz | 145 cal | |
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Colt 45 | 12 fl oz | 154 cal | |
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Coors | 12 fl oz | 142 cal | |
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Coors Dry 10 | 12 fl oz | 119 cal | |
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Coors Extra Gold | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
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Corona | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
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Fat Tire | 12 fl oz | 300 cal | |
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Fosters Lager | 12 fl oz | 125 cal | |
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Guinness Draft | 12 fl oz | 190 cal | |
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Hamm’s | 12 fl oz | 135 cal | |
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Heilemans Old Style | 12 fl oz | 150 cal | |
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Heineken | 12 fl oz | 160 cal | |
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Ice House | 12 fl oz | 132 cal | |
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Keystone Dry | 12 fl oz | 122 cal | |
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Knickerbocker | 12 fl oz | 142 cal | |
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King Cobra | 12 fl oz | 181 cal | |
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Lowenbrau Dark | 12 fl oz | 162 cal | |
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Lowenbrau Special | 12 fl oz | 162 cal | |
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Meisterbrau | 12 fl oz | 140 cal | |
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Michelob Dark | 12 fl oz | 163 cal | |
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Michelob Dry | 12 fl oz | 133 cal | |
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Micky’s Fine Malt | 12 fl oz | 157 cal | |
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Newcastle Brown Ale | 12 fl oz | 150 cal | |
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Old Milwaukee Regular | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
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Pilsner | 12 fl oz | 148 cal | |
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Rainier | 12 fl oz | 138 cal | |
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Red Bull Malt Liquor | 12 fl oz | 190 cal | |
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Rheingold | 12 fl oz | 146 cal | |
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Sam Adams | 12 fl oz | 160 cal | |
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Schaefer Malt Liquor | 12 fl oz | 160 cal | |
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Schlitz Malt Liquor | 12 fl oz | 176 cal | |
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Schmidt’s | 12 fl oz | 152 cal | |
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Stella Artois | 12 fl oz | 140 cal | |
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Stroh’s | 12 fl oz | 144 cal | |
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Tiger Head Ale | 12 fl oz | 164 cal | |
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Winterfest German | 12 fl oz | 192 cal | |
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Zima | 12 fl oz | 153 cal | |
| Light Beer | |||
| 
Amstel Light | 12 fl oz | 93 cal | |
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Aspen Edge | 12 fl oz | 94 cal | |
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Beck’s Light Beer | 12 fl oz | 105 cal | |
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Beck’s Premier Light | 12 fl oz | 64 cal | |
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Blatz Light | 12 fl oz | 94 cal | |
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Bud Light | 12 fl oz | 102 cal | |
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Budweiser Select | 12 fl oz | 99 cal | |
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Busch Light | 12 fl oz | 112 cal | |
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Carlsberg Light | 12 fl oz | 112 cal | |
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Corona Light | 12 fl oz | 109 cal | |
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Corrs Light | 12 fl oz | 105 cal | |
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Heidelberg Light | 12 fl oz | 114 cal | |
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Keystone Light | 12 fl oz | 100 cal | |
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Michelob Light | 12 fl oz | 133 cal | |
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Michelob Ultra Low Carb | 12 fl oz | 95 cal | |
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Miller Light | 12 fl oz | 89 cal | |
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Molson Light | 12 fl oz | 109 cal | |
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Old Milwaukee Light | 12 fl oz | 119 cal | |
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Old Style Light | 12 fl oz | 114 cal | |
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Olympia Gold Light | 12 fl oz | 70 cal | |
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Pabst Light | 12 fl oz | 110 cal | |
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Pabst Extra Light | 12 fl oz | 72 cal | |
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Red White & Blue Light | 12 fl oz | 120 cal | |
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Sam Adams Light | 12 fl oz | 124 cal | |
| 
Thin Ice | 12 fl oz | 90 cal |
