Beer of Whiskey?

HvymetalMG
HvymetalMG Posts: 93 Member
edited November 14 in Food and Nutrition
What's better to have whiskey, straight. Maybe 6-7 oz. 8 max. Or 3-4 dark porters. Definitely not light beer so in assuming whiskey would be less calories but just making sure. Thanks

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  • Jules_farmgirl
    Jules_farmgirl Posts: 225 Member
    Usually a hard liquor is less calories. I'm a tequila and light beer drinker. Light beers range from 80-110cals/bottle (regular are closer to 150-170 and darks are even more) One ounce of tequila is between 60-75cals.... and then whether your drinking straight (my preference) or mixing, that can impact if you use anything that isn't 0cals like diet pops.
  • johnwelk
    johnwelk Posts: 396 Member
    Guiness is only 120 calories, about 10 more than budwater light.
  • tgardi
    tgardi Posts: 54 Member
    If I had to choose whiskey all day. But I'm not thinking of the calories lol. I homebrew beer I guess I better figure out how to find the calories...but I am a whiskey lover. I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to whiskey.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    illusion2269 wrote: »
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    I came here to say the same. I love beer and whiskey, and I refuse to choose one over the other. A little whiskey, a little beer. Actually, I'd start with a whiskey, then proceed to a beer flight: lager, IPA, porter, stout :)
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    Bourbon-barrel-aged stout! Win-win.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited January 2017
    I don't like beer so I am going whiskey.
  • BhangraPrince
    BhangraPrince Posts: 123 Member
    Russian Imperial Stout.. Yummy yummy
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    My 3oz of Bulleit rye comes in just under 220 cals. Any more than that and I feel it in my head the next day, but most nights I actually have a beer (I like IPAs, 250ish cals for 12oz) while I'm prepping dinner and the bourbon as a nightcap.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    Wine. You're welcome.
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    No wine-ing.

    Whiskey for me, bourbon with soda water and lime is delightful, like a whiskey-ade. I don't like beer, personally, despite the influx of very trendy, delightful little craft breweries around here.
  • Karbum
    Karbum Posts: 124 Member
    Awesome low carb/calorie beer list:

    http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/healthy-drinks/15-bikini-friendly-beers
  • ajw101788
    ajw101788 Posts: 319 Member
    Whiskey hands down.
  • daj150
    daj150 Posts: 815 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    Bourbon-barrel-aged stout! Win-win.

    Why have I not heard of this before and why is it not in my life already?!?
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    daj150 wrote: »
    Jruzer wrote: »
    Bourbon-barrel-aged stout! Win-win.

    Why have I not heard of this before and why is it not in my life already?!?

    Bourbon County stout from Goose Island is the most well known. My go-to is from Central Waters in Amherst, Wisconsin. I know Founders, Lexington, Stone, and Anderson Valley all make versions, and I know many more brewers do as well.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    Bourbon-barrel-aged stout! Win-win.

    Damn, you beat me to it!
  • everl0ng
    everl0ng Posts: 8 Member
    Whiskey is good for the soul.
  • powered85
    powered85 Posts: 297 Member
    Whisky! Consumed neat. Nice thing is you appreciate its flavor and that also helps reduce eating while enjoying a drink. It's also one of the lowest calorie alcohol choices out there consumed neat (or with a few drops of water or ice)

    When I have beer I almost always start looking for salty snacks right away.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    powered85 wrote: »
    Whisky! Consumed neat. Nice thing is you appreciate its flavor and that also helps reduce eating while enjoying a drink. It's also one of the lowest calorie alcohol choices out there consumed neat (or with a few drops of water or ice)

    When I have beer I almost always start looking for salty snacks right away.

    I still like mine on the rocks. But I'm firmly n the "both" camp. Just that it has to be better than what I used to consume as I'm not drinking as much so I damn well better enjoy what I do drink. Guinness or a good Porter for beer and something expensive on the Scotch side. Worst is Crown Royal and Coke zero.

    Also Gin. Found a nice, tasty local gin a few years back that is really good.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Someone posted the light beers in another thread.

    http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/healthy-drinks/15-bikini-friendly-beers

    Guinness is only 109.

    Woo hoo
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    HvymetalMG wrote: »
    What's better to have whiskey, straight. Maybe 6-7 oz. 8 max. Or 3-4 dark porters. Definitely not light beer so in assuming whiskey would be less calories but just making sure. Thanks

    Either one would knock me out pretty well, but perhaps that's the plan!

    (The best craft porters can be much higher in calories and alcohol than the generic 200kcal listed in MFP.)
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    This seems handy for craft beer lovers:

    http://www.beeroftomorrow.com/calories-in-craft-beer/

    Those 3-4 porters are going to have a lot more alcohol than even 8 oz of whiskey, most likely. The higher the ABV and the maltier the beer, the more calories it's going to have.

    That said, I hate whiskey, and 6 oz of it would knock me on my *kitten*. Between the two, I'd be tipsy after the beer but flat-out hammered after the whiskey. I'd go for the beer, and I still wouldn't drive. If you're going to drink that much, please be safe and smart!
  • RosyTea
    RosyTea Posts: 49 Member
    I seldom drink, but when I do I opt for whiskey as it tends not to bloat me the following day and makes for a good sipper.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    The easiest rule by far for calories in beer:

    kcal = abv% * 2.5 * fluid ounces

    So a 12 ounce pour of a 6% abv beer would be 6*2.5*12=180 kcal
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    Gin and tonic. Bailey's Irish Cream in coffee. Jack Daniel's, neat. I have celiac disease so beer is no go, but occasionally a hard apple cider is in order.
  • Muldoon432
    Muldoon432 Posts: 5 Member
    A 12-ounce serving of Guinness sets you back 125 calories - so 500 calories for 4.
    One shot of Jameson's (1 oz) is 69 - 72 calories depending where you look so 8 would be about 560 calories.
    Honestly there is little difference but I think there is more nutritional benefit to Guinness - but I doubt that really enters into this discussion.
  • HvymetalMG
    HvymetalMG Posts: 93 Member
    The continuation of this thread is really making me want a drink. I wound up skipping them all last week and drinking water as I watched the game.

    Maybe this week it will be one of these options.

    Thanks!
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