Light lager
Every lager filed with the US Treasury whose label calls itself Light or Lite, listed the day it clears. ABV is shown where the label prints it, and nowhere else.
- On record
- 105
- Filed in 2026
- 57
- Median ABV
- 4.1%
What a light beer label must print
Federal rules don't require calories on a beer label. The word light (or lite) changes that: under the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's long-standing policy on caloric claims (TTB Ruling 2004-1), a light claim must be backed by a statement of average analysis on the label — calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat per serving, normally a 12 fl. oz. serving.
There is no federal calorie ceiling for calling a beer light; the word is a promise to disclose, not a threshold. Alcohol content is optional on malt beverage labels federally (27 CFR Part 7) unless a state requires it, which is why some light lagers below print an ABV and some don't.
What the register holds: 105 light-named lager filings, 101 with a printed ABV (median 4.1%). 3 of them mention calories or carbohydrates in the label's own words. Hopgrail reads ABV, style and the label's words from the filed art; it does not extract the calorie panel, so no calorie figure on this site is ever estimated.
