why is beer made to look so bad!!!!!

I never met a beer that I didn't like::drinker:

I have .... PBR or the Beast

...or Natty Light/Ice Ugh.

Really, anything that has a canned version. I'm a complete beer snob and proud of it. For me it's craft/micro brews, mostly IPA's but I like to experiment with other styles too.

Ahem *adjusts glasses*

Canning has a bad rap because of it's association with cheap, non-craft beer. However, canning IS technically superior above bottles; it prevents oxidation, spoilage, etc., keeping the beer fresher, longer, if ageing can affect taste. Many microbreweries ARE getting into it.

This. Sooooooo many good beers in cans out there. Plus, they're much easier to smuggle on the commuter train. Put it in a koozie and it looks like soda.

why is beer made to look so bad!!!!!

I don't think it looks bad...as long as it is not green.

The darker ones I find quite attractive.

I won't speak to the caloric perspective of beer from from a health perspective, alcohol can be horrible.

Can I be Johnny Raincloud for a moment?

I saw this article today before I came to MFP.

Alcohol is responsible for one in thirty cancer deaths a year and just one drink a day can boost risk of dying from the disease by THIRTY-FIVE percent - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2278955/Alcohol-responsible-thirty-cancer-deaths-year-just-drink-day-boost-risk-dying-disease-THIRTY-FIVE-percent.html

Furthermore, according to the World Health Organization, 2.5 million people die annually from alcohol. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs349/en/index.html

According to the CDC, 80,000 alcohol deaths occur in the U.S. annually. http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm.
That number is about 2.5 times the number of gun related deaths.

In addition, the number of fights, assaults, injuries, rapes and illnesses associated with alcohol make it even more of a threat.

Furthermore, alcohol is the primary gateway drug to harder drugs with further ruin peoples lives.

Okay, I'm now down trying to contradict the marketing propaganda from the beer commercials. :-)

I drank up to 4 nights a week in college, and its why I'm here. Ignoring my health, I developed diabetes. Thanks a lot PBR...

Furthermore, alcohol is the primary gateway drug to harder drugs with further ruin peoples lives.

Because drinking beer makes me want to do some tar heroine.

I always leave calories for beer and scotch.

Beer belly, Beer gut everything is done to make beer look bad.

Sure if you drink to much you get drunk and many nowadays are bad drunks.

However lets look at it as nutrion and calories.

One beer of 375ml is about 130-140 calories
This is the same as fat free or HiLo milk
375ml of full cream milk is actually 230 calories.

So guys everywhere (and a few ladies) maybe having a beer (occasionally) is really not that bad for you and you can keep within your calorie range.

O dear I suddenly feel a lot better. :laugh: :happy: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

You're right. Beer isn't so bad. It's the food that people eat with beer!

I Beer and I don't care how many calories it is. I'm making fit in my calorie limit for the day.

Couldn't have said it better myself

If you can't drink beer out of a Hi-Life can, you don't get to say you drink beer. First you need to learn to drink the Hi-Life with a smile on your face, and then you're allowed to drink microbrews and such. Seriously, people. And get a beer cozy. Onward.

I won't speak to the caloric perspective of beer from from a health perspective, alcohol can be horrible.

Can I be Johnny Raincloud for a moment?

I saw this article today before I came to MFP.

Alcohol is responsible for one in thirty cancer deaths a year and just one drink a day can boost risk of dying from the disease by THIRTY-FIVE percent - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2278955/Alcohol-responsible-thirty-cancer-deaths-year-just-drink-day-boost-risk-dying-disease-THIRTY-FIVE-percent.html

Furthermore, according to the World Health Organization, 2.5 million people die annually from alcohol. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs349/en/index.html

According to the CDC, 80,000 alcohol deaths occur in the U.S. annually. http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm.
That number is about 2.5 times the number of gun related deaths.

In addition, the number of fights, assaults, injuries, rapes and illnesses associated with alcohol make it even more of a threat.

Furthermore, alcohol is the primary gateway drug to harder drugs with further ruin peoples lives.

Okay, I'm now down trying to contradict the marketing propaganda from the beer commercials. :-)

I never understand the people that can't differentiate alcohol from alcohol abuse. Do you know cigarettes were once considered a "gateway" drug, and marijuana? That's leftover reefer madness, right there. Furthermore, alcohol ABUSE is responsible for every single thing you listed. You can indulge in alcohol without getting intoxicated, or incurring those health risks. The article specifically says DAILY drinkers of THREE or more drinks were responsible for the cancer risk, and that "While moderate drinking has been linked to heart benefits, 'in the broader context of all the issues and all the problems that alcohol is related to, alcohol causes 10 times as many deaths as it prevents,' Nelson said." This means that alcohol CAN be beneficial, abuse and failure to moderate intake is this "broader context"; this broader context often stems from failure to appropriately educate on alcohol or alcohol abuse (see the ever-successful D.A.R.E.). Not to mention, alcohol lowers inhibitions; it does not create the violence associated with fights, assaults, and rapes, and those horrors exist far more without alcohol present.

Your post is all the more beautiful with your American flag and eagle avatar.

I won't speak to the caloric perspective of beer from from a health perspective, alcohol can be horrible.

Can I be Johnny Raincloud for a moment?

I saw this article today before I came to MFP.

Alcohol is responsible for one in thirty cancer deaths a year and just one drink a day can boost risk of dying from the disease by THIRTY-FIVE percent - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2278955/Alcohol-responsible-thirty-cancer-deaths-year-just-drink-day-boost-risk-dying-disease-THIRTY-FIVE-percent.html

Furthermore, according to the World Health Organization, 2.5 million people die annually from alcohol. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs349/en/index.html

According to the CDC, 80,000 alcohol deaths occur in the U.S. annually. http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm.
That number is about 2.5 times the number of gun related deaths.

In addition, the number of fights, assaults, injuries, rapes and illnesses associated with alcohol make it even more of a threat.

Furthermore, alcohol is the primary gateway drug to harder drugs with further ruin peoples lives.

Okay, I'm now down trying to contradict the marketing propaganda from the beer commercials. :-)

I never understand the people that can't differentiate alcohol from alcohol abuse. Do you know cigarettes were once considered a "gateway" drug, and marijuana? That's leftover reefer madness, right there. Furthermore, alcohol ABUSE is responsible for every single thing you listed. You can indulge in alcohol without getting intoxicated, or incurring those health risks. The article specifically says DAILY drinkers of THREE or more drinks were responsible for the cancer risk, and that "While moderate drinking has been linked to heart benefits, 'in the broader context of all the issues and all the problems that alcohol is related to, alcohol causes 10 times as many deaths as it prevents,' Nelson said." This means that alcohol CAN be beneficial, abuse and failure to moderate intake is this "broader context"; this broader context often stems from failure to appropriately educate on alcohol or alcohol abuse (see the ever-successful D.A.R.E.). Not to mention, alcohol lowers inhibitions; it does not create the violence associated with fights, assaults, and rapes, and those horrors exist far more without alcohol present.

Your post is all the more beautiful with your American flag and eagle avatar.

Lmao, I was thinking the same thing about the avatar

edit - also, they should watch the series on How Booze Built America

I'm not giving up on beer but I am limiting it to the weekends, especially since I like hoppy IPAs and the high gravs.

Thanks MinimalistSho for this!

I think its based on the rankings of alcoholic beverages sorted by their ratio of calories from alcohol.

http://getdrunknotfat.com/

The beers I love (IPA's and double IPA's) range from about 250 - 400 calories. I love them, but that's a lot. Luckily makers mark on the rocks is much lower in calories, but sometimes the only thing that will satisfy is a nice Pliny the Elder

Furthermore, alcohol is the primary gateway drug to harder drugs with further ruin peoples lives.

Because drinking beer makes me want to do some tar heroine.

Well, here is the article and study showing that. I'm not making it up just for entertainment purposes. :-)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/05/study-the-gateway-drug-is-alcohol-not-marijuana/

There is no such thing as a 'gateway' drug. Seriously. I can't even.

I never met a beer that I didn't like::drinker:

I have .... PBR or the Beast

my inner hillbilly loooooves PBR :-)