How Many Calories Are in Non-Alcoholic Beer? Plus 20 Low-Calorie Craft Picks

Most non-alcoholic beers have about half the calories of a regular beer. A typical 12 oz craft NA beer lands between 50 and 90 calories, while a regular beer is around 150 and a light beer is around 100.

Below we explain where NA beer calories come from, list the numbers for the NA beers people ask about most, and share 20 low-calorie craft NA beers you can order from us today.

This isn’t a list of every low-calorie NA beer out there. Our picks are the lighter craft NA beers in stock right now at our NA Beer Market, so you can build your own mixed pack. All are under 0.5% ABV.

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20 low-calorie craft NA beers you can order today

Sorted from fewest calories to most. Calories and carbs are per 12 oz can, as shared by each brewery. “n/a” means the brewery hasn’t published a carb count.

Our lightest pick in each style

• IPA: One for the Road Got Hops? IPA at 36 calories and 5.3g carbs. Proof that light can still taste like an IPA.
• Lager: Go Brewing Batch 001 Micro Brew at 45 calories.
• Pilsner: Athletic Brewing Noble Pils at 55 calories, with Cold Off the Press close behind at 60.
• Hazy IPA: Go Brewing Vibe Coder at 79 calories.
• Sour: 1820 Brewing All That Razz at 80 calories.
• Stout: 1820 Brewing Stand Up & Stout at 80 calories. Dark beers are usually the heaviest, so this one is a find.
• Something fruity: Untitled Art FLVR! Grapefruit Radler at 70 calories.

Calories in popular NA beers

These are the numbers people search for most. Each name links to the beer’s page on our giant list of NA beers, where you can find more stats and tasting notes.

• Athletic Brewing Upside Dawn: 45 calories, 12g carbs
• Budweiser Zero: 50 calories, 11.5g carbs
• Athletic Brewing Run Wild IPA: 65 calories, 16g carbs
• Heineken 0.0: 69 calories, 16g carbs
• Bero Noon Wheat: 70 calories, 15g carbs
• Guinness 0.0: 70 calories, 10g carbs
• Sierra Nevada Trail Pass Hazy IPA: 71 calories, 14.6g carbs
• Bero Edge Hill Hazy IPA: 73 calories, 15g carbs
• Bero Kingston Golden Pils: 88 calories, 19g carbs

Why NA beer has fewer calories

Alcohol is calorie-dense, with about 7 calories per gram. A regular 5% beer gets roughly half its calories from alcohol. Take the alcohol out and most of what’s left comes from the carbs in the malt, which is why NA beers usually land somewhere between 30 and 100 calories.

Carbs are the part to watch. Some NA beers keep a bit of unfermented malt sugar for body and sweetness, so an NA beer can have about as many carbs as a regular one. If you’re counting carbs, the lightest options are usually crisp IPAs, pilsners and lagers. Fruit-forward sours, radlers and dark beers tend to run higher.

How to drink lighter without giving up flavor

• Start with hoppy styles. Hops bring big flavor with almost no calories, which is why several of the lightest beers on this list are IPAs.
• Save the dessert beers for dessert. Pumpkin, pecan and chocolate brews are delicious and usually sit at the top of the calorie range. Treat them like a treat.
• Mix your pack. On the NA Beer Market you pick every can, so you can stack your pack with sub-60-calorie beers and add a couple of richer ones for the weekend.
• Let someone else do the hunting. The NA Beer Club sends 10 cans of craft NA beer to your door every month (5 beers, 2 of each), chosen from breweries you might not find on your own.

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Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in non-alcoholic beer?

Most non-alcoholic beers have 50 to 90 calories per 12 oz can. The lightest craft options are under 50, and richer styles like pumpkin ales and stouts can go past 100.

Which non-alcoholic beers are lowest in calories?

Light NA lagers and crisp IPAs are usually the lightest, often under 60 calories a can. Of the widely sold NA beers above, Athletic Brewing Upside Dawn (45) and Budweiser Zero (50) are among the lightest. In our Market right now, One for the Road Got Hops? IPA is the lightest at 36 calories.

Is non-alcoholic beer good for weight loss?

Swapping a regular beer for an NA beer usually saves around 60 to 100 calories a can. NA beer still has carbs, so it isn’t calorie-free, but it is a lighter way to enjoy a beer.

Does non-alcoholic beer have sugar?

Some do. NA beers can keep a little unfermented malt sugar, which adds body. Crisp lagers, pilsners and IPAs usually have the least, while fruited sours and radlers tend to have more.

Does non-alcoholic beer have carbs?

Yes. Most NA beers have between 5 and 20 grams of carbs per can, because the carbs come from the malt rather than the alcohol. Check the table above for the carb count of each beer.