The Beer Thread

[JackofDiamonds]

We usually have light beers in the locker room after a game, and I'm partial to Labatt Blue Light and Molson Canadian Light... but that's probably because Canadian beers feel so right after hockey.

[Jocephus]

no kokanee?

[JackofDiamonds]

no kokanee?

Never had it.

Guinness is also really light in calories, but has 10 carbs.

Just drink spirits instead.

[Freed Roger]

Try the Ayinger Celebrator doppelbock. It's [expletive] fantastic. And you get little plastic goat figurines with each bottle.

Great beer. I haven't found a bad Ayinger beer yet. This beer makes me happy

[jim]

I don't expect an answer to this but a lot of go to hells, however:

What light beer should I drink?

Light in calories or light in flavor?

The calories and also the carbs.

If you are drinking 1 or 2 beers, Bud Light. If you are drinking N beers where N > 2, then try drinking floor(N * .8) non light beers. So 3 beers = 2, 4 = 3, 6 = 4, etc...

[robbotis]

I don't expect an answer to this but a lot of go to hells, however:

What light beer should I drink?

Light in calories or light in flavor?

The calories and also the carbs.

If you are drinking 1 or 2 beers, Bud Light. If you are drinking N beers where N > 2, then try drinking floor(N * .8) non light beers. So 3 beers = 2, 4 = 3, 6 = 4, etc...

Guiness Draught is the best light beer. Low in calories and carbs. And the CO2 helps makeit delicious.

[jim]

I don't like really heavy beers - once in a while in the winter I'll drink something like Leffe Blond for desert. But mainly I like just the mid range beers that are reasonably low in calories. Bud, Pabst, etc... I don't know how those stack up to the craft beers but I'm guessing they are lower than even something like Sam Adams BL. The light beers are just a bit too light for me.

[MrSaigon]

It's about my Diabetes, Type I. Drinking alcohol with carbs drives up my blood sugars initially and then later brings them crashing down. I don't need that kind of fluctuation. So I'm exploring other options. I really don't drink that often--maybe 2-3 times a month, and I can drink Bud/Coors Light and enjoy the effect, but never the beer itself.

I think this Guiness Draught, mid-range line of thinking might be a good pursuit for me.

I just don't care too much for spirits. They either make my evenings too short or too long, if that makes sense.

[letsgocards89]

The New Holland Dragon's Milk is such a tremendous beer. It's a top five for me.

Extremely good.

I have only recently tried this. Thusly, I am echoing this sentiment.

Huzzah!

[jim]

It's about my Diabetes, Type I. Drinking alcohol with carbs drives up my blood sugars initially and then later brings them crashing down. I don't need that kind of fluctuation. So I'm exploring other options. I really don't drink that often--maybe 2-3 times a month, and I can drink Bud/Coors Light and enjoy the effect, but never the beer itself.

I think this Guiness Draught, mid-range line of thinking might be a good pursuit for me.

I just don't care too much for spirits. They either make my evenings too short or too long, if that makes sense.

That's a whole other deal there. I've never had Guiness out of a can before, but I like it out of a tap.