Calories in Alcohol
What’s the damage to your waistline from alcohol? It can be a guessing game.
Labels for most beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages aren’t required to list calories…or even ingredients. (You can thank the U.S. Treasury Department for that industry-friendly rule. We fought—and lost—that battle.)
A group of major beer companies recently announced plans to voluntarily list calories, carbs, fat, and protein—but not ingredients—on their product labels by the end of 2020. (They will disclose ingredients on a website or label, or via a QR code.) For now, we compiled these numbers from websites and some labels, and by contacting companies.
Just keep in mind that alcohol is responsible for 88,000 deaths in the United States each year. It’s a factor in about 60 percent of fatal burns, drownings, and homicides, 50 percent of severe trauma injuries and sexual assaults, and 40 percent of fatal motor vehicle crashes, suicides, and fatal falls.
Calories in Alcohol Chart
Beer (12 oz.) |
% ABV |
Calories |
Carbs (g) |
| Budweiser Select 55 | 2.4 | 55 | 2 |
| Miller 64 | 2.8 | 64 | 2 |
| Corona Premier | 4 | 90 | 3 |
| Budweiser Select | 4.3 | 100 | 3 |
| Busch Light | 4.1 | 100 | 3 |
| Dogfish Head Slightly Mighty Lo-Cal IPA | 4 | 100 | 3 |
| Michelob Ultra or Miller Lite | 4.2 | 100 | 3 |
| Victory Easy Ringer Lo-Cal IPA | 4.3 | 100 | 3 |
| Coors Light | 4.2 | 100 | 5 |
| Corona Light | 4 | 100 | 5 |
| Sufferfest Repeat Kolsch Style | 3.5 | 100 | 5 |
| Heineken Light | 3.3 | 100 | 7 |
| Lagunitas DayTime IPA | 4 | 100 | NA |
| Miller High Life Light | 4.1 | 110 | 6 |
| Bud Light | 4.2 | 110 | 7 |
| Busch | 4.3 | 110 | 7 |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon Easy | 3.8 | 110 | 8 |
| Bud Ice | 5.5 | 120 | 4 |
| Michelob Golden | 4.6 | 120 | 7 |
| Michelob Light | 4.1 | 120 | 9 |
| Sam Adams Light | 4.3 | 120 | NA |
| Guinness Draught Stout | 4.2 | 130 | 10 |
| Bud Light Platinum | 6 | 140 | 4 |
| Busch Ice | 5.9 | 140 | 4 |
| Allagash Saison | 6.1 | 140 | 5 |
| Dogfish Head SeaQuench Session Sour | 4.9 | 140 | 8 |
| Founders All Day IPA Session Ale | 4.7 | 140 | 11 |
| Heineken | 5 | 140 | 11 |
| Miller Genuine Draft | 4.7 | 140 | 12 |
| Miller High Life | 4.6 | 140 | 12 |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon Original | 4.8 | 140 | 12 |
| Sufferfest Head Start Stout | 4.5 | 140 | 12 |
| New Belgium Dayblazer Easygoing Ale | 4.8 | 140 | NA |
| New Belgium Slow Ride Session IPA | 4.5 | 140 | NA |
| Budweiser | 5 | 150 | 11 |
| Allagash White | 5.2 | 150 | 12 |
| Coors Banquet | 5 | 150 | 12 |
| Sierra Nevada Sierraveza | 5 | 150 | 13 |
| Corona Extra | 4.6 | 150 | 14 |
| Michelob Lager | 4.8 | 160 | 14 |
| Corona Familiar | 4.8 | 160 | 15 |
| New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale | 5.2 | 160 | NA |
| Sufferfest FKT Pale Ale | 5.5 | 170 | 13 |
| Blue Moon Belgian White | 5.4 | 170 | 14 |
| Sierra Nevada Sidecar Orange IPA | 6.8 | 170 | 14 |
| Sufferfest Flyby Pilsner | 5.1 | 170 | 14 |
| Shock Top Belgian White | 5.2 | 170 | 15 |
| Bell's Amber Ale | 5.8 | 180 | 16 |
| Sierra Nevada Pale Ale | 5.6 | 180 | 17 |
| Samuel Adams Boston Lager | 5 | 180 | NA |
| Samuel Adams New England Pale Ale | 5.5 | 180 | NA |
| Bell's Official Hazy India Pale Ale | 6.4 | 190 | 12 |
| Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA | 6 | 190 | 17 |
| Budweiser Copper Lager | 6.2 | 200 | 16 |
| New Belgium Voodoo Ranger IPA | 7 | 200 | NA |
| Samuel Adams Rebel IPA | 6.5 | 200 | NA |
| Dogfish Head American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA | 7 | 210 | 16 |
| Bell's Two Hearted Ale | 7 | 210 | 17 |
| Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA | 6.7 | 210 | 21 |
| Sierra Nevada West Coast Style Stout | 5.8 | 210 | 22 |
| Bell's Kalamazoo Stout | 6 | 220 | 23 |
| Allagash Black | 7.4 | 230 | 20 |
| Allagash Tripel | 9.1 | 240 | 13 |
| Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA | 7.2 | 240 | 14 |
| New Belgium Trippel | 8.5 | 240 | NA |
| Allagash Curieux | 10.4 | 260 | 12 |
| Victory Golden Monkey | 9.5 | 260 | NA |
| Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA | 9 | 290 | 26 |
| Sierra Nevada Hoptimum Triple IPA | 9.6 | 310 | 30 |
Liqueur (1.5 oz.) |
% ABV |
Calories |
Carbs (g) |
Sugars (g) |
| Baileys Almande Almondmilk Liqueur | 13 | 70 | NA | 6 |
| DeKuyper Peachtree Peach Schnapps | 15 | 80 | 10 | 10 |
| Kahlúa | 20 | 130 | 20 | 20 |
| Baileys Original Irish Cream | 17 | 140 | 11 | 9 |
| Cointreau | 40 | 140 | 10 | 10 |
Wine (6 oz.) |
% ABV |
Calories |
Carbs (g) |
Sugars (g) |
| FitVine Prosecco | 11 | 110 | 4 | 1 |
| Carlo Rossi White Zinfandel* | 8 | 110 | 10 | 6 |
| Yellow Tail Sauvignon Blanc | 11.6 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Tail Super Crisp Chardonnay | 11.7 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio | 11.9 | 120 | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow Tail Riesling | 11.3 | 120 | 2 | 2 |
| Carlo Rossi Sweet Rosé* | 9.2 | 120 | 8 | 6 |
| Yellow Tail Moscato | 7.5 | 120 | 10 | 11 |
| Yellow Tail Pink Moscato | 7.5 | 120 | 10 | 11 |
| Carlo Rossi Pink Moscato Sangria* | 6.5 | 120 | 14 | 12 |
| Carlo Rossi Moscato Sangria* | 6.8 | 120 | 16 | 12 |
| FitVine Pinot Grigio | 13.4 | 130 | 3 | 0 |
| FitVine Rosé | 12.4 | 130 | 3 | 0 |
| Yellow Tail Chardonnay | 13.2 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
| Sutter Home White Zinfandel | NA | 130 | 10 | NA |
| Sutter Home Moscato Sangria | NA | 130 | 17 | NA |
| FitVine Chardonnay | 13.4 | 140 | 3 | 0 |
| FitVine Sauvignon Blanc | 13.4 | 140 | 3 | 0 |
| FitVine Pinot Noir | 13.9 | 140 | 4 | 0 |
| FitVine Cabernet Sauvignon | 13.9 | 140 | 5 | 0 |
| FitVine Syrah | 13.9 | 140 | 5 | 0 |
| Yellow Tail Cabernet Sauvignon | 13.9 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Tail Merlot | 13.9 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Tail Pinot Noir | 14 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Tail Shiraz | 13.9 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet | 13.8 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
| Barefoot Sauvignon Blanc* | 12 | 140 | 5 | 1 |
| Carlo Rossi Cabernet Sauvignon* | 12.9 | 140 | 6 | 1 |
| Barefoot Rosé* | 10.5 | 140 | 11 | 6 |
| Barefoot White Zinfandel* | 9 | 140 | 12 | 7 |
| Sutter Home Chardonnay | NA | 140 | 5 | NA |
| Sutter Home Merlot | NA | 140 | 5 | NA |
| Sutter Home Pinot Grigio | NA | 140 | 5 | NA |
| Sutter Home Pinot Noir | NA | 140 | 5 | NA |
| Sutter Home Rosé | NA | 140 | 5 | NA |
| Barefoot Carbernet Sauvignon* | 12.7 | 150 | 6 | 1 |
| Barefoot Malbec* | 13 | 150 | 6 | 1 |
| Barefoot Chardonnay* | 13 | 150 | 6 | 2 |
| Barefoot Pinot Noir* | 13 | 150 | 6 | 2 |
| Barefoot Pinot Grigio* | 12 | 150 | 7 | 2 |
| Yellow Tail Sangria | 11.5 | 150 | 10 | 11 |
| Barefoot Riesling* | 8 | 150 | 18 | 13 |
| Carlo Rossi Sweet Red* | 8 | 150 | 19 | 14 |
| Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc | NA | 150 | 3 | NA |
| Sutter Home Zinfandel | NA | 150 | 5 | NA |
| Sutter Home Malbec | NA | 150 | 6 | NA |
| Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon | NA | 150 | 7 | NA |
| Sutter Home Moscato | NA | 150 | 14 | NA |
| Barefoot Merlot* | 13.5 | 160 | 6 | 1 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Prosecco | NA | 160 | 9 | 5 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Riesling | NA | 160 | 11 | 7 |
| Carlo Rossi Chardonnay* | 12 | 160 | 12 | 8 |
| Barefoot Moscato* | 9 | 160 | 17 | 12 |
| Barefoot Pink Moscato* | 9 | 160 | 18 | 13 |
| Sutter Home Riesling | NA | 160 | 9 | NA |
| Sutter Home Sweet Red | NA | 160 | 10 | NA |
| Sutter Home Pink Moscato | NA | 160 | 16 | NA |
| Cupcake Vineyards Pinot Grigio | NA | 170 | 6 | 1 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Rosé | NA | 170 | 6 | 1 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc | NA | 170 | 6 | 1 |
| Carlo Rossi Red Sangria* | 10 | 170 | 22 | 17 |
| Sutter Home Sangria | NA | 170 | 14 | NA |
| Sutter Home Red Moscato | NA | 170 | 16 | NA |
| Cupcake Vineyards Malbec | NA | 180 | 8 | 0 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Chardonnay | NA | 180 | 6 | 1 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon | NA | 180 | 8 | 1 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Pinot Noir | NA | 180 | 8 | 1 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Petite Sirah | NA | 180 | 8 | 2 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Moscato | NA | 180 | 18 | 13 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Merlot | NA | 190 | 8 | 1 |
| Cupcake Vineyards Shiraz | NA | 190 | 8 | 1 |
Liquor (1.5 oz.) |
% ABV |
Calories |
Carbs (g) |
Sugars (g) |
| Gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey, any brand, 80 proof" | 40 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Bombay Sapphire Gin | 47 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulleit Bourbon or Rye | 45 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey, any brand, 100 proof" | 50 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Booker's Bourbon | 62.5 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
Hard Cider (12 oz.) |
% ABV |
Calories |
Carbs (g) |
Sugars (g) |
| Crispin Pearsecco | 4.5 | 140 | 9 | 7 |
| Angry Orchard Stone Dry | 5.5 | 150 | 11 | 7 |
| Crispin Rosé | 5 | 160 | 13 | 10 |
| Crispin Brut | 5.5 | 170 | 13 | 10 |
| Crispin Browns Lane | 5.8 | 170 | 14 | 12 |
| Angry Orchard Rosé | 5.5 | 170 | 17 | 12 |
| Crispin Original | 5 | 170 | 15 | 13 |
| Crispin Pacific Pear | 4.5 | 170 | 18 | 15 |
| Crispin Blackberry Pear | 5 | 180 | 16 | 13 |
| Stella Artois Cidre | 4.5 | 180 | 22 | 16 |
| Angry Orchard Crisp Apple | 5 | 190 | 24 | 20 |
| Crispin Honey Crisp | 6.5 | 200 | 16 | 14 |
| Crispin The Saint | 6.9 | 230 | 20 | 17 |
Hard Seltzer, all flavors (12 oz.) |
% ABV |
Calories |
Carbs (g) |
Sugars (g) |
| Smirnoff | 4.5 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| Bon & Viv | 4.5 | 90 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Henry's | 4.2 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| Truly | 5 | 100 | 2 | 1 |
| White Claw | 5 | 100 | 2 | 2 |
| Nauti | 4.5 | 100 | 4 | 1-2 |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon Stronger Seltzer | 8 | 230 | 3 | 1 |
Flavored Malt Beverages (12 oz., unless noted) |
% ABV |
Calories |
Carbs (g) |
Sugars (g) |
| Redd's Apple Ale | 5 | 170 | 17 | 12 |
| Henry's Hard Lemon Lime Soda | 4.2 | 190 | 26 | 24 |
| Henry's Hard Orange Soda | 4.2 | 190 | 28 | 24 |
| Ritas Sangria Spritz Strawberry Blueberry | 6 | 200 | 20 | NA |
| Ritas Sangria Spritz Pear Orange | 6 | 200 | 21 | NA |
| Ritas Lemon-Ade-Rita (8 oz.) | 8 | 200 | 23 | NA |
| Ritas Mang-O-Rita (8 oz.) | 8 | 200 | 23 | NA |
| Ritas Water-Melon-Rita (8 oz.) | 8 | 200 | 23 | NA |
| Ritas Straw-Ber-Rita (8 oz.) | 8 | 200 | 24 | NA |
| Ritas Rosé Spritz White Peach | 6 | 210 | 23 | NA |
| Henry's Hard Grape Soda | 4.2 | 220 | 35 | 33 |
| Ritas Lime-A-Rita (8 oz.) | 8 | 220 | 29 | NA |
| Best Damn Root Beer | 5.5 | 240 | 33 | NA |
| Best Damn Cream Soda | 5.5 | 260 | 38 | NA |
| Redd's Wicked Apple Ale | 8 | 270 | 30 | 26 |
| Ritas Coco-Nut-Rita (25 oz.) | 8 | 590 | 66 | NA |
| Ritas Cherry-Lime-Rita (25 oz.) | 8 | 590 | 67 | NA |
| Ritas Grape-Fruit-Rita (25 oz.) | 8 | 600 | 70 | NA |
| Ritas Peach-A-Rita (25 oz.) | 8 | 600 | 71 | NA |
| Ritas Grape-A-Rita (25 oz.) | 8 | 610 | 73 | NA |
Key
*Barefoot and Carlo Rossi wines may vary by roughly 10 calories per serving. Calories listed reflect the low end of the range.
Notes: Most calories have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percent alcohol by volume may vary slightly from year to year for some wines and other drinks. Sugars are total sugars. Many beers do not disclose sugar content.
Sources: company information and USDA.
The use of information from this article for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPI.
Product information was compiled from September 2019 - January 2020.