BEER!!! What's your favorite LIGHT beer?? (21+ only)

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  • tectactoe
    tectactoe Posts: 73 Member
    People complaining that there are no good "light" beers have never had a good saison or berliner weisse.......
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    saison- it's okay- too hoppy for me personally.

    who makes that one I tried crap- oh-got it StarrHill. I like their Lager- but I tried their saison- not for me. I gave it to my then roommie- he's a big hops guy.
  • Petrapoo45
    Petrapoo45 Posts: 271 Member
    Im a total beer snob myself..(yep just look at my profile pic!!) I must have flavor in my beer. so, I stick to german wheat beers that dont have high ABV. Something like a german hefeweizen or a Gose. Which, probably arnt too easy to find in normal bars. Or even a kolsch. And they are super tasty on warm nights!!
  • baileyang33
    baileyang33 Posts: 131 Member
    Light beer....
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    That's precious. :tongue:

    lol LOVE this!

    Haha. This. But if your going for calories Bud Select is a regular beer with 99 calories & only 3.5 carbs. Bud Select Light is water! ;)
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    saison- it's okay- too hoppy for me personally.

    who makes that one I tried crap- oh-got it StarrHill. I like their Lager- but I tried their saison- not for me. I gave it to my then roommie- he's a big hops guy.

    Saisons are hoppy?
  • tectactoe
    tectactoe Posts: 73 Member
    saison- it's okay- too hoppy for me personally.

    who makes that one I tried crap- oh-got it StarrHill. I like their Lager- but I tried their saison- not for me. I gave it to my then roommie- he's a big hops guy.


    Saisons shouldn't be too hoppy. Sure, they have hop presence but most saisons are defined by their yeast & farmhouse qualities, often times using free roaming bacteria and/or barrel aging processes.

    Looks like you're in NJ - I recommend trying something from Jolly Pumpkin if you can find it. Bam Biere & Calabaza Blanca are two great, light, year rounders.

    Saisons are typically really dry with a low finishing gravity, meaning most of the residual sugar is converted to alcohol (& CO2). This creates a lower carb beer in the end.

    For example, Bam Biere is ~4.5% ABV. A 12 oz serving has roughly 120 calories & about 8g carbs. However it's miles different than drab, adjunct driven lagers like Bud Light, Coors Light, etc.
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    Light beer....
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    That's precious. :tongue:

    lol LOVE this!

    Haha. This. But if your going for calories Bud Select is a regular beer with 99 calories & only 3.5 carbs. Bud Select Light is water! ;)

    I like Bud Select. I liked it more when I found out it was only 99 calories. I had no idea there was a light version, but I think I'll keep away from that.
  • fastracker
    fastracker Posts: 11 Member
    I stick with the Bud Light. Had about a dozen yesterday. Jumped on here and medifast today. Not gonna touch another for about 8 weeks. One fine mess I'm in.
  • ccm1912
    ccm1912 Posts: 39 Member
    I'm a beer snob, so I drink all craft beer... and there's no such thing as a "light" craft! But, I also drink crafts because I enjoy the taste, not because im trying to down them for a buzz, and a lot of them are "sippers." So even if its 200 calories or so, I'm only generally drinking the one.
  • asciiqwerty
    asciiqwerty Posts: 565 Member
    Sorry, real ale and stout here, just a little less, and less often.
  • Kotuliak
    Kotuliak Posts: 259 Member
    Guinness (4.1%), Boddington (4.8) & Tetley (3.8%)... All Irish or British style beers, and they actually taste good.
    Agreed, many British style beers under or around 5% are very flavorful. Apart from that, Weisenstephaner Hefewiesse is an outstanding beer, and so is Hoegaarden. Not my favorite, but Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is very drinkable as well.

    Then again, there is nothing like a double IPA or a nice strong Belgian Ale.
  • KaleeCat
    KaleeCat Posts: 152 Member
    New Glarus Spotted Cow is very good!
  • PennyVonDread
    PennyVonDread Posts: 432 Member
    I don't think this needs to be 21+ only. There are lots of other places in the world that don't have that requirement, and a lot of us (like, you know, Canadians) were legally drinking beer well before that.

    Aside from that, Portland is basically Beeropolis. I don't mess around with crap beer. If I'm drinking a beer, I'll just drink whatever beer I want and I can still adjust my calorie intake to be at maintanance for the day at the very least.

    Treat yourself!
  • manicautumn
    manicautumn Posts: 224 Member
    But lets face it though. If you're 18, and drinking beer, you probably just started drinking and haven't quite developed a palette of whats good beer and whats bad beer.

    Unless you grow up somewhere with a whole bunch of microbreweries and a family who doesn't waste their time with ****ty booze...
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    You are doing beer wrong.
  • PennyVonDread
    PennyVonDread Posts: 432 Member
    But lets face it though. If you're 18, and drinking beer, you probably just started drinking and haven't quite developed a palette of whats good beer and whats bad beer.

    Unless you grow up somewhere with a whole bunch of microbreweries and a family who doesn't waste their time with ****ty booze...

    Agreed. And family and friends like mine (Germans!) have been legally drinking awesome brews forever. So it's not like some ignorant 'muricans get to just assume that everyone who uses this site is from the USA and has no palate.
  • Shauna2626
    Shauna2626 Posts: 196 Member
    AMSTEL LIGHT!!! Only 95 calories, but actually tastes like beer :drinker:
  • baba_helly
    baba_helly Posts: 810 Member
    Water.
  • fatsofaulkner
    fatsofaulkner Posts: 1
    I am a big fan of Michelob Ultra Amber. 95 calories and pretty tasty.
  • rlynnehawk
    rlynnehawk Posts: 71 Member
    I like beer and can't have it too often or too many when I'm watching calories...so when I indulge I get Natural light and feel pampered to sit and enjoy it.
  • HappyPoet
    HappyPoet Posts: 24
    You can go here and find the calories on light beer. http://getdrunknotfat.com/. I tend to stay away from the "Lites" as they lack in flavor, but Corona Lite only has 99 cals per 12 oz. and you can kill the bitter taste with a squeeze of lime. Ex Fat Bar Tender.

    Good luck!
  • baba_helly
    baba_helly Posts: 810 Member
    Real answer: guinness draught. Natty light is not fit for human consumption.
  • JamieJam1102
    JamieJam1102 Posts: 308 Member
    I dont mind Amstel Light, but if its available, I'll do a Sapporo Light
  • patman529
    patman529 Posts: 2 Member
    Sam Adams Light. 119 calories
  • cms721
    cms721 Posts: 179 Member
    Yeunlings light - 99 calories.
  • Edmond_Dantes
    Edmond_Dantes Posts: 185 Member
    Maybe not light, but Augustiner Hefeweizen is awesome. Will be in Munich in a few weeks.
  • eringreener
    eringreener Posts: 3 Member
    If a beer has a light enough color to resemble a healthy urine sample then you'd probably have a hard time finding it in my fridge. IPA, Ambers, and Porters all the way for me. The more bitter the better.
  • votkuhr
    votkuhr Posts: 276 Member
    Not exactly light, but this beer is amazing! <3 St. Bernardus Abt 12
    Otherwise, Erdinger weissbier. Even better: half beer and half lemonade - HMMM!

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  • KarmaLaine
    KarmaLaine Posts: 37 Member
    Michelob Ultra and Yuengling Light
  • eringreener
    eringreener Posts: 3 Member
    Typically craft beers fall into the higher calorie range because of the brewing methods and ingredients to achieve those aromas, flavors, and, pallet feel. This makes me terribly sad, since I love crafts brews. Since all the calories in beer come from the malts it would make sense that beers emphasizing hops would make good low calorie options if you're not a fan of light (watery) beers. But at the same time, you need to make sure that the APV is relatively low. So it is possible to get a good craft beer under 160 calories.

    Some of my favorites are:

    Founder's All Day IPA (147 cal per bottle)
    Stone Levitation Ale (132 cal per bottle)
    Brasserie de la Senne (135 cal per bottle)
    Bitter American (140 cal per bottle)

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