Beer Calories
Most of the beer calories come from the alcohol. It varies from beer to beer, but it can get even to 70% out of the total sum of the beer calories. If you want a simple way to compare beer calories between 2 beers, just check out the alcohol percentage. The higher of the both has more beer calories.
Typical beers can have between 100-170 calories. But you really need to check every beer you drink. Have a look at the difference in the beer calories in these beers:
- Sam Adams Boston Lager (4.75%) - 160 beer calories
- Sam Adams Cream Stout (4.69%) - 195 beer calories
- Sam Adams IPA (5.93%) - 175 beer calories
- Sam Adams Light (4.05%) - 124 beer calories
Alcohol should be consumed moderately. If you drink a lot and everyday you might be facing other problems that just the number of beer calories. Plus a lot of people eat a lot of junk food when drinking beer, so that beer belly we hear about might be filled with more than just beer calories.
It’s important to remember the although beer calories are not different than other calories, we are still talking about alcohol. So remember to consume it moderately.