Don't make fun of me. I'm trying to lose weight. Been drinking bud light platinum because of higher alcohol content, but don't really like the taste.

What are you saving drinking light beer, like 50 calories? You aren't going to lose any weight switching to light beer.

Just trying to cut carbs, but thanks anyway.

Looking for low carb beer is like looking for low carb bread. And you are welcome.

How much beer do you currently drink? Don't kill the beer goodness. Maybe only drink 25% of your normal consumption if cold turkey doesn't work.

Probably save more carbs/calories by just drinking 2-3 fewer beers of whatever you're drinking. Otherwise ultra seems like a solid choice.

Yep prob right.

I tried the mgd lite (I think, it's been awhile) and found the fact that they were so watered down I was drinking more so I just went back to less of my normal Miller lite. Cutting out beer sucks

Frio light. Just be gentle with the cans.

Miller light.

Find a good Kolsch or Kolsch-style beer rather than anything brewed for less calories.

Guinness has something like 125 calories.

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Guinness has something like 125 calories.

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I gotta second this. Guineas is your best bet

Guinness >>>>>>>Ultra

Damn, I had no idea it had that few calories. I may have to drink more and less IPAs.

If you're that worried about calories, why not drink vodka and soda?

Vodka and water. Ditch the beer

Rolling rock! My favorite. Ha

I also say just switch to liquor and water

Or just drink 25% less than what you do now

Sam Adams Light is pretty decent. I'd take it over mass produced non light American beers.

Nothing wrong w vodka n water. Must be a rookie

Don't know the calories, but Yuengling light is not bad for a light beer.

I love light beer, Coors Light is my preference but I also like Lone Star Light

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Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, and a 12 oz 5% beer contains 14 grams of alcohol, so that's 98 calories already without even adding in the carbs from the beer. A lower alcohol light beer, say 4.2%, will still be 82 calories of alcohol before factoring in carbs. The point is, any super-low calorie beer simply isn't going to have enough alcohol in it to have the desired effect. Michelob Ultra is marketed as the "low carb beer for people that are watching their calories", but it only has 1 less calorie than Miller Lite (and the same alcohol content).

I would go with a Shiner Light Blonde. 98 calories. 4.2%.

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There are many craft session beers which are in the 3-4% range, also berliner weisse if that's your thing, those are usually in the 3% range.

Your example at 4% brings alcohol calories down to 78.. so most likely total is under 100. 3% would be 59 + carbs. You're adding only say 300-400 calories a week if you drink ~4 of these.

Low abv examples:
Jester King commercial suicide and Le Petit Prince are only 2.9%.
Firestone walker easy jack 4.5%
Stone go-to IPA 4.5%
New Belgium slow ride 4.5%
Breck agave wheat 4.2%

Here's a big list of beers all under 5%. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/07/blind-tasting-and-ranking-90-of-the-best-session-b.html


Or find some 3.2 beer.. you can get fat tire, blue moon, etc among other 'craft' in 3.2 form from a 3.2 state.

A lot of calories comes not only from the beer itself, but the munchies you get while drinking. So look at your total eating and drinking habits. Download an app to track calories and be honest when you input what you're eating. Even get a smith scale for things like lunch meat or to see what an actual portion is. You'll be surprised that what you think is normal is really 2 to 3 servings.

Another trick is to have a pint of ice water between beers, if you just want to drink less but for the same amount of time (football games) drink more water.

Miller Lite has significantly lesser carbs than the other mass produced lights (i.e. Bud, Coors). It's pretty comparable to Mich Ultra in that regard.

I like Real Ale's Gose during the summer time. If you choose any craft session beer you should have a relatively low ABV w/o sacrificing flavor.