Anyone know of any low calorie IPA's??
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Beer is delicious. If you drink frequently then I would consider maybe switching to something else. But if its a casual thing in moderation, I would just enjoy the taste of good quality craft beer and not even care what the calories are. It's worth it.0
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Not sure what you consider "low" but for IPAs, Founders All-Day IPA clocks in at 144. It's a session IPA, which means about 5% ABV, but it's full of flavor. Great on a summer day. (or any day that ends in "y".)
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Just drink good beer that you enjoy. Drink it in moderation, if you must. Try drinking sparkling water in between your IPA's, it stretches out your drinking time and each beer tastes new and delicious! I implore you, do not mix good beer with water ... or with anything ...but your mouth0
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Well who new I'd get my next bit of brewing advice from MFP...
Since i'm a home brewer I've always used dry hops, not fresh. My homebrew store doesn't even carry fresh hops... I'll have to see about locating some for my next batch to see how big of a difference it makes.
Can you all recommend any wet hopped commercial beers then?
Sierra Nevada makes one .. called Reserve or something ...
And I've heard Founders has one called Harvest ... I think.
All of the wet hopped beers I've had are homebrew. And you'll probably only find them commercially in the fall as special releases, so keep your eyes peeled.
This.
Some of your local or regional breweries/brewpubs probably already make one. I know that Titletown in Green Bay makes one every year with hops that thier customers bring in. It varies greatly from year to year but is always worth a try.
...if you really want to step up the hop flavor and aromas in your homebrews, start looking into mash hopping and flamout hopping. I have had extremely good luck in a pale ale development series I'm working on with flameout hopping.0 -
Not sure what you consider "low" but for IPAs, Founders All-Day IPA clocks in at 144. It's a session IPA, which means about 5% ABV, but it's full of flavor. Great on a summer day. (or any day that ends in "y".)
Cheers!
Be sure to look into Lagunitas Daytime IPA. It clocks in at 140 calories, is under 5%, and is a fantastic brew. As far as I know Lagunitas has not yet perfected the recipe to their liking so expect it to change slightly but definately give it a try if you like hops.0 -
Me too!!! How do you manage to brew beer and still lose weight? Those tasty 5 gallon batches can add up real quick especially if it comes out tasty and very drinkable. ;-)
I count calories AND carbs. Since my target is under 20g a day, one good beer can put me over. I really miss brewing (I've been super busy), but I'm getting back into it ASAP, especially since I have a 15gallon kettle and I'm getting the itch to try all grain.
I try to save my carbs/calories for good beer, and I don't sweat it if I do go over. It's the ONE thing I refuse to give up, so I try to make it fit.0 -
Great thread! I try to stay under for a couple of days so I can have a couple of IPAs over the weekend. There are some very virulent anti-alcohol posters. Great to see so many others fitting this into a healthy lifestyle!0
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Can you all recommend any wet hopped commercial beers then?
Sierra Nevada make a "Harvest Ale" series that contain wet hops.
A friend and I made a wet hop ale last year for an event we put on with the local Botanical Garden. They grew the hops; we harvested them fresh off the bines and made a beer to serve there for Learn to Homebrew Day. We also dry hopped with some of the wet hops (if that makes sense!). Turned out very yummy!
My Dogfish Head 60 minute clone (a nice, hoppy, sessionable IPA at about 5.2% ABV) turned out to be 173 cal per 12 oz according to my brewing software. A 6.6% ABV English IPA is just over 200 cals. I work them into my allowance!
btw - there is a Craft/Homebrew group that just started for people who love the hoppy nectar: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/11960-craft-beer-and-home-brewing0 -
If any of y'all make it to Vermont ever, you MUST check out Hill Farmstead Brewery - their "Edward" brew - an American Pale Ale - is just amazing, INCREDIBLY hoppy and citrus-y, it's my new favorite brewsky ever!!0
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To find wet hopped beers go to the websites of craft brewery's that have beer you can get locally. Buy them in the fall as the hop goodness drops out quickly, I wouldn't buy a commercial one right now. Even better would be going to a local brewpub. Upstream Brewing in Omaha did a wet hop on their firkins this past year, was great, probably the best wet hopped beer I ever had.
A couple of buddies and I have 8 hop vines at one of their farms. 2 cascade and 2 centennial among others and we use some off of each one for wet hopping each year. Actually started wet hopping because we didn't have enough drying racks one year when the vines really took off and have kept it up since then.0 -
IPA are India Pale Ales and they are a thick darker beer. I love them but hate the calories they bring. One trick I have done it to get a glass with ice and put them in. It add water to it so it lasts longer and takes longer drink. Plus you are getting some hydration which will help flush out the beer better. With the darker beers they don't seem to water down with taste like a Bud Light or other beer.
IPA's are not necessarily darker beers. Most tend to be lighter in color. Adding water to beer (especially a craft beer) is so wrong! I am not a fan of IPA's but I do enjoy most craft beers, like a good stout or porter and I would rather not drink them than add water tho them!!!!
As a brewer of some fine IPAs and Double IPAs I'm so with you on this!!0 -
This is indeed a tough one. What I typically do is skip meals the day I want to drink IPA's. Then I drink as many as I possibly can, as fast I can. Basically this *guarantees* that I will barf most of the unwanted calories, preferably in my neighbors driveway. This has worked wonders for me, hopefully it works for your hubs too! The only way to "Have your cake and eat it too", Except the cake nets ZERO calories! You're Welcome!
Cheers!
SMPETE!
PS, My neighbor is a ****!!0 -
You might want to find a very hoppy PALE ale (not IPA) that would give you the hop flavor without all the calories, but you're not going to get it down to anywhere even remotely close to 125 calories.
If you like good beer like I do... save up calories, exercise, and don't drink a ton of them. Sorry.
Good advice, on both counts.
To guesstimate beer calories, look at the ABV (Alcohol by Volume). As a rule of thumb, an IPA will run 5-7% ABV with most towards the higher end of that scale (and a few will be MUCH higher).
An average beer of 5% ABV will run you about 150 calories while an average beer of 7% ABV will run a little over 200 calories (say ~210). Going to 8% ABV hits ~240 calories.
Again, those are averages only. A heavier, stronger, sweeter beer can skew those numbers higher (although you won't get much lower except by decreasing the ABV -- for example "light" beers).
If you know the OG (original gravity) and the ABV, then you can estimate more closely. For example, a 7% ABV beer with an OG of 1.07 will hit ~235 calories. A 5% beer ABV with a 1.04 OG hits ~155 calories.
You'll notice the estimates tend to go up as you get more accurate since there's other stuff in the beer besides the alcohol that contributes to the calorie count. So, if you want to be safe, guesstimate by ABV and then pad with a 10% margin of error.
If I'm not feeling like exercising my number-geek rights, I'll usually assume 150 calories for a "normal" beer, 200 for a stronger beer.
If I'm feeling like throwing caution to the wind, I'll go for a Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, which clocks in a little under 700 calories for 12 oz. :-)0 -
Drink IPA for dinner! :drinker:0
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Drink IPA for dinner! :drinker:
I'm a craft beer sales rep and this is basically what I did at an event last night. Not the best choice ever but the beers were so delicious! They didn't have the specific beers I had last night (from Bell's) so I logged similar ones.
I have to work good beer into my logging because it's literally my job!!
Any beer lovers feel free to add me! 0 -
Drink good beer. Good beer has calories, but itsn't that bad. A couple beers will keep you under 500 calories. Fit it on a day of a hard workout or a day or two after one...0
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No such thing unfortunately. (depends on your definition of low I guess)0
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As a brewer and beer geek, I struggle between drinking good beer and keeping weight off. The best lower, not low, calorie IPA-ish option is probably Stone Levitation Ale. It's a nice hoppy pale ale that comes in at 4.4% ABV and 145 calories. Not a light beer, but if you're going to have a few, drink a beer that has flavor. Also, please don't ever put ice in an IPA. So much work and time was put into that beer, to pour it over ice cubes and let it get watered down is a crime.0
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Came across Leather Lips IPA by Haverhill Brewery Inc / The Tap. 5% ABV and ~150 calories for 12 oz.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3185/16779
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/the-tap-leatherlips-ipa/33441/0 -
Another good one, although it's an APA not an IPA: Bitter American by 21st Amendment Brewery, 4.4% ABV and ~132 calories / 12 oz. can
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/735/34791/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/21st-amendment-bitter-american/68817/0 -
Don't know if anyone's mentioned this (they probably have,) but ratebeer.com has estimated calories on each beer's page.
As jaysonheyd explained far better than I could have, generally the higher the abv the higher the calories...0 -
One trick I have done it to get a glass with ice and put them in. It add water to it so it lasts longer and takes longer drink.
I just threw up in my mouth....................0 -
One trick I have done it to get a glass with ice and put them in. It add water to it so it lasts longer and takes longer drink.
I just threw up in my mouth....................
I'd wash that out with something other than beer. :drinker:0 -
Don't know if anyone's mentioned this (they probably have,) but ratebeer.com has estimated calories on each beer's page.
As jaysonheyd explained far better than I could have, generally the higher the abv the higher the calories...
Yep, RateBeer bases the estimates purely on ABV, so it's probably accurate within something like 10% margin of error.
You can get a more accurate estimate if you know ABV and OG, but a lot of brewers don't provide OG.
Would be nice if they were forced to use nutrition labels.0 -
Drink IPA for dinner! :drinker:
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Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA is the best bet in terms of Calories. Its less then 200 at about 188 and has a 7.1% ABV, which is a good efficiency for an IPA. Is it the best IPA for a beer snob??? No, but it's doable of sure!
For instance a Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA is over 200 Calories and falls at a 6% ABV and a Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA is about 290 Calories and has a 9% ABV, so Flying Dog has a better efficiency in terms of Calories. That extra 30 Calories per beer and the 1.1% higher ABV makes a difference when you're looking to throw some back.
Another example is Lagunitas IPA which has about 180-190 Calories and a 6.2% ABV so still falls short.
The most efficient IPA I think is Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA which has something upwards of 18% ABV and like 540 Calories but good luck finding it. It's a seasonal and not everyone carries it.
Love that you proposed this question!
IPA's for life!0 -
Life is too short for light beer.
Brew your own, drink it, enjoy.0
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