Beer lovers, how do you factor them into your MFP?

flibberdigibit

I love craft beer and am not willing to switch to Michelob Ultra if I don't have to, but I have no idea how to account for a beer in MFP if it's made local and there's no information on it. Is there a basic formula or good guess at how many calories some styles of beer contain?

jjpptt2

I'll log a reasonable approximation, typically matching the type of beer I'm drinking (porter, lager, IPA, etc). So if I'm drinking a local porter, I'll log a porter from a more well-known brewery and call that good enough.

Go_Deskercise

Ewww don't switch to something gross just because it's easier to log!

I am a big craft beer fan. We have quite a lot of options where I am and it's awesome

Some are sold in cans at our local grocery store, so those are easy to log
Others do not can or bottle, so I just make an educated guess based on other similar entries and call it good.

Jruzer

Calories ~= 2.5 * fluid ounces * abv%

A 12 oz pour of a 7% IPA would be 210 kcal.
A 22 oz pour of a 12% RIS would be 660 kcal

Dryer beers will be a little lower than this formula, and richer beers will be higher than this formula.

flibberdigibit

I was just poking around to see what's already stored in MFP and it's all over the place. It looks like 150 is a safe bet, depending on the style, does that seem about right?

I'm about to go camping for a long weekend and it's usually Coors Banquet for the easy drinkers, something nicer to keep it interesting like an NEIPA, or it's cocktails. Bloodies in the morning, gin and juice later, etc. and I know that some stuff is better than others. I've always heard clear liquor and clear mixers are better than juices or dark booze, but beer doesn't seem to have that same formula. I just saw someone log an IPA at over 300 calories. How can that be?!

jesguinn

What @Go_Deskercise said. Fortunately, so many of our awesome local beers seem to be in MFP these days!

cwolfman13

flibberdigibit wrote: »

I was just poking around to see what's already stored in MFP and it's all over the place. It looks like 150 is a safe bet, depending on the style, does that seem about right?

I'm about to go camping for a long weekend and it's usually Coors Banquet for the easy drinkers, something nicer to keep it interesting like an NEIPA, or it's cocktails. Bloodies in the morning, gin and juice later, etc. and I know that some stuff is better than others. I've always heard clear liquor and clear mixers are better than juices or dark booze, but beer doesn't seem to have that same formula. I just saw someone log an IPA at over 300 calories. How can that be?!

150 is about right for your typical lager...but something like an IPA is going to be in the neighborhood of 200 give or take for the most part, but there are some bigger hitters out there.

Stone IPA has 367 calories per 12 oz serving.

flibberdigibit

The irony is that I'm not even an IPA person! NEIPA, sure, but normally I go porters and stouts, or just good ol lagers if I'm sitting around in the summer. I guess it's good to know that the IPAs will make you pay for it.

Go_Deskercise

flibberdigibit wrote: »

The irony is that I'm not even an IPA person! NEIPA, sure, but normally I go porters and stouts, or just good ol lagers if I'm sitting around in the summer. I guess it's good to know that the IPAs will make you pay for it.

mmmmmmm porters and stouts are my favorite!!!

sgt1372

Just enter beer and the ABV/oz and it will almost always come up in MFP.

If bot, just Google it and you'll find the info you need.

AnnPT77

For an ABV-based reasonable approximation, use the calculator on the top right of this page:

http://www.straighttothepint.com/beer-calories-calculator/

Some craft brewers publish more accurate numbers on their web sites.

Cbean08

cwolfman13 wrote: »

flibberdigibit wrote: »

I was just poking around to see what's already stored in MFP and it's all over the place. It looks like 150 is a safe bet, depending on the style, does that seem about right?

I'm about to go camping for a long weekend and it's usually Coors Banquet for the easy drinkers, something nicer to keep it interesting like an NEIPA, or it's cocktails. Bloodies in the morning, gin and juice later, etc. and I know that some stuff is better than others. I've always heard clear liquor and clear mixers are better than juices or dark booze, but beer doesn't seem to have that same formula. I just saw someone log an IPA at over 300 calories. How can that be?!

150 is about right for your typical lager...but something like an IPA is going to be in the neighborhood of 200 give or take for the most part, but there are some bigger hitters out there.

Stone IPA has 367 calories per 12 oz serving.

That's surprising, considering the ABV is low. I prefer IPAs over anything and I usually estimate about 200 - 250 for a craft brew. If it's a double IPA, then I'm probably not caring about calories at that point.

Sp1tfire

I estimate most drinks at 200-250 a pop and its worked for me.

alteredsteve175

It would be great if the carb counts were also available. Although I don't care after the second pint, anyway.