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How many calories are in your favourite beer?

Discover the lightest drop - by Lottie Dalziel
  • 24 Sep 2019
How many calories are in your favourite beer?

Q: How many calories in the average bottle of beer?

A:  There 131 calories in the average bottle of beer. The number of calories and carbohydrates in beer depends on numerous factors but a general rule to follow is the darker the beer the more calorie-dense. Dark ales and heavy beers are heavy on taste and on Light beer is not only light on the alcohol but on the calories too. With around 50 calories less per drink it adds up when you have a few. 

What is low calorie beer?

Beer doesn’t get a good wrap when it comes to health and wellbeing with the term beer belly being thrown around. But a study actually revealed that beer drinkers had a lower blood pressure than those who drank spirits. Beers contain several B vitamins as well as calcium, magnesium and selenium. Generally speaking the darker the beer the more calorie-dense it is, so steer clear of dark ales.

Is low calorie beer low in carbs? 

There isn’t a strong correlation between low-calorie beers and low carbohydrate beers. Some low carb beers actually have more calories than low-calorie beers as more sugar and grains are used in the brewing process.

Beer Sizes

In Australia, we’re known for having some colourful language for each different glass size. 
  • Pony 140ml
  • Middie 285ml
  • Bottle 345ml
  • Stubbie/Can 375ml
  • Schooner 450ml
  • Pint 570ml
Here is a list of the lowest calorie beers in order. 

Tooheys New, 250ml Bottle

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Calories: 98 Carbs: 7.8g
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Pure Blonde, 355ml Bottle

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Calories: 107 Carbs: 3.2g Shop now

Tooheys Extra Dry, 345ml Bottle

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Calories: 131 
Carbs: 7.6g Shop now

XXXX Gold, 375ml Can

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Calories: 131 Carbs: 7.1g 
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Coopers Pale Ale, 375ml Bottle

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Calories: 131 Carbs: 6.2g  Shop now

Stone and Wood Pacific Ale, 330ml

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Calories: 132
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Carlton Draught, 375ml Bottle

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Calories: 139 Carbs: 10.1g Shop now

Peroni Nastro Azzurro, 330ml Bottle

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Calories: 139
Carbs: 10.9g Shop now

Heineken, 330ml

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Calories: 139 Carbs: 7.6g 
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Victoria Bitter (VB), 375ml Can

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Calories: 146 Carbs: 10.9g Shop now

Corona, 355ml Bottle

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Calories: 148
Carbs: 13g Shop now

Crown Lager, 375ml Bottle

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Calories: 150 Carbs: 6.4g
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Little Creatures Pale Ale, 330ml

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Calories: 156  Carbs: 14g Shop now
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Lottie Dalziel
Lottie Dalziel
Lottie Dalziel is a 4AM riser and coffee-addict who lives and breathes the Better Homes and Gardens brand. When she isn't reading up on the latest trends in sustainability or discovering ways to upcycle almost anything, you can find her by the beach, cooking up a storm or adding to her abundant (some would say out of control) plant collection.

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