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Low Carb
We love beer! Beer is great! But beer is made from grain and is naturally carb-ful. Here are reviews of beers that are lower in carb.

Accel Low Carb Light Beer star
Accel is a low carbohydrate light beer from the makers of Saranac. It has only 2.4g of carbs and 89 calories, perfect for low carb diets.

Amstel Light Low Carb Beer star
While wine is great for a low carb diet, beer is usually off limits because of its high carb counts. Amstel Light gives you a tasty alternative.

Aspen Edge Coors Low Carb Beer star
Aspen Edge is a low carb light lager beer created by the Coors brewery. It has 2.6g of carbs per serving and is actually quite nice!

Beck's Premier Light Beer star
Beck's Premier Light Beer is a low carb beer with 64 calories and 3.9g carbs. How does this compare with other low carb beer?

Bootie Low Carb Beer star
Bootie Beer was launched in 2006 as a fun beer option. It's explicitly aimed at the young, hip market, hence the name. It's got 2.6g carbs per 12oz bottle.

Bud Light Lime Low Carb Beer star
Bud Light Lime is a low carb beer aimed pretty tightly at the Corona Light market. It has 8g of carbs and 116 calories, with a natural lime flavor.

Bud Light Low Carb Beer star
At 6.6 grams of carbs, Bud Light hardly qualifies as a low carb beer. It´s practically got the same carbs as many normal beer. It´s also high in calories.

Bud Light Platinum Low Carb Beer star
Bud Light Platinum is an intriguing entry in the world of low carb beers. It has only 4.4g of carbs - and it's 6% alcohol.

Budweiser Select 55 Light Beer star
Budweiser Select 55 provides a full 12 ounce serving size, and that has only 55 calories and 1.9g of carbs. How does this low carb beer taste?

Budweiser Select Low Carb Beer star
Budweiser Select doesn´t bill itself as a diet beer at all. It simply says it´s a quality beer. I was really surprised to find that it DOES taste pretty much exactly like Budweiser.

Busch Light Low Carb Beer star
Busch Light has a stronger flavor than other beers in this category, which can be good or bad depending on your taste buds.

Coastal Light Low Carb Beer star
Coastal Light Low Carb Beer is brewed by the Firestone Walker Brewing Co out of Paso Robles, California. How does it hold up?

Coors Light Low Carb Beer star
Coors Light comes from the "Taste of the Rockies" brand, and indeed I did find their beer to be very crisp and refreshing.

Corona Light Low Carb Beer star
Corona is brewed and bottled in Mexico, and is often served with a lime. Corona Light keeps the same flavor with 5g of carbs.

DAB Dortmunder Export Beer star
DAB Dortmunder Export is a beer directly from Germany which has 150 calories. How does this beer compare with the world of low carb beer?

DAB Dortmunder Low Carb Beer star
If you're a fan of Heineken, be sure to give DAB Low Carb a try. It gives that same light flavor without the skunkiness that you often get from the green-bottled Heineken. Also, it's low carb!

Edison Light Low Carb Beer star
Edison Light Low Carb Beer had a fantastic story. A female brewer, Rhonda Kallman, was making this out of her home. Unfortunately, the FDA's actions shut it all down.

Guinness Beer and Low Carb star
Is Guinness really a low carb beer? Yes, Guinness is a STOUT which is normally quite dry, meaning low in sugar. However, Guinness has a recipe which is actually high in sugar.

Heineken Light Low Carb Beer star
I run a low carb site so I've tried pretty much every light beer on the market. Also, when I was in college I drank mostly Heineken. Trying the Heineken Light was a given as soon as it hit the market in 2006. I then have updated the review over the years.

I. C. Light Low Carb Beer star
I. C. Light Low Carb Beer is created by the Pittsburgh Brewing Company. It has 95 calories and 2.8g of carbs.

Keystone Light Low Carb Beer star
Keystone Light is made by the Coors Brewing Company and has only 104 calories and 5g carbs. It´s relatively inexpensive and has a smooth, non-bitter flavor.

Labatt Blue Light Low Carb Beer star
Labatt Blue Light low carb beer has found a way to cut carbs - they dropped their beer bottles from holding 12oz to 11.5oz :). So you now ingest fewer carbs, because you drink less beer. The price didn't go down to match, though.

Lime Cactus Michelob Ultra Beer star
Michelob Ultra Lime Cactus beer is definitely aiming towards those beer drinkers that drink Corona. Lime and cactus? Beer flavors? It has 5.5g carbs per 12oz serving.

Michelob Light Low Carb Beer star
Michelob Light is a popular beer, known for its rich flavor. While it might call itself light, it has 8.9g of carbs and 122 calories per 12 ounces of beer.

Michelob Ultra - Low Carb Beer star
Michelob Ultra is a low carb beer which, from its first day, boasted only 2.6g of carbohydrates. How does this low carb beer compare to others out there?

Michelob Ultra Amber Low Carb Beer star
Low carb / low calorie beers can be dark and fairly full bodied. Michelob Ultra Amber is only 3.2g carbs, 95 calories, and pretty tasty!

Michelob Ultra Light Cider star
Michelob Ultra Light Cider is an alcoholic beverage with 4% alcohol, 120 calories, and 10g of carbs. How does it taste?

Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry Beer star
Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry Beer is squarely taking aim at the "hip" pomegranate market which has sprouted into being over the past few years. The taste is light, berry, and flavorful. It has 5.5g carbs per 12oz serving.

Michelob Ultra Tuscan Orange Grapefruit Beer star
The low carb world keeps getting more and more tasty. For beer drinkers, there's the Tuscan Orange Grapefruit version of Michelob Ultra, with only 6.0g of carbs per 12oz serving.

Miller 64 Low Carb / Light Beer star
Miller 64 has - as you might guess - 64 calories. It also has 2.4g of carbs. In terms of low carb beer, Miller 64 is about the lowest you can get, with only Bud 55 being lower.

Miller Lite Low Carb Beer star
There´s a saying, you get what you pay for. Miller Lite is only 3.2g of carbs - but it is also MUCH more watery than the beer with 5g of carbs per bottle.

Miller MGD Light Beer 64 Calories star
MGD Light - Miller Genuine Draft Light 64 calories is one of the lowest carb beers on the market. With only 2.4g of carbs per serving, and zero fat, this is a great alternative for beer drinkers who are looking to lose or maintain weight.

Milwaukee's Best Light Low Carb Beer star
Milwaukee´s Best Light Low Carb Beer has only 3.5g carbs per serving. If you enjoy a beer that´s a bit on the bitter side, this one could be for you.

Natural Light Anheuser Busch Low Carb Beer star
Natural Light is the Anheuser Busch low carb beer, at only 3.2g of carbs per can. That´s quite low, and the beer is quite smooth!

Rhinebecker Extra Low Carb Beer star
The press release says Rhinebecker Extra is the first imported low carb beer - even though Amstel Light was coming from Holland in 1980.

Rolling Rock Green Light Low Carb Beer star
Rock Green Light is the low carb version of Rolling Rock beer. It has 2.6g carbs per glass, and only 91.4 calories.

Sam Adams Beer and Low Carb star
When we visited the Nantucket Wine Festival, we talked at length with the Sam Adams Beer rep about their plans for a low carb beer.

Sam Adams Light Low Carb Beer star
Sam Adams Light bills itself as a low carb beer - but it's 7.6g of carbs and 119 calories. Is the flavor worth the fairly high counts? Here are the details.

San Mig Light Low Carb Beer star
San Mig Light Low Carb Beer hails from the Philippines and has only 3.2g of carbs. Are you able to get this where you live?

Sapporo Light Beer star
Sapporo Light Beer offers 8.5g carbs and 119 calories per 12oz of beer. How does this Japanese beer measure up to other low carb options?

Sleeman Clear Low Carb Beer star
Sleeman Clear Low Carb Beer hails from Canada and has only 2.0g of carbs with 80 calories. Have you tried this low carb option yet?

Sugar Free Beer Basics star
If you're on pretty much any kind of diet and enjoy beer, you're trying to find a beer that is low in carbs / sugar / calories. Just how is that possible?

Thin Ice - 1g Carb Beer star
If you´re a beer drinker and a dieter, you usually have a problem. But with Thin Ice, there´s only 1g carbs and 90 calories per bottle. Perfect for health and fun!

Wachusett Light IPA India Pale Ale star
Wachusett Light IPA India Pale Ale is a Massachusetts-based beer with 8.6g of carbs.

Yuengling Light Lager - Light Beer star
Yuengling Light Lager comes from the oldest brewery in the US, begun in 1829. It's got 8.5g of carbs and 99 calories. How does it taste?

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