You can also mix the red and white to get rosé!

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An article in the WSJ covered nutritional content of alcoholic beverages today. Good article, actually, with some surprising results (Guinness has less carbs than bad American beers like Budweiser, for example).

However, this gem of modern idiocy was included:

Jayde Feinstein, a 22-year-old office manager in Los Angeles, dilutes the cranberry juice in her cranberry and vodka with a little water to limit her sugar and carbs. She also dilutes red wine with sparkling water to make sparkling wine. “It’s a brilliant way to minimize the carbs, but still get the same flavor you desire.”

Jayde? No.

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The reason why Guinness has fewer carbs than Buttweiser is because.. well, Bud would be completely undrinkable if it wasn't for the undigested sugars left over from the brewing process. They hasten the brew process, leaving sugars behind before the yeast turns all of it into alcohol, then they distill their beer further to alter the alcohol content to the ~~ 5% alcohol level they shoot for.

Life is too short for shitty beer. For God's sake, man.. if you're gonna drink mass-produced, at least drink Samuel Adams or Coors, beer made by people that actually try to make real beer (with the latter often failing, but they get an A for effort.. but I'm not a light fan (light as in: light-colored beers, not "Lite"), so Coors strikes out).

Any rate, enough comments from the alcohol snob over here.

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oh, man, there are a lot of great light beers(not lite). Pilsners, ales, lagers, the list goes on. There's definitely a place for each style, but I'd be hard pressed to just eliminate an entire class.

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I guess wheat beers aren't that bad.

it's just really hard for me to get excited about pilsners. Give me good stout, however.. and I'm a happy guy.

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As long as the temp is under 80 degrees, I'll agree with that sentiment. ;)

Pilsners are a tough one - they don't bottle well, for the most part. Fairly young, and casked, however, yum.