Drink Beer? The Calorie, Carb, and Protein Contents of America's Top 10 Beers
One of the top 10 most popular beers in the US has an average calorie content per 12-ounce serving that ranges from about 95 calories at the low end to just under 150 calories at the high end.
There is no single absolute monarch in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Instead, we have a president who leads us, but the president's position is unquestionably not that of a monarch.
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The closest thing Americans have to a king, in my opinion, is beer. Many of us will unquestioningly follow beer into any conflict and support any decisions it makes for us.
Have you ever experienced a severe hangover the morning after a night out? If that's the case, you might have followed King Beer a little bit more naively than others. Billy Currington perfectly captured the sentiment when he sang, "God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy."
Our 50 United States bow to a vast variety of majestic sovereign brews, as may be seen from a list of the most popular beers by state. Every state has a preferred domestic, craft, or imported beer, and by observing which one it favours, you can discover a little bit about that state's inhabitants.
Although there are no craft beers on our list of the top 10 selling beers in America, the country as a whole prefers a fairly typical mix of domestic and international brews.
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While the beer snob in us laments the lack of national best-sellers from any of the 50 Best Craft Breweries in America 2016, we acknowledge that there is merit in the wide range of drinkability and accessibility of the brews our countrymen favour most.
You'll find that Americans are choosing dependable, time-tested fridge staples like Coors Light and Corona, as well as frat-house favourites like Bud Light and Natural Light, instead of whiskey-barrel-aged Russian imperial stouts and bright, aromatic barleywines.
It's crucial to keep in mind that each of the top 10 beers in America is quite light and straightforward when analysing them from a health perspective (yes, beer has a place in a healthy diet). If lighter beers are king, then darker brews are the wise council of the king because they are heavier and higher in calories.
The total calorie, carb, and protein counts for the most popular beers in the United States have been calculated using a 12-ounce American standard serving size (standard alcohol serving sizes are contested internationally).
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Bud Light
Did you see the recent redesign of Bud Light? The beer's actual ingredients remained the same, but the packaging was updated. There are 110 calories, 6.6 grammes of carbohydrates, and 0.9 grammes of protein in each can or bottle. Be cautious when driving with Bud Light and your dog this weekend even though you may be intending to pack Fido in the car for your trip to the liquor shop.
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Budwiser
Unquestionably well-known is David Chang's new partner, Budweiser. Bud heavy has reportedly appeared the most frequently among all the stray, smashed beer cans that we have ever noticed by the road.
Budweiser is heavier in every category than Bud Light. It contains 1.3 grammes of protein, 10.6 grammes of carbohydrates, and 145 calories. If you're interested in ABV, Bud Light's is 4.2 percent, whereas Budweiser's is 5%.
Busch
Anheuser-Busch has a few additional brands on the list of the top 10 selling beers in America besides Budweiser and Bud Light. The first of these is Busch, the preferred beer among outdoor enthusiasts.
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Why do strong guys like Bush? They manufacture cans with fish like walleye and white crappie in the Audubon Society-style patterns in addition to cans with hunter's orange camouflage. 114 calories, 6.9 grammes of carbohydrates, and 0.8 grammes of protein are included in a 12-ounce can of Busch.
Busch might be for you if you're seeking for a low-calorie beer to sip while foraging in the countryside.
Busch Light
If 114 calories are too much, you might like to try Busch Light. Each 12-ounce can of Bush Light contains 95 calories, 3.2 grammes of carbohydrates, and 0.7 grammes of protein. Unexpectedly, Busch Light has a higher ABV than regular Busch - it is 4.5 percent compared to 4.3 percent for Bush.
Part of us wants to believe that Anheuser-Busch is headed for global beer dominance with its fish art cans and quite boozy but drinkable light beer choice.
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Coors Light Calories
One of the two MillerCoors beers on this list, Coors Light, is a favourite among dads who enjoy beer but don't want it to taste like beer. This beer tastes more like water than the Rocky Mountains that it is meant to depict, and a recent lawsuit has called into doubt where Coors actually comes from.
The Daily Meal staff members who participated in a light beer taste test said that Coors Light tasted sweaty or horsey. No matter what, each svelte silver bullet has 102 calories, 5 grammes of carbohydrates, and less than 1 gramme of protein.
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