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Is it possible to enjoy a full-bodied beer without getting a full-bodied gut?

by Stephen Bailey

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Guinness gets a bad rap. I've heard many people say that they can't drink too much because it's such a heavy beer. Yet I was once told that Guinness has less calories than the most popular non-light beers on the market.

This led me to do a little research. I was surprised to learn that Guinness also has the second to lowest carbs. So maybe it is possible after all to enjoy a full-bodied beer and (somewhat) avoid the dreaded beer gut.

	Alcohol	Calories	Carbs
Budweiser	5.0	143	10.6
Coors	5.0	148	11.3
Guinness	4.0	125	10
Heineken	5.4	166	9.8
Michelob	5.0	155	13.3
Miller Genuine Draft	4.7	143	13.1
Pabst Blue Ribbon	5.0	153	12.0
Sam Adams Boston Lager	4.8	160	18.0
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale	5.6	200	12.3
Stella Artois	5.2	140	12.8

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