The present invention provides a beer-like effervescent beverage having enhanced body despite being low in sugar. The present invention is a beer-like effervescent beverage having a sugar content of 2.0 g/100 mL or less and a ratio of the linalool content (μg/L) to the sugar content (g/100 mL) of 0.1-25; and a method for producing a beer-like effervescent beverage for producing a beer-like effervescent beverage having a sugar content of 2.0 g/100 mL or less in the beverage and a ratio of the linalool content (μg/L) in the beverage to the sugar content (g/100 mL) in the beverage of 0.1-25, the method having a step for fermenting a fermentation raw material having a malt usage ratio of 50% or higher by yeast.