Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed American Beers

10 of the top 10 american beers products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The american beers with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 15 american beers with complete data.

  1. 1 Defender IPA

    Defender IPA

    BROOKLYN · 335 mL
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Budweiser

    Budweiser

    Budweiser · 4 x 568 ml
    NOVA 3 39 kcal 0.1 g sugar 0.3 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Athletic Lite

    Athletic Lite

    ATHLETIC BREWING CO
    NOVA 3 7 kcal 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 East IPA

    East IPA

    BROOKLYN · 330ml
    NOVA 3 58 kcal

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Kentucky IPA

    Kentucky IPA

    Alltech · 330 ml
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Willie's Superbrew Hard Seltzer Sparkling Mango and Passionfruit

    Willie's Superbrew Hard Seltzer Sparkling Mango and Passionfruit

    Willie's · 12 fl oz
    NOVA 3 110 kcal 4 g sugar 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  7. 7 Brooklyn Defender IPA

    Brooklyn Defender IPA

    Brooklyn Defender · 330 ml
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Goose Island Honker's Ale

    Goose Island Honker's Ale

    Goose Island · 355 ml
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Framboise Rose Gose

    Framboise Rose Gose

    Anderson Valley Brewing Company · 12 fl oz
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  10. 10 Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

    Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

    Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company · 330 ml
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published american beers on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.