BEER CALORIES
The beer-belly is a caloric cause-and-effect. The beer and its kin are the most fattening of alcoholic beverages.

 

CALORIES
PER SERVING

ALCOHOL
IN GRAMS

 ALCOHOL
% BY VOL.
Regular Beer (12 0z)

143

16

4.6
Light Beer (12 0z)

108

14

4.2
Nonalcoholic Beer (12 oz.)

68

1

0.3
       
Stout (12 oz.)

176

18

5.2
Malt Liquor (12 oz.)

174

21

6.1
Ale (12 oz.)

172

19

5.6
       
Champagne (4 oz.)

95

14

12.5
Red Wine (4 oz.)

90

14

12.5
White Wine (4 oz.)

84

14

12.5
       
Light White Wine (4 oz.)

52

8

7.4
Nonalcoholic White Wine (4 oz.)

23

0.5

0.4
Nonalcoholic Red Wine (4 oz.)

20

0.5

0.4
       
Gin, Rum, Vodka, Whiskey (80 proof, 1.25 ox.)

81

14

40.0
       
Low-fat milk 2% (12 oz.)

182

-

-
Orange juice (12 oz.)

168

-

-
Soft Drinks (12 oz.)

150

-

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NOTE: A 12-ounce can of regular or light beer provides 14-16 gm of alcohol, a measure used in the recommendations for "moderate" drinking. Acoording to guidelines published every 5 years by the US Department of Health and Human Services, "moderate" means a daily intake of one drink for women and two drinks for men. A "drink" is defined as: one 5-ounce glass of wine, one 12-ounce can of beer, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof (40%) distilled beverage, each containing 14 g of alcohol. 
Sources
Hippocrates (October 1992)
Alcohol and Health. Charles Lieber, MD, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Vol 70 No 11. November 2003 
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