# types of beer and carbs

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**Created:** [January 21, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/types-of-beer-and-carbs/647921 "2013-01-21T17:28:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/types-of-beer-and-carbs/647921/1 "2013-01-21T17:28:01Z")

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Is it generally safe to say that porters and stouts will have more carbs than ‘lighter’ ales?

Is there a range of carbs I can look for as a resource? I think I can say that carbohydrates in beer range from about 2g per 12oz can (~0.5g/100ml) to 20g per 12 oz can (~6g/100ml).

without some corroborating citation though, I’m not extremely confident about my numbers. I’ve seen some charts on the internet but those are for typical macrobrews. I’m looking for a more encompasing generalization that would include beers made by smaller companies in multiple parts of the world.

Is 2g to 20g a pretty good general guess? I’d think there may be some that go higher.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/types-of-beer-and-carbs/647921/2 "2013-01-21T17:43:54Z")

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Here’s a starting point - [http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php](http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php)

ETA - here’s another good resource - [Prediksi SDY Jitu : Situs Bocoran SDY dan Live Draw SDY Tercepat](http://www.carbs-information.com/carbs-in-beer.htm)

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/types-of-beer-and-carbs/647921/3 "2013-01-21T17:56:45Z")

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I’ve looked for carb counts for a lot of beers, and like you said, for smaller/local/microbrews, it’s hard to find. I’m an insulin-dependent diabetic, and need carb counts to use to figure out how much insulin I need, so through trial and error I’ve settled on 1 carb per ounce for most microbrews. I’m not saying that’s perfect, but it seems to work for me.

For mass-market lighter beers, it can be much less, as **Telemark’s** links show, and bigger beers - fruit beers, etc - can go much higher. But your average IPA/ESB/Wheat/etc. more or less follow the 1 carb/ounce rule from what I can tell.