Craft Beer While "Dieting"

LadyLeo813

And hero of the week award goes to...

beccamh

Very good, Rob. I just use ABV*3 as a handy rule of thumb for a 12 ounce pour. This matches your chart.

For those who don't know, ABV(%alcohol by volume) is readily available from beeradvocate and ratebeer.

This is awesome- thank you!

RllyGudTweetr

I need this thread in the "My Topics" pile.

Kitship

LandShark Lager – 141 cal, 4.7% ABV

This is an awesome post. Thank you! But does anyone else concur that LandShark tastes like watered down Coors? eww.

cacklingcat

Nice ty :drinker:

UpEarly

Great list!

I love craft beer, and unfortunately I have a taste for the high ABV, barrel aged stuff. You do not get a barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout without a calorie splurge. :laugh:

It's still worth the indulgence. And honestly, I never had a problem losing the weight or maintaining my loss.

Lauriesongs

This is great! Thanks for the post!

AlistairBernardNormal

This should get an award for best post ever. The Barley Goddess has graced us with her golden, fizzy nectar of wisdom! Consider me a disciple!

kkzmom11

If you’re like me, you love beer. And if you’re like me, possibly the worst part about cutting calories is not being able to have craft beer without going significantly over your calorie goal.

But actually, that’s not quite the case. In my quest for finding craft beer that fits easily into my day, I have made up the following list of beer that is under 200 calories per 12 oz. Some of you with higher daily goals may be able to have beer slightly higher in calories, but for those of you can't and also for those who would like to have more than one or two delightful craft beers after work, under 200 calories is pretty amazing. I’ve broken it up into categories by type of beer so you can drink your favorite type to your heart’s content. In the interest of brevity, I’ve only included IPA, stout, porter, lager, and ale varieties, with honorable mentions to some decent commercial beers.

*** Please note that some of these may be local to me and not available in your area. If that’s the case, I recommend using RateBeer.com to find the calorie content on any craft beers you may be considering. This list is, of course, not all inclusive, so if I missed one of your lower calorie favorites, feel free to add it in reply. I also realize that a couple of these may not technically be craft beer, but they’re still pretty decent and I like them so they made it to the list.

***** Please also note that if you suggest MGD 64, Coors Light, Corona Light, or especially Natty Light I will report your post.

IPA

Lagunitas IPA – 186 cal, 6.2% ABV
Full Sail IPA – 180 cal, 6% ABV
Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA - 195 cal, 6.5% ABV
Nectar Ales Nectar IPA - 201 cal, 6.7% ABV
Bridgeport IPA – 165 cal, 5.5% ABV
Deschutes ChainBreaker White IPA – 168 cal, 5.6% ABV
Big Sky IPA – 186 cal, 6.2% ABV
Alaskan IPA – 186 cal, 6.2% ABV

Stout

Deschutes Obsidian Stout - 178 cal, 6.4% ABV
Alaskan Stout – 171 cal, 5.7% ABV
Sierra Nevada Stout – 175 cal, 5.8% ABV
Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout – 195 cal, 6.5% ABV
Shipyard Blue Fin Stout – 141 cal, 4.7% ABV
Coronado Blue Bridge Coffee Stout – 162 cal, 5.4% ABV
Rogue Chocolate Stout – 189 cal, 6.3% ABV
Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout – 171 cal, 5.7% ABV
Bison Organic Chocolate Stout – 183 cal, 6.1% ABV

Porter

Deschutes Black Butte Porter – 156 cal, 5.2% ABV
Anchor Porter – 168 cal, 5.6% ABV
Sierra Nevada Porter – 168 cal, 5.6% ABV
Butte Creek Organic Porter – 177 cal, 5.9% ABV
Eel River Porter – 174 cal, 5.8% ABV

Lager

Full Sail Session Premium Lager – 153 cal, 5.1% ABV
Full Sail Session Black Lager – 162 cal, 5.4% ABV
LandShark Lager – 141 cal, 4.7% ABV
Anchor California Lager – 147 cal, 4.9% ABV
Kona Longboard Lager – 138 cal, 4.6% ABV
New Belgium Shift Pale Lager – 150 cal, 5% ABV
Omission Gluten Free Lager – 138 cal, 4.6% ABV
Third Shift Amber Lager – 159 cal, 5.3% ABV

Ale

Firestone Double Barrel Ale – 150 cal, 5% ABV
Lagunitas Censored – 202 cal, 6.75% ABV
HeBrew Genesis Dry Hopped Session Ale – 168 cal, 5.6% ABV
Big Sky Montana Trout Slayer Ale – 150 cal, 5% ABV
Speakeasy Prohibiton Ale – 183 cal, 6.1% ABV

Decent Commercial Beers

Sam Adams Boston Lager – 141 cal, 4.8% ABV
Blue Moon Belgian White Ale – 162 cal, 5.4% ABV
Shock Top Belgian White – 156 cal, 5.2% ABV
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale – 150 cal, 5% ABV
Guinness Draught - 123 cal, 4.1% ABV

:drinker:

Zerodette

Bumping this because others might be looking for the same info I was!!

PrizePopple

Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Wheat - 180 cal, 5.7% ABV ... and totally worth it. :drinker:

libbydoodle11

Some folks love chocolate, I love beer.

Zerodette

Here's another bump!

sommermatt

Just wanted to let people know that there is a growing trend of what's often referred to as "session" IPAs, which feature between 4-5% ABV. These are my current favorites:

New Glarus Moon Man (more of an APA) -- 150 cals, 5% ABV
Founders All Day IPA -- 141 cals, 4.7% ABC
Lagunitas Daytime -- 140 cals, 4.65% ABV
Central Waters Hop Rise Session Ale -- 135 cals, 4.5% ABV
Lakefront Brewery Extended Play ISA -- 126 cals, 4.2% ABV
Odell Loose Leaf American Session Ale -- 135 cals, 4.5% ABV

These others are more seasonal, and may be gone by now:

Southern Tier Farmer's Tan Session IPA -- 138 cals, 4.6% ABV
Goose Island Endless IPA -- 150 cals, 5% ABV
Green Flash Citra Session IPA (bomber only) -- 135 cals, 4.5% ABV

The website RATEBEER.COM lists calorie and ABV information, if you can't find your favorite beer listed here. Basic rule of thumb is that the higher the ABV, the higher the calories!

pope66682

Lalalindaloo

This was awesome to find today. Have a date at a Taphouse later and this just answered (almost) all the lingering questions I have about the night!

sommermatt

This is an amazing app, if you have an iOS device. You can scan UPC codes, as well as just take a picture of a beer list. The app will give you the ratings, reviews, ABV, and calories for every beer on the list!

http://www.sipsnapp.com/

streamgirl

Nice job! Don't forget a nice glass of wine is also under 200 cals. I feel that a good beer or glass of wine keeps me from feeling deprived, so I factor it as an important part of my weight loss plan!

panther1911

Thanks for posting!

scraver2003

I good beer.

(I agree with whoever above said something along the lines of LandShark tasting like swill.)

JessMason24

bump...

InCHarmsWay

Bump...especially useful to me since it's football season!!

Mmattymoe812

Founders all day is my go to. 141 calories and still has flavor. In general the higher the abv the more calories. Session Ipa's are great low calorie beers without drinking water beer.

sporttabasco

Great post. My step-son owns a brewery here in Louisiana, Great Raft Brewery. My daughter-in-law would tell you to pass on all the crappy low cal/carb beers that are made by the commercial breweries. People usually have two or more of the crappy beers. She would tell you to have one good craft beer instead. I tend to agree with her.

lizzocat

big fan of IPA's, this is great

kpw818

This is a great quick guide! Thanks for sharing!