Most of a beer's calories come from the alcohol itself (7 calories per gram), the rest from residual carbs. That's why the rule of thumb holds: the higher the ABV, the higher the calories. A light lager runs about 100 calories; a double IPA can pass 300 — the same as a slice of pizza.

Light beers

BeerCalories (12 oz)ABV
Michelob Ultra954.2%
Miller Lite964.2%
Corona Premier904.0%
Coors Light1024.2%
Bud Light1104.2%
Heineken Light993.3%
Corona Light994.0%

Standard lagers

BeerCalories (12 oz)ABV
Budweiser1455.0%
Corona Extra1484.6%
Modelo Especial1444.4%
Heineken1425.0%
Stella Artois1425.0%
Pacifico1464.4%
Coors Banquet1475.0%
Yuengling Lager1404.5%
Peroni1405.1%

Ales, IPAs & stouts

BeerCalories (12 oz)ABV
Guinness Draught1254.2%
Blue Moon Belgian White1685.4%
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale1755.6%
Lagunitas IPA1906.2%
Voodoo Ranger IPA2007.0%
Typical hazy IPA210–2406.5–7.5%
Double / imperial IPA250–3308–10%
Typical imperial stout280–3509–12%

Values are brewer-published or typical figures per 12 oz (355 ml). Draft pours are often 16 oz — add a third.

Guinness surprises people: at 125 calories it's lighter than a Budweiser. Dark doesn't mean heavy — ABV is what drives calories.

Quick formula for any beer

Calories ≈ ounces × ABV% × 2.5, plus 20–50 for carbs depending on style. A 16 oz pint of 6.5% IPA: 16 × 6.5 × 2.5 ≈ 260 calories before carbs. Or skip the math — the Sip app reads the label from a photo and logs calories, ABV, and how it fits your night automatically.

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