Jul 4, 2007 6:08 PM
Light Beer that's Not Very Light Posted By: John Matarese
Did you pop open a cold beer this 4th of July? If so, there's a good chance it was a light beer....the top selling category in the good old USA. But a new report says some light beer is not very light at all. Our partners at Consumer Reports magazine say there are no standards defining a light beer.
Consumer Reports says a regular Budweiser has 145 calories.
A Becks Premier Light has just 64 calories, and a Michelob Ultra 95 calories.
But Bud Light contains 110 calories, while Sam Adams Light has 119 calories... Almost the same as a regular beer.
Plus the magazine says light beer has almost as much alcohol as regular beer.
Bottom line: Don't think you're slimming down drinking a lot of light.