Comments on: Consumer Reports Rates Light Beers

By: Al

Al — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:27:08 +0000

Honestly, if people really understood what was going on, there would be no market for light beers.

I had a Krispy Kreme glazed chocolate cake doughnut this morning. According to Krispy Kreme, each of these has about 300 calories.

Assuming a “regular” beer has about 140 calories (which is high for most styles) and a light beer has about 90 calories, I will have to replace six nice, yummy, flavorful beers with six bland, tasteless, gassy light beers to offset the calories.

What kind of a deal is that?

I swear, the only reason light beer is as popular as it is is because people can’t get drunk on water.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:30:57 +0000

Sorry for commenting late, but it is a comment nonetheless. I have always felt that Sam Light had much more taste than any of the other lights, but when standing in the bar, i would go for an IPA over any of the light stuff

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By: Loren

Loren — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:25:28 +0000

Aren’t all the Michelob beers ALL malt now? Explains the top 3 perhaps…and that maybe these guys do have taste?

Hmm…

Cheers!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:37:06 +0000

Amber Ultra is only 42 calories less than regular Michelob, which at least has “some” flavor. Why suffer for 42 lousy calories?????

By: Al

Al — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:30:44 +0000

Ah, the power of marketing, eh?

CR notes that Bud Light has 110 calories per serving, while Budweiser has 145.

A McDonald’s double cheeseburger has 440 calories. (source)

So, in order to achieve a better reduction in the number of daily calories as not having one double cheesburger by switching to a light beer, you would have to drink 13 beers a day.

By golly, just drink one less beer a day and you’re four times ahead.