The Best and Worst Beers for Your Belly

Beer and wine both have a lot of magical effects on the body, both positive and negative. If you can limit yourself to one or two a day, then you can get the health benefits without too many extra calories—if you choose wisely. Here's a rundown of what you're really getting each time you reach for a cold one.

Beers are judged based on calories and carbohydrate content...

The following beers are listed as the 5 Worst Beers in 2009.

#5 Redhook ESB
179 calories
14 grams carbohydrates
5.8 percent alcohol

If you’re hooked on this beer, make sure to stick with just one.

#4 Budweiser American Ale
182 calories
18 grams carbohydrates
5.3 percent alcohol

There’s no way around it: Once you start to pound this beer, that’s exactly what you’ll end up with: more pounds.


#3 Samuel Adams Winter Lager
200 calories
14 grams carbohydrates
5.8 percent alcohol

Yes, it's delicious. But drink two of these and you’ll be consuming the calorie-equivalent of a small meal—such as a McDouble burger from McDonald’s.

#2 Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss
207 calories
28 grams carbohydrates
4.7 percent alcohol

For a 12-ounce serving, this Wisconsin brew has calories and carbs up the Leinenkugel.

#1 The Worst Beer for Your Belly: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale
330 calories
32 grams carbohydrates
9.6 percent alcohol

If you’re serious about losing your gut, you should avoid this brew.

While research does shows that one to two drinks a day can be part of a smart eating plan, this beer packs two to three times more calories than a glass of wine (around 120 calories) or a bottle of light beer (about 100 calories).


Making the list for "The Best Beer for Your Belly" in2009:



MGD 64
64 calories
2 grams carbohydrates
2.8 percent alcohol

It’s right on the bottle: Only 64 calories. And it claims the No. 1 spot over Beck’s Premier Light because it’s a little lower in alcohol content. And that’s the politically correct choice, right?


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