We all new it but.

[Orfy]

Beers good for ya'.

Counting the Calories
Beer is one of the least calorific alcoholic drinks......

Beer 4.5% ABV Half pint 110 cals
Gin and Tonic 25ml gin/180ml tonic 121 cals
Sparkling wine 125ml 131 cals Cola/soft drink Half pint 136 cals
Table wine 175ml 175 cals
Sweet wine/Vermouth 125ml 200 cals
Bacardi Breezer 330ml 220 cals
Milk Shake 125ml 284 cals

 

[catnip1970]

It's good for you for alot of different reasons as well. I heard a report the other day on the radio discussing the healt BENEFITS of having beer. Quite the turn around for a beverage that was much maligned for decades as being evil, sinful, detrimental to your health and so on. Like anything, though, it must be done in moderation. Many people that I tell that I'm a homebrewer will make a comment (jokingly) that I must be an alchoholic. Not true at all. I actually give away the lions share of what I brew to friends and other brewers.

 

[david_42]

Bert Grant's food analysis for his Scottish Ale

The recently deceased founder of Yakima Beverages, a famed Washington microbrewery, Bert Grant was a Canadian brewery chemist in the 1940s when the discoveries were made that beer was an ideal source of B-complex vitamins. Armed with this personal history, he had his favorite microbrew analyzed by Seibel Laboratories.

Satisfied, but not surprised, with the results, he configured a sticker containing the analysis to attach to the beer's sixpack cartons so that his customers could make appropriate decisions as do with other common foods. The lab's report included the following nutritional data in a single bottle:

calories, 145
protein, 2.24 grams
carbohydrates, 12.7 grams
fat, none
cholesterol, none
sodium, 8 milligrams <<< low sodium
potassium, 195 milligrams
Recommended Daily Allowances
calories, 5.4%
protein, 4.0%
Riboflavin (B2), 4.6%
Niacin, 14.5%
Folacin, 62.5%
Pyroxin (B6), 13.9%
Vitamin B12, 170.0%

 

[digdan]

I was in the shower using some of my Nioxin Shampoo and Conditioner (for my thinning hair ) and I looked at the ingredients...

I was supprised to find hops, fermented yeast, and plums in thar. So not only is beer good for ya, but you can warsh your hairs with it too! So use a pyramid apricot ale to put a good sheen on your head rug.

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