In the US, at least in Michigan, Miller Lite has around 4.6% alcohol content, but it is like 96 calories, and 3.5 grams of carbohydrate. In other words I can throw back ALOT of them, and not get fat, but still catch a buzz. For light beers in the US I think it has the best taste. Keep in mind I am not comparing it to a ‘real’ beer–but real beer makes you fat.
Some of my favorite brews are Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Actually the name is deceptive because it tastes really more like an IPA to my pallette. It is kind of acidic in that you really can’t drink more than around 2 of them. Also it is VERY high in caloric content.
I like Busch light for cheap piss beer. I can get a 30 pack in MI for $20, then of course I can take back the returnables and get $3.00 back. It is about the same calorie and alcohol content as Miller Lite.
Some people drink that Miller Ultra Lite–I think that is what it is called. I think that shit tastes horrible. I have tried the Amber Ultra lite and it was OK, and it has surprisingly 5% alcohol. Not bad for a beer with almost no calories or carbs. But it doesn’t taste as good as Miller lite.
I like Michelob Dark here. I know it isn’t a real dark beer, but they stopped selling it in MI like 12 years ago. Mostly for a macro Michelob is better than Budwieser which I despise. I think Bud is the worst American beer. The reason is that they market it as ‘the king of beers’, and you pay for that. But it tastes like it was made in a fart factory.
I am not sure how many of you guys have heard of Schlitz, but its back. My singer called me the other day and told me they released the original recipe of Schlitz. He said it is excellent. Apparently they were the biggest selling American beer for like 20 years or something, then in the late 60’s they changed the recipe and it lost popularity. He said it really tastes alot higher quality now and likes it… But I take that with a grain of salt because we have very different tastes for beer.
I can’t drink summer beers like Bell’s Oberon. Wheat beers give me diarreah really bad the next day. Another one is Blue Moon. NOt bad tasting but you pay for it the next day, and you may leave a ‘grumpy saddle’ for the next in line to the shitter…
When I was out west in Seattle I went to Rogue brewery, excellent IPA there. I still love Bell’s Porter the most. Or Bell’s Double Cream Stout!! Wow, 7.2 percent too, good breakfast beer with its coffee and chocolaty finish. Probably around 300 calories at least per beer though, and like $11 a 6 pack in MI. The porter is a more reasonable dark beer and is among the finest I have tasted.
Bells is in Kalamazoo and welcomes people to take tours of the brewery and sample the beer in thier bar which is connected.
Thanks for the information on the beer stores. I will look around and try to find a good beer gift for my gf’s Dad. He likes the Taiwanese beer. I actually don’t think it is too bad for what it is, but you can tell it has high carbs.
Coors Light just doesn’t have enough alcohol. I wish it was comparable to Miller Lite. That extra .5% catches up to you in a good way. Also Coors light has way more carbs and calories than Miller Lite. I like Miller Lite, and have no idea why it isn’t more widely distributed in Taiwan.
So far none of the young people I see drink ANYTHING. It is so boring. I go out and they are sitting around drinking tea when they are like 18 looking at me like I am about to have liver failure drinking a couple beers with dinner.
Dunno, I am not ripping on them because I know the culture is different, but it seems like all the old timers drink alot. THe kids are conditioned to study study and work work. Thats it. Just different than when I was a kid when everyone was drinking as much as they could get their hands on-on the weekends when the parents were gone.
Here you could give the kids the keys to the liquor cabinet and leave for a week, and they wouldn’t ever touch the stuff. I guess they must just be a more disciplined bunch than us sloppy Americans!! But I also notice that many many of the Taiwanese are very soft looking, like they never work out or do exercise. Not saying anything though cuz most of the Americans I see here are fat. But I am surprised that they don’t take advantage of thier lean diets and good eating habits and get all Bruce Lee’d out. We had a pretty strict physical education program where I went to school. You know had to run a certain amount everyday and swim, or use the wieght room, etc.
Now the kids in the US are so much overwieght than they were 20 years ago. They say this generation of kids is the first one that will have more health problems and perhaps a lower life expectancy than thier parents (in the US). My question is WHY? How are the kids so fat now?