There's nothing like sitting back and popping open an ice cold beer to relax. The one problem with this refreshing drink is that most beers average 150 empty calories in each 12-ounce can or bottle.
Society has become a lot more health conscious. In order to please the number of Americans that don't want all those calories there have been a number of light beers marketed that claim to taste just as good as the originals. The majority don't.
Which low-calorie beer has the best all around taste? I tasted these beers so you don't have to.
Michelob Ultra
95 calories, 2.6g carbs
4.2 percent alcohol by volume (ABV)
This beer has a nice golden color and is highly carbonated. It has a seltzer-like taste, going down smooth but leaving a bitter taste afterward.
It has a full taste compared to the other beers, but is still somewhat watered down.
3 out of 5 stars
Heineken Premium Light
99 calories, 6.8g carbs, 3.3 percent ABV
Heineken did something right with this beer. It
has enough taste to mask the fact that it is actually a light beer. It has a light hint of citrus and is very smooth. It even has a richer aroma then the other beers tasted. There's no bitter after taste and this beer is palatable. It is on the higher end with the amount of calories, but the alcohol content is also one of the lowest.
4 out of 5 stars
Natural Light
95 calories
3.2g carbs
4.2 percent ABV
Oh Natty Light, nothing good can really be said about this beer, except that it is dirt cheap, around $14 a 30-rack. This beer is foamy and tastes completely watered down. This isn't a beer to sit back and enjoy, instead it is a beer to drink just to get drunk. For the price of this beer, its taste is to be expected.
1 out of 5 stars
Amstel Light
95 calories
5g carbs
3.5 percent ABV
This beer has a strong taste and a deep color, but in this case these are not good things. Amstel Light has a bitter, almost skunky aftertaste that is only made worse by the beers odor. It also had a drier taste than the other beers reviewed. There's nothing that sets it apart leaving it tasting mediocre.
2 out of 5 stars
Miller Genuine Draft Light 64
64 calories
2.4g carbs
2.8 percent ABV
This is the lowest calorie beer of the bunch and also has the lowest alcohol content by volume. This beer is very pale in color and everything about it screams low calorie. The taste is incredibly light and it goes down easily. It is a little watered down, but it isn't bad. It has a slightly sweet flavor and seems more like a light summer beer. This is about as light as a beer can get and yet, the flavor is pretty good.
3 out of 5 stars
Keystone Light
105 calories
5g carbs
4.2 percent ABV
This wouldn't be a light beer review without adding Keystone Light. This beer has a lot of foam and is lightly carbonated. What it does lack is taste and it still has the highest calorie count of the beers reviewed. The beer has a slightly bitter after taste but it's drinkable. At around $15, the price is right for this beer, but that's the only advantage.
2 out of 5 stars
Some other notable low calorie beers:
Pabst Blue Ribbon Extra Light - 70 calories
Coors Light - 102 calories
Schlitz Light - 96 calories
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