Beer Facts and Myths

Myth : Beer is Fattening! Fact or Fiction?

Result: Fiction

Beer contains fewer calories than wine - although around a third of people mistakenly believe beer has more calories than other drinks, says a study by CAMRA. A glass of white wine contains an average 131 calories - 46 more than a half of bitter, with 85.

Swapping two glasses of red a night for a pint of beer can help people lose weight, according to the CAMRA Study. The study also indicates that drinking beer rather than wine could mean losing almost 10lb in a year. And by ditching alcopops for beer, people could end up 19lb lighter.

So why does the myth that beer is fattening exist?

Research into drinking habits has found that beer's fattening reputation has more to do with the lifestyle of those who drink it. Beer is an appetite stimulant, so often it is the fish and chips, snackboxes, crisps or kebabs at the end of the night that put the weight on!
A reminder that beer is a relatively healthy drink (zero fat content, plenty of essential vitamins and minerals, relatively low levels of calories per unit).

Myth : Beer is better from Green Bottles! Fact of Fiction?

Result: Fiction

Brown bottles protect the beer from the light much better than green bottles or clear bottles.

Myth: You can't get a hangover from drinking beer from Germany brewed under the German Purity Law. Fact or Fiction?

Result: Fiction

This myth is based on the idea that beer brewed under the German beer brewing purity law / is cleaner or purer than other beer, but there’s no existing proof that it manages to avoid giving hangovers when consumed in sufficient quantities.