| Anyone who loves beer knows about the on-going | | | | decrease the total carbohydrate count. |
| debate between low calories and great taste. Is it | | | | It's important to remember that the malt style and |
| possible to have a low-calorie, great tasting beer? | | | | quantity play a huge role in - and therefore have a |
| And where, exactly, do the calories in beer come | | | | huge impact on - the flavor of the beer. |
| from? | | | | In addition to carbs, a smaller number of calories |
| Beer is made up of four ingredients: water, barley, | | | | come from the alcohol in beer. Alcohol has 7 calories |
| hops, and yeast. In some cases, ingredients other | | | | per gram, so beers with higher alcoholic content (the |
| than barley are used, such as rice, corn, or wheat. | | | | beer's alcohol by volume [ABV], usually represented |
| These may be used for cost, flavor, or body | | | | as a percentage) will have more calories than those |
| reasons. | | | | with a lower alcoholic content. |
| The majority of calories in beer come from the | | | | There are many good reasons to be cognizant of |
| carbohydrates, most of which come from the malt. | | | | the amount of calories one is consuming throughout |
| As mentioned above, barley is the most popular grain | | | | the day. Just as important, though, is enjoying that |
| used in the malt, but others are used, too. These | | | | which you are eating and drinking. And maybe a |
| grains all have different carb counts, which means | | | | low-calorie beer isn't exactly what you have a taste |
| that using one instead of the other will affect the | | | | for. No problem. Enjoy what you like, just do so in |
| total carb amount in the beer. You can also brew | | | | moderation. |
| with greater or lesser amounts of malt to increase or | | | | |
