Hop GrailBeer calorie calculator
Pick a style, enter the ABV and choose your pour. These are estimates: if the brewery prints its own numbers, go with those.
Calories by style
| Style | ABV | Calories, 12 oz | Carbs, 12 oz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light lager | 4.2% | 95–115 | 3–8 g |
| American lager | 5% | 125–155 | 8–15 g |
| Pilsner | 5% | 150–165 | 13–18 g |
| Hefeweizen | 5.2% | 155–175 | 13–19 g |
| Irish stout | 4.5% | 135–160 | 12–18 g |
| Pale ale | 5.5% | 160–185 | 14–19 g |
| Hazy IPA | 6.5% | 200–230 | 18–26 g |
| West Coast IPA | 7% | 195–220 | 15–21 g |
| Double IPA | 8.5% | 240–275 | 19–28 g |
| Imperial stout | 11% | 335–385 | 31–44 g |
| Non-alcoholic beer | 0.4% | 40–80 | 7–19 g |
How the estimate works
Beer calories come from two places: alcohol and leftover carbohydrates. The alcohol part is simple arithmetic, because ABV and pour size tell you how much alcohol is in the glass, and alcohol carries about 7 calories per gram.
The carbs depend on how far a beer finished, which breweries rarely publish. So we use the range that style usually finishes in and run both ends through the standard brewing formula. That's why you get a range, and why a sweet pastry stout lands far above a dry lager of the same strength.
Labels only have to list calories in some cases: a beer labeled light has to, so its own numbers are the ones to trust. What a light beer label must print.