Try These Low-Calorie and Low-Carb Non-Alcoholic Beers

If you’re craving the taste of beer but don’t want to consume the alcohol, you could go for a non-alcoholic beer.

Popular beer brands like Coors, Heineken and Becks all offer at least one type of non-alcoholic beer, and there are many other brands making craft beers without any booze at all.

In the U.S., non-alcoholic beers must have less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), per the FDA. Many brands offer non-alcoholic options with 0 percent ABV.

Just because the label says “non-alcoholic” doesn’t mean you’re drinking a low-calorie beer. Non-alcoholic beer tends to be just as high in calories as its regular-beer counterparts.

A cup of standard malt non-alcoholic beer contains 99 calories, per the USDA. There are 19.1 grams of carbs in non-alcoholic beer and nearly zero protein.

Many newer brands of non-alcoholic beer do contain fewer calories and carbs than standard alcoholic beers, so they can be a good option for people who want to keep their liquid calories to a minimum. Just be sure to read the nutrition label before you crack open a bottle or can.

Beer does have a small amount of your recommended amount of a few different B vitamins, per the USDA. A glass contains about 8 percent of the niacin you need as well as 5 percent of your riboflavin requirement to help your body break down food.

There are 10 calories and 0 grams of carbohydrates in one can of Partake Brewing’s IPA. If you’re looking to for a low-carb non-alcoholic beer, this is your very best option on this list.

There are 60 calories and about 13 grams of carbohydrates in one 12-ounce can of Busch NA.

There are about 63 calories and 15 grams of carbohydrates in one 10-ounce serving of Heineken 0.0.

There are 41 calories and 8 grams of carbohydrates in one bottle of Coors Edge.

There are about 72 calories and 16 grams of carbohydrates in one 10-ounce serving of Paulaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei.

There are 92 calories and 19 grams of carbohydrates in one bottle of Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic Beer.

There are 45 calories and 12 grams of carbohydrates in one can of Grüvi Stout Alcohol-Free.

There are about 42 calories and 9 grams of carbohydrates in a 10-ounce glass of Beck’s Blue Alcohol-Free Beer.

There are 96 calories and 21 grams of carbohydrates in one 12-ounce bottle of St. Pauli Girl Non-Alcoholic Beer.

As you can see, many of these options still pack in a substantial amount of carbohydrates. That can make them a no-go if you’re following a keto diet, or limiting carbohydrates due to personal preference. Fortunately, there are plenty of low-carb non-alcoholic beer options available:

You can’t get lower than the zero carbs found in Partake Brewing’s Hop Twist. Suntory All-Free and Big Drop Brewing Co. Paradiso Citra IPA also have very low amounts of carbs.

One of the guiding principles of the ketogenic (keto) diet is to take in low amounts of carbohydrates — in fact, only up to 10 percent of what you eat should be carbs on this diet, per the Cleveland Clinic. That means that you’ll want to prioritize NA beers that are low in carbs if you’re following this diet.

These days, you can find a plethora of low-carb non-alcoholic beer options at grocery and convenience stores. You’ll also find NA options in big box stores (think: Walmart, Target).