Hop GrailLight lager
Every lager whose approved label calls itself Light or Lite, newest first. ABV is shown where the label prints it, and nowhere else.
- Labels
- 154
- Approved in 2026
- 98
- Median ABV
- 4.2%
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'slong-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.
On Hop Grail: 154 light-named lager labels, 146 with a printed ABV (median 4.2%). 4 of them mention calories or carbohydrates in the label's own words. Hop Grail reads ABV, style and the label's words from the approved label art; it does not extract the calorie panel, so no calorie figure on this site is ever estimated.
