Need a good substitute for beer

No_Finish_Line

weed

Also a fan of that, but again with booze it's not so much the intoxication I'm going for, it's more the taste that I crave. I can resist chocolate, candy, chips etc but beer is my weakness. Weed is good for lots of other things though lol.

i hear you. when I still love the taste of beer myself. generally don't have it unless at a family party, but there are lots of reasons for that.

I would suggest that you take the IIFMM approach as i do with candy and just make sure it fits into your overall profile.

if its really got nothing to do with intoxication then that should be pretty do able, you'll just have to restrain yourself as if you were me opening a bag of pretzels or whatever.

in the end this is far more sustainable then seeking out a lesser substitute that only 'kind of' hits the spot.

ModoVincere

M64 = 64 calories per can

And it is nearly impossible to get drunk off of.

It also tastes like urine.

so it's like all the other american beers?

a_stronger_me13

M64 = 64 calories per can

And it is nearly impossible to get drunk off of.

It also tastes like urine.

so it's like all the other domestic beers?

FIFY.

SuzyLy

I don't think there is a good substitute, but I've cut my wine with seltzer. I measure the wine, put half in a glass, add the seltzer and have two for the calories of one. It works with me.

CaitlinW19

Agreed, no substitutes.

Don't drink near beer. Instead seek out lower-calorie styles. I find that often a single bottle of a well-made, lower-gravity beer is just as satisfying as something heftier. Some examples would be:
- Maerzen (sorry don't know how to umlaut)
- Vienna lager
- Milk stout
- Bitter
- "Session IPA"
- Hefeweizen
- Koelsch

Rule of thumb: for a 12 ounce pour, calories = alcohol by volume x 30. So for 4% abv, that's 120 calories.

Good suggestions, thanks! I don't think I've ever tried any of those brands, I'm going to have to make a list for my next trip to the beer store, haha. I believe that Guinness is relatively low-calorie compared to some but it's so expensive, I usually drink Maclay's, which is cheap but goes down WAY too easy.

These are styles, not brands. Just fyi so you don't feel silly when you ask for them. And yes, Guinness is a good lower calorie option. The lower the abv generally the lower the calories. ABV is often listed on the beer menu as well. There are plenty of other options out there besides Guinness for lower calorie that aren't crap beer. I'm often surprised by the beers in the MFP database. Shop around and scan some bar codes. Try some new things.

lizzardsm

weed

Also a fan of that, but again with booze it's not so much the intoxication I'm going for, it's more the taste that I crave. I can resist chocolate, candy, chips etc but beer is my weakness. Weed is good for lots of other things though lol.

i hear you. when I still love the taste of beer myself. generally don't have it unless at a family party, but there are lots of reasons for that.

I would suggest that you take the IIFMM approach as i do with candy and just make sure it fits into your overall profile.

if its really got nothing to do with intoxication then that should be pretty do able, you'll just have to restrain yourself as if you were me opening a bag of pretzels or whatever.

in the end this is far more sustainable then seeking out a lesser substitute that only 'kind of' hits the spot.

definitely this. quality over quantity. maybe better, more expensive beers will help curb the amount you drink as well.

lots of really good suggestions to choose from.

RozayJones

vodka and tonic water with lime - refreshing and unelss you are trying to get sloshed then one is plenty for a craving.

scraver2003

Mmmm... beer. We have a dual tap kegorator. Mmmmm... beer. I try to limit myself to only a couple nights a week. (I do not always reach this goal.)

On nights I do not partake in beer or wine or rum or vodka or... Well - I do 12 oz. of seltzer and 2 oz of cranberry juice. I love the bubbles. Seltzer in wine is also yummy. I also cut my mixers with seltzer so my mixed drinks have less calories.

Life is too short for swill. Drink good beer.

DSTMT

Definitely lots of good suggestions, thanks again everyone, I really appreciate it! And :blushing: thanks for clearing up the brand/style mistake, that would have been embarrassing lol clearly I need to get out more.

IPAkiller

Loz220662

What I do is a large fizzy diet drink, as quickly possible. This bloats me out so I have trouble drinking beer on top and slows me right down for a hour or so, repeat carry on! or as a alternative Strong lemon or lime cordial with water, the strong taste gets rid of the craving for me.

The_Aly_Wei

M64 = 64 calories per can

And it is nearly impossible to get drunk off of.

It also tastes like urine.

so it's like all the other domestic beers?

FIFY.

Yes, just like all other light domestic beers.

BillRicks1

Bourbon and water. Sometimes ice.

richardheath

Also, please read this - http://banoosh.com/blog/2014/04/03/8-beers-stop-drinking-immediately/

No - please don't!!!

Fish bladder is isinglass - a fining that has been used in beer for centuries. It helps settle out the yeast to the bottom of the fermentor, and the beer is then racked off, leaving the yeast + isinglass behind.

Caramel has colors from the melanoidin reaction. Sugars plus amino groups from protein. The color of the grain used to make EVERY beer comes from the kilning/roasting process, which produces melanoidins. Any time you brown a piece of meat or onions, you are producing melanoidins. All the caramel color used in Newcastle Brown is is a concentrated form of this same thing, so they can add just the right amount to get exactly the color they want without the bitterness that comes from using the grains directly. I've used Sinamar in my homebrews for this that is essentially concentrated wort.

Propylene glycol is used to chill beer. In a cooling jacket. It doesn't go into the beer itself.

The rest is simply an anti-GMO screed with no scientific understanding whatsoever. I mean, what the hell is "GMO Dextrose"? GMO means genetically modified organism, and dextrose is just another name for glucose. Any sugar (or high fructose corn syrup, which is a mix of glucose and fructose) is going to be turned to alcohol by the yeast.

Don't drink those beers (except the Guinness) because they are BAD beers. Don't not drink them because of a bad blog article.

jkowula

Also, please read this - http://banoosh.com/blog/2014/04/03/8-beers-stop-drinking-immediately/

No - please don't!!!

Fish bladder is isinglass - a fining that has been used in beer for centuries. It helps settle out the yeast to the bottom of the fermentor, and the beer is then racked off, leaving the yeast + isinglass behind.

Caramel has colors from the melanoidin reaction. Sugars plus amino groups from protein. The color of the grain used to make EVERY beer comes from the kilning/roasting process, which produces melanoidins. Any time you brown a piece of meat or onions, you are producing melanoidins. All the caramel color used in Newcastle Brown is is a concentrated form of this same thing, so they can add just the right amount to get exactly the color they want without the bitterness that comes from using the grains directly. I've used Sinamar in my homebrews for this that is essentially concentrated wort.

Propylene glycol is used to chill beer. In a cooling jacket. It doesn't go into the beer itself.

The rest is simply an anti-GMO screed with no scientific understanding whatsoever. I mean, what the hell is "GMO Dextrose"? GMO means genetically modified organism, and dextrose is just another name for glucose. Any sugar (or high fructose corn syrup, which is a mix of glucose and fructose) is going to be turned to alcohol by the yeast.

Don't drink those beers (except the Guinness) because they are BAD beers. Don't not drink them because of a bad blog article.

Nothing.. and I mean NOTHING, could stop me from drinking beer!

Cortelli

M64 = 64 calories per can

And it is nearly impossible to get drunk off of.

It also tastes like urine.

so it's like all the other american beers?

Be careful, your provincialism is showing.

bcattoes

M64 = 64 calories per can

And it is nearly impossible to get drunk off of.

It also tastes like urine.

so it's like all the other domestic beers?

FIFY.

Yes, just like all other light domestic beers.

Geez, I had no idea so many people had tasted urine :noway: :sick:

FatOldManMN

Join AA

WaterBunnie

I treated myself to a fancy coffee maker and a nice range of different coffees. All the taste, the feeling of having a treat and none of the calories!

mgibbons22

I successfully substituted eight seltzer water (carbonated water) a day for eight beers a day. What I did obviously was replace the habit of cracking open and consuming a twelve ounce can of a carbonated beverage; this wouldn't work for an alcoholic (not implying you are one, as you stated it's not about the alcohol). Now I only have two or three seltzer waters a day. I drink about three cans of Guinness a week now.