The warm weather of Spring seems to say "Miller time." It's perfect for BBQs and cold beverages. I sometimes call beer "liquid bread" because of all the carbs, so it's good to know that not all beers are created equally, especially when it comes to calories.
If you're watching your waistline and enjoy an ice cold brew, you'll probably want see how they compare. The numbers may surprise you. To see the breakdown read more.
Here's the nutritional info for one glass, can, or bottle of beer (about 12-ounces)
| Brand of Beer | Calories | Carbs (g) | Percent Alcohol |
| Amstel Light | 95 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Anchor Steam | 155 | 16 | 4.9 |
| Anheuser Busch Natural Light | 95 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| Anheuser Busch Natural Ice | 157 | 8.9 | 5.9 |
| Beck's Pilsner | 138 | 9 | 5 |
| Beck's Premier Light | 64 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| Budweiser | 147 | 10.7 | 5 |
| Bud Light | 110 | 6.6 | 4.2 |
| Budweiser Select | 99 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| Busch | 133 | 10.2 | 4.6 |
| Busch Light | 110 | 6.7 | 4.2 |
| Coors | 142 | 10.6 | 5 |
| Coors Light | 102 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Corona Extra | 148 | 14 | 4.6 |
| Corona Light | 105 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Foster's | 146 | 11.4 | 5 |
| Guinness Draught | 126 | 10 | 4 |
| Guinness Extra Stout | 176 | 14 | 6 |
| Harpoon IPA | 170 | 15 | 5.9 |
| Heineken | 166 | 9.6 | 5.4 |
| Heineken Light | 99 | 6.8 | 3.5 |
| Killian's Irish Red | 163 | 14.4 | 4.9 |
| Labatt Blue | 153 | 5 | 5 |
| Labatt Blue Light | 111 | 8 | 4 |
| Long Trail | 163 | 18.5 | 4.6 |
| Magic Hat #9 | 146 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Michelob | 155 | 13.3 | 5 |
| Michelob Ultra | 95 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Miller Genuine Draft | 143 | 13.1 | 5 |
| Miller Light | 96 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Milwaukee Best Ice | 144 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| Molson | 150 | 12 | 5 |
| Molson Ice | 160 | 12 | 5.6 |
| Natural Light | 95 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Newcastle Brown Ale | 150 | 15 | 4.7 |
| O'Douls | 70 | 13.3 | .4 |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon | 145 | 12 | 4.7 |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon Light | 111 | 8 | 3.9 |
| Pete's Wicked Ale | 174 | 17.7 | 5.3 |
| Red Stripe | 153 | 14 | 5 |
| Rolling Rock Premium | 120 | 10 | 4.5 |
| Sam Adams Boston Lager | 180 | 18.8 | 4.9 |
| Sam Adams Light | 124 | 9.7 | 4 |
| Sierra Nevada Bigfoot | 295 | 24.6 | 9.6 |
| Stella Artois | 154 | 11 | 5.5 |
Remember to drink responsibly and that only one drink a day on average is considered healthy for women; for men, it is two.
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guinness FTW!!
i heard guinness was "low carb" for how rich it is but didn't know how it compared...this is an awesome breakdown...great, i can make more room for the carbs i love when i go to my friends' BBQ this weekend. i
1Guinness Draught in the can has only 116.67 calories per 11.2 fl oz. I'm looking at the can in my fridge right now. It also only has 9.14 carbs.
Guinness does make 12 oz bottles or cans. The bottles are 14.9 ozs and 155.2 calories/12.687g carbs and their cans are only 11 oz not 12. Then there are pints.
Plus it's loaded with Iron. Not that I've ever had more than a sip. It's my nephew's stash in my fridge.
2Holy wow to those last two!!!
3I usually drink Miller Light or whatever light beer people have at parties. My very favorite beer of all time is Bitburger, but I can't always get it here. Usually I go for whatever beer has the most alcohol for the fewest calories, lol.
4I'm surprised about Natty Light.. they have a lot of that on my campus. And Keystone Light of course. Ew. I loove 312.
5bad news about stella
but what abouttttt Harpoon's Summer Ale and Sam Adams Summer Ale...the two best summer beers!
6Wow Im really glad to see that Mic Ultra isnt the only one under 100! And I'm now on a quest to find this elusive Becks premier light or whatever the hell it is.
7Wow Im really glad to see that Mic Ultra isnt the only one under 100! And I'm now on a quest to find this elusive Becks premier light or whatever the hell it is.
8that's a super handy-dandy list. i'mma print it for my fridge
9I'm never drinking Stella again!
10I don't drink anymore. I used to love red wine but I felt like I was starting to love red wine too much ha! So I just don't drink anymore. Good thing the bar my friends go to is also a coffee shop with internet!
11Ugh! So not worth it!
12And this is why I'm always the designated driver...
13stella is delish
14That's nuts!! My bf loves Stella too. Thanks for the info.
15..cooooool, thats nice to know..
16I hate beer.
17ugh, no more stella for me
18I usually drink Michelob Ultra...and I love Corona Light and Sam Adams Summer ale too.
19I'm german, so I would never touch any beer that is labelled light. Consequently, the only beers from this list that I like are the ones with the most calories. But if I wanted to save calories, I would rather drink water than light beer anyways, if I want to drink I go for the real things.
20Guinness > *
21Natural Light has 4.2% alcohol. Natural Ice has 5.9%. BIG difference.
22Yeah, I used to only drink Michelob Ultra but then I realized that Miller Light was almost the same calorie-wise and I liked the taste better. But I do LOVE a good Stella...shame about the calories.
I need to find a website that has the calorie counts for my favorite microbrews...I want to know how many calories are in New Glarus Spotted Cow and Leinie's Honey Weiss.
23I like Stella, but for beer at home, it's always Heiniken Light.
24I'm disappointed Blue Moon wasn't included in this chart. But maybe that's a good thing, I don't want to feel guilty any time I crack one open. Sadly, I'm going to have to cut back on Stella.
25Becks Premier Light is pretty good, especially when you realize you're saving like 30 calories compared to other "low" cal beers. They have it at my grocery store.
26Not sure where you got your information for this story, but Stella Artois is not 220 calories per 12 ounce serving. It is 154 calories per 11.2 ounce serving (imports are rarely 12 ounces due to the metric system conversion).
27Beck's is also wrong on this list. It is 143 calories and 10 g of carbs per 12 ounce serving. Did whoever posted this even try to gather the correct information?
28Hey Stella Artois fans - the calories that were previously listed were based on a 550 gram can of the beer (which is roughly 19 ounces, not 12) so the new listing is correct.
29Yay Guinness! I really don't think some of the calories here are right either, might want to double-check these.
30Also, I find that if I drink Guinness I actually end up drinking LESS than I do when I drink a light beer like Miller Lite or Michelob Ultra. So, I actually end up drinking less calories.
31O'Douls has 5% alcohol? I thought it was only sold as a non-alcoholic beer?
32The O'Doul's listing in this chart is wrong. O'Doul's is a non-alcohol beer. You can check the label.
33Corona I forgive you for having more calories than I expected, you have given me too many good times to judge you.
34Wow I need to find this Beck's Premier Light.
I'm usually a Coors Light or Miller Light fan.
35FYI, Guinness cans contain 14.9 ounces of beer, not 11. However, the nutritional information on the can is for 11 ounces, which always annoyed me so much! As if I'm going to NOT finish my can of delicious Guinness, right??? And now you're going to make me do MATH to figure out how many calories are inside? Hmph. I continue to drink it though because it is DELICIOUS. And still not that many calories.
36Thanks cara cara, I was really curious how it was possible to have the same alcohol percentage in Natty Light and Natty Ice... suspicious.
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