is light beer gay?

[Reidak]

Note: I dont have a problem with gay people.

Anyways I just picked up a pack of beer and was made fun of because it was light, sleeman light to be exact. Im canadian, so its 4%, i beleive it is less in the states. Anyways it drinks awesome, even the bottom of the can tastes alright.

Discuss.

//snort a line here, rilla?

[a500lbgorilla]

I was just doing a few lines... of reading.

Hell no, light beer is no where close to gay. I live off light/lite beers.

[euphoricism]

Youre also gay.


Nah light beers rock.

[Renton]

its kinda gay.

Go with some good non-light import lagers like stella and redstripe

[bode]

renton speaks the truth.

[q49z321]

light beer is not "gay" or inferior to other beers persay. basically, you can drink other beers to be cool and classy, but light beer gets you just as drunk and is my primary choice. bud light, coors light, miller lite, whatever. non light beers that i like, warsteiner dunkel, guinness stout, jack daniel's. oh, i like whiskey too. it's obv not beer, but i like it.

btw, does anybody know what the alcoholic content by volume is for beer in the u.s.? i know here in kansasland if you buy it at the gas station or grocery store it says 3.2% right on it. but buy it at the liquor store and it doesn't say anything. i've had arguments about this before and never came to a conclusion.

[Renton]

that said, i do occasionally drink light beer. Like when im in some shitty backwater place that only has domestic shit, then i'll generally get miller lite.

[a500lbgorilla]

its kinda gay.

Go with some good non-light import lagers like stella and redstripe

lol at redstripe. Way too expensive becuase it's imported. Definitely -EV buy.

[a500lbgorilla]

I j/k about Arrogant Bastard Ale. It actually sucks, imo. But a beer you have to be able to say you've had before.

[biondino]

In the UK we don't have a history of light versions of regular beer, but they are beginning to arrive - most of the major lager brands, Carling, Stella, Becks etc. have introduced low alcohol/carb versions - the Becks one is a genuinely groundbreaking 2%, presumably aimed at people old enough for ABV% not to be the main reason for drinking. I haven't tasted it, and it's only just arrived, so it'll be interesting to see where it goes.

Until the last few years, there was a real trend for beer to get stronger. While 20 years ago only "foreign" imports like Stella and Kronenbourg were 5%+ in alcohol, it's now sometimes hard to find anything less than 5%, so it's a real plus for those of us who drive, or get hangovers more easily, that this is now changing.

However - it's all slightly academic because, really, there's no need to drink these mass-produced fizzy lagers at all in this country. Any good pub will have alternative brews on tap, and while there are some nice lagers out there, it's bitters and ales that really offer both variety and interest. I'm sure banging on about real ale will be even more deathly dull than the rest of this post, but it's a true joy of living in this country that there are so many local, traditional beers out there.

[XTR1000]

plz anyone explain me the difference between light and standard beer.

[a500lbgorilla]

Less cals/carbs. Like Coke vrs Diet Coke.

[givememyleg]

if someone really this i'm "less manly" for drinking light beer, i probably don't want to be around that person anyway.

[15outs]

light beer = just fine
beer in a can = not fine, bottles only once you're out of high school

[Reidak]

haha, i got 3 more weeks then

[euphoricism]

plz anyone explain me the difference between light and standard beer.

Light beers use more water.

[pgil]

Why would anyone choose to drink lite beer? Real beer tastes so much better it's not even close. If you are that worried about calories drink rum. If you are just drinking to get drunk and don't care about taste, drink rum. But, if you are drinking beer because it is awesome and you love it, then don't skimp and get a lite beer, get a regular beer. And get a good one.

[euphoricism]

The problem with "real" beer is that they tend to be so filling that its borderline impossible to drink more than 3 in a quick period of time. After about that many i feel like ive got a gallon of liquid in my belly, and that doesnt happen with light beers.

[bigspenda73]

I had 3 pitchers of Coors Light during the Spurs game last night, in no way do I feel teh gay.

[Reidak]

Yeah. I drank about a liter and a half in ~30 minutes and I didnt feel "full" or nothing like Iwould have on regular beer. I like.

[bigred]

I <3 beer pong. Light beer is crucial for many, fast games of beer pong.

[biondino]

The other thing is - when I am out in a pub, I know how much I'm likely to drink at my natural pace. So if I want to drink my regular x pints, but I'm not 21 any more, a lower alcohol beer allows me to do so without feeling I'm having to hold back.

[biondino]

The other thing is - when I am out in a pub, I know how much I'm likely to drink at my natural pace. So if I want to drink my regular x pints, but I'm not 21 any more, a lower alcohol beer allows me to do so without feeling I'm having to hold back.

[takesix]

Light beer = less calories, less alcohol. Also fills you up less, but it tastes like crap. You're better off mixing Grain if your just drinking to get drunk (better price/alcohol ratio).

To Bigred I think, I personally threw down thirteen Harpoon Brown Session Ale's in a marathon beer pong session (undefeated, son) on Friday night and I still had room for 4-5 slices of pizza during it.

Only reason I could see for choosing between good stuff and trash is price, and if $3 is a big deal for you, you should be drinking Olde English anyway: "good" beers ($8-$9 for a 6pack) and "light" beers ($6-$7). Plus if you go to a bar you're paying obscene amounts anyway; seems penny wise and pound foolish to go with subpar alcohol.

[mcatdog]

if someone really this i'm "less manly" for drinking light beer, i probably don't want to be around that person anyway.

I read through this thread hoping someone would say this, and I'm glad someone did.

[JJDAMAN]

if someone really this i'm "less manly" for drinking light beer, i probably don't want to be around that person anyway.

I read through this thread hoping someone would say this, and I'm glad someone did.

Most people that would say that are almost certainly just busting your balls. Look how much everyone rags on Lukie for drinking bitch drinks.

Also, I can't believe 3.2% beer exists. Americains and they're weak beer...

[Trikflow77]

I j/k about Arrogant Bastard Ale. It actually sucks, imo. But a beer you have to be able to say you've had before.

Blue moon sucks ass, its all about the hoegaarden, the original and best wit beer. Coors ripped off a great beer and made it crappy. Typical of coors...

[Reidak]

so im shaving my balls, right...

[Ash256]

Light beer is cool, Carling C2 is really gay though.

[JL]

In Canada, light beer is 4% right? (coors light, bud light etc...)
And all those beers like Corona and Brahma are 4.5%. That's not a very big difference...

Light beer is good for those nights when you want to drink a lot and not get bloated/tired.

IMO, light beer tastes like ass, and when I want to have a beer I go for taste not to get drunk.
If I want to get drunk I get whiskey.

[flomo]

keep drinking whatever you want, alcohol is manly even if it is sweet pink stuff be dispensed by a phalic vessel
\( if you are drinking that near me i will still call you a fag for drinking a girlie drink)
^^^^^^^^^copied from another thread^^^^^^^^^

what chaps my hide is people spending a shit load of money (ballin) on something that is trying to be flavorless
VODKA IS NOT WORTH IT

[bigred]

Tequila!

[Lukie]

if someone really this i'm "less manly" for drinking light beer, i probably don't want to be around that person anyway.

I read through this thread hoping someone would say this, and I'm glad someone did.

Most people that would say that are almost certainly just busting your balls. Look how much everyone rags on Lukie for drinking bitch drinks.

Also, I can't believe 3.2% beer exists. Americains and they're weak beer...

ahhh, what bitch drinks do i drink, i'm curious

pretty sure i just came to someone's defense because i think it's stupid to label someone a bitch just b/c of what they drink . I prefer whiskey rum beer myself but i'm not really a big drinker.

[Lukie]

also, in honor of gabe:



the one and only

[JL]

keep drinking whatever you want, alcohol is manly even if it is sweet pink stuff be dispensed by a phalic vessel
\( if you are drinking that near me i will still call you a fag for drinking a girlie drink)
^^^^^^^^^copied from another thread^^^^^^^^^

what chaps my hide is people spending a shit load of money (ballin) on something that is trying to be flavorless
VODKA IS NOT WORTH IT

Eww vodka is nasty!

[bode]

also, in honor of gabe:



the one and only

QFT. This is all i drink anymore.

[DaNutsInYoEye]

I don't get it? Is it not just a matter of personal preference? Some people genuinely prefer light American lagers. There are obviously people who don't. I don't see how it's much different than liking a particular make of car, liking certain types of women or a certain type of music. It essentially amounts to little more than arrogance to think that you're more discriminate in your taste and those that have other preferences are drinking an inferior product.

Light beer is what it is. It may not have the same body, aroma, taste, etc. of other beers but it's not supposse to. It's like laughing a Chevy Cavalier because it isn't a Ferrarri.

[Renton]

keep drinking whatever you want, alcohol is manly even if it is sweet pink stuff be dispensed by a phalic vessel
\( if you are drinking that near me i will still call you a fag for drinking a girlie drink)
^^^^^^^^^copied from another thread^^^^^^^^^

what chaps my hide is people spending a shit load of money (ballin) on something that is trying to be flavorless
VODKA IS NOT WORTH IT

nah, grey goose is clearly way better than mccormicks and smirnoff

[Jack Sawyer]

keep drinking whatever you want, alcohol is manly even if it is sweet pink stuff be dispensed by a phalic vessel
\( if you are drinking that near me i will still call you a fag for drinking a girlie drink)
^^^^^^^^^copied from another thread^^^^^^^^^

what chaps my hide is people spending a shit load of money (ballin) on something that is trying to be flavorless
VODKA IS NOT WORTH IT

nah, grey goose is clearly way better than mccormicks and smirnoff

Amen to that!
I see the geese doing circles around my head...

[flomo]

vodka sucks in general
no flavor
goose this bitch

[JJDAMAN]

if someone really this i'm "less manly" for drinking light beer, i probably don't want to be around that person anyway.

I read through this thread hoping someone would say this, and I'm glad someone did.

Most people that would say that are almost certainly just busting your balls. Look how much everyone rags on Lukie for drinking bitch drinks.

Also, I can't believe 3.2% beer exists. Americains and they're weak beer...

ahhh, what bitch drinks do i drink, i'm curious

pretty sure i just came to someone's defense because i think it's stupid to label someone a bitch just b/c of what they drink . I prefer whiskey rum beer myself but i'm not really a big drinker.

I thought i remembered reading something where people were making fun of you for drinking fruity drinks. Could be off base.

[bigred]

Newcastle is my fav

[a500lbgorilla]

if someone really this i'm "less manly" for drinking light beer, i probably don't want to be around that person anyway.

I read through this thread hoping someone would say this, and I'm glad someone did.

Most people that would say that are almost certainly just busting your balls. Look how much everyone rags on Lukie for drinking bitch drinks.

Also, I can't believe 3.2% beer exists. Americains and they're weak beer...

Doesn't American beer measure alcohol content one way and Europa a different one?

[flomo]

those 3.2% beers are found in states that still haven't updated their laws
(18 year olds used to be able to buy beer but only the 3.2%)
th regular liquor store will have the normal alcohol level beers(4-6%) and the gas station, convenience store and grocery stores can only sell 3.2% beer by state law

when i lived in colorado that was how it was done

[biondino]

This Newkie Brown love is just bizarre to us over here - it's like a group of Brits going "Ahh, the sweet, pure taste of the prince of beers, Pabst Blue Ribbon".

[Rondavu]

Light Beer is ghey. Beer is meant to be warm when you drink it. Light beer is nasty when it's warm. Cold beer is stupid. Good beer, and drink it warm. That's the right way.

[flomo]

i love guinness cold
and that is what they suggest(43 degrees)
http://www.guinness.com/us_en/beer/draught/

[bode]

i like to leave a newcastle, preferably draft, sit out for about 5 minutes so it warms up a bit.

[LeFou]

I used to drink Bud Lights when I was nervous about getting fat. Then I read somewhere that the difference in calories b/w BudLight and Guiness is something like 15 or 20. So F that weak noise

[Reidak]

Yeah, but those seemingly negligible calories really do add up. That difference is per beer. If you drink 1 or 2 then yeah, theres no difference. Drink 10 or 11 like I usually do when I go to pound town, and thats on a slow night, thats ~250 ish calories you save. Not to mention some beers are 40-50 calories higher than a light beer counterpart.

Even tho your probably over your calorie count after 10 or 11 beers, considering its a good 1300 calories, you are still not as far over as you would be no normal stuff. And I like it more, drink so much easier.

[zook]

A side note re: Newcastle, clear bottles are a horrendous idea for beer. Light-induced oxidation is one of the biggest causes of skunkiness. Case in point, Heineken in the green bottles. Brown bottles, ftw.

[a500lbgorilla]

I used to drink Bud Lights when I was nervous about getting fat. Then I read somewhere that the difference in calories b/w BudLight and Guiness is something like 15 or 20. So F that weak noise

I read that the body doesn't use the calories from beer properly and it doesn't turn into fat at the same rate (like 3500 cals/lb) as normal calories. The damage is from alcohol turning off your metabolism and the late night munchies calories are amplified.

[bode]

A side note re: Newcastle, clear bottles are a horrendous idea for beer. Light-induced oxidation is one of the biggest causes of skunkiness. Case in point, Heineken in the green bottles. Brown bottles, ftw.

i always wondered why they dont put Newcastle in brown bottles....

[boost]

light beer does not always = less alc. It seems to be the case sometimes, but a lot of light beer has just as much.

The thing about light beer is that it goes down like water, doesnt fizz-burn the back of your throat, and so its very good for binge drinking. Also it is very low on flavor, if youre drinking to enjoy it this is bad, but its kinda hard to drink 10 guiness in a night. The taste becomes too much and youll feel like your belly is swollen.

since everyones posting their beer of choice...

this is one of my newly aquired favorites

[boost]

A side note re: Newcastle, clear bottles are a horrendous idea for beer. Light-induced oxidation is one of the biggest causes of skunkiness. Case in point, Heineken in the green bottles. Brown bottles, ftw.

i always wondered why they dont put Newcastle in brown bottles....

a lil bit of skunkiness is def not a bad thing imo.

[boost]

if someone really this i'm "less manly" for drinking light beer, i probably don't want to be around that person anyway.

I read through this thread hoping someone would say this, and I'm glad someone did.

Most people that would say that are almost certainly just busting your balls. Look how much everyone rags on Lukie for drinking bitch drinks.

Also, I can't believe 3.2% beer exists. Americains and they're weak beer...

ahhh, what bitch drinks do i drink, i'm curious

pretty sure i just came to someone's defense because i think it's stupid to label someone a bitch just b/c of what they drink . I prefer whiskey rum beer myself but i'm not really a big drinker.

I thought i remembered reading something where people were making fun of you for drinking fruity drinks. Could be off base.

lukie def drinks gatorade and vodka, and coke and vodka. Its not so much girly drinks as its just weird.. like who drinks that shit?

as for american beer being week, yes it is fairly week. When I was in canada all the beer (american brands too) was like 7.5 or 8 or something. However 3.2 is only in the backwards bible belt states that have strange laws. In illinois all the standard beer is 5%+ liqour store or gas station.

[zook]

So awesome you posted the Dogfish Head's IBA. That's my favorite beer when I can afford it. Dark AND hoppy, the best of both worlds.

a lil bit of skunkiness is def not a bad thing imo.

Hmmm... there's a difference between hops that might smell or taste a little skunky (like good herb skunky) and the flavor of skunked beer. If you drink Heineken from the bottle, you've had some skunked ones and you know what I'm talking about.

[Ash256]

[flomo]

[koolmoe]

Light Beer is ghey. Beer is meant to be warm when you drink it. Light beer is nasty when it's warm. Cold beer is stupid. Good beer, and drink it warm. That's the right way.

Light beer was ghey until all those wine coolers masquerading as hard liquor drinks came along. Now light beer is merely metrosexual.