Do you drink "light" beer?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by 1fJef, Aug 7, 2013.

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  1. BH712

    BH712 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2014 District of Columbia

    Light beers make for decent palate cleansers, especially if you've just had an IPA and want to wash away the lingering bitterness.
     
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  2. briang01

    briang01 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2009 Maryland

    I don't always play beer pong or go to baseball games, but when I do, I have a few AALs.

    Stay watery and refreshing, my friends.
     
  3. Davepoolesque

    Davepoolesque Pooh-Bah (2,686) Aug 25, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Yeah, I'll have a Go To or All Day IPA every once in a while.
     
  4. AxlSkull

    AxlSkull Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2014 France

    Not strictly light but last year when I went to visit Tokyo I had a couple of zero beer, I don't remember if it was Kirin or Sapporo, but it was really hot and it's still way better than soda so I tried these and it turned out pretty good.
    Other than that I don't know... Light beer... maybe I'll try someday.
     
  5. mabermud

    mabermud Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2006 Washington

    Yes, sometimes I drink regular IPAs.
     
  6. LODGE4

    LODGE4 Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2012 Florida

    No, I'm not on a diet but I do drink light colored beers - summer ales, wheat beers, White beers, Belgian style ales, etc.
     
  7. Grantotx

    Grantotx Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 Texas

    to stay hydrated yes
     
  8. Reinbeck11

    Reinbeck11 Initiate (0) Aug 15, 2012 Iowa

    I generally drink 12ozs or more, but I have on occasion lifted a lighter flight glass.
     
  9. Icarus

    Icarus Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2012 Minnesota

    No, I don't drink light beer.

    If I do drink BMC it is always Miller High Life.
     
  10. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I like how the title of this thread is basically the opposite of what people say when they hear me order a beer they're not familiar with... 'oh, do you drink... dark... beer?'
     
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  11. Icarus

    Icarus Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2012 Minnesota

    Funny you say that, I was at a large outdoor party this weekend where tons of BMC was being drank. I had my own beer, which was Indeed Day Tripper and some Surly Furious, when I offered a beer to people throughout the night they all pretty much said "nah, I don't like dark beer" I just laughed and said ok more for me. :slight_smile:
     
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  12. tfaosd

    tfaosd Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2010 Massachusetts

    Nope. If light beer is the only choice, I'll opt for a Coke or good old H2O.
     
  13. doppletheGOAT

    doppletheGOAT Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2012 Texas


    Totally agree here. If BMC and light beer was the only type of beer on the planet, I would quit drinking beer.

    I also see quite a few people in here saying they drink lights to rehydrate... why not just drink water or Gatorade? Alcohol dehydrates you, there is no benefit to drinking a light beer just to rehydrate.
     
  14. Masters

    Masters Savant (1,217) Mar 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    for a light beer i go for a session IPA or single IPA. For a lite beer I go for Fiji, yeah im quite fancy :sunglasses:
     
  15. BeRightBock

    BeRightBock Zealot (653) Apr 27, 2007 New York

    If the situation dictates it, a light beer, tall glass Packed with ice, silly straw.

    Refreshing.
     
  16. Optifron

    Optifron Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2012 Minnesota

    I'll drink it if it's the only option, but if I can get the regular counterpart (Bud, High Life, Coors Banquet) I'll go for that instead. Assuming BMC is the only option here. Ice cold, they don't taste bad to me. Really just taste like nothing. Spritzy alcohol water with a touch of malt taste fills some occasions for me.
     
  17. makeminerandom

    makeminerandom Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2014 Pennsylvania

    If I have to go with BMC (which is often the case when at a party/picnic/event hosted by the uninitiated), I actually prefer the light options over their regular counterparts. I find the lack of flavor to be a good thing, as I'd rather have something cold and wet that tastes vaguely like beer than have something that has a full-on bad beer taste.

    Coors Light is the ultimate for this, as it has so little flavor that if you drink it ice cold (ya know, blue mountains cold :wink:), you basically can't taste it at all.
     
  18. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
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    Yeah I drink 'light' beer, the more I empty out of my glass the 'lighter' it gets.
     
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  19. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    If offered one at a function I'll drink a BMC light beer, but I've never paid for one in my life and I probably never will
     
  20. cyrushire

    cyrushire Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Florida

    Now that I've started lifting weights they all seem pretty light. Every time i lift my glass i douse my face in beer.
    I guess I just don't know my own strength.
     
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