Many of the largest players in the beer industry recently agreed to finally start including calorie counts on their bottles and cans. While some some fans of these adult beverages might have an idea of how many calories they’re drinking down, others may be in for a surprise. 

The members of the American Beer Institute — including Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, HeinekenUSA, and the Craft Brew Alliance — haven’t yet released the new calorie information, the folks at Nutrition Action have already compiled a list of calorie counts for beer, wine, and bottled cocktails.

Many beers have fewer than 170-calories in a 12 oz. serving — including Budweiser (150), Miller High Life (140), Yuengling (140), and Heinekin (140) — meaning they have fewer calories than a can of Mountain Dew.

Interestingly, according to this list, “light beers” run the gamut from 55 calories (Budweiser Select 55) to 120 calories (Bud Light Lime, Michelob Light, and Sam Adams Light). Even the nation’s two most popular light beers — Bud Light (110) and Miller Lite (100) only have 40 fewer calories per 12 oz. serving than their full-strength counterparts.  Of course, if you’re going to be drinking 4-5 of these while tailgating, that relatively small difference could add up to a pretty big number.

Speaking of big numbers, here are a bunch of beers and malt beverages that have more than 215 calories — what you’d get from eating a standard Snickers bar.

(All drinks are 12 oz. except where noted):

Drink Name	Drink Category	Calorie Count
New Belgium Trippel Belgian Style Ale	Beer	220
Bartles & Jaymes Fuzzy Navel	Malt Beverage	220
Bud Light Lime Lime-A-Rita (8 oz.)	Malt Beverage	220
Henry’s Hard Cherry Cola	Malt Beverage	220
Henry’s Hard Ginger Ale	Malt Beverage	220
Mike’s Hard Lemonade	Malt Beverage	220
Mike’s Hard Mango Punch	Malt Beverage	230
Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale	Beer	230
New Belgium Rampant Imperial IPA	Beer	230
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA	Beer	240
Bartles & Jaymes Margarita	Malt Beverage	240
Best Damn Root Beer	Malt Beverage	240
Bartles & Jaymes Pina Colada	Malt Beverage	250
Allagash Black Belgian Style Stout	Beer	250
Founders Breakfast Stout	Beer	270
Victory Golden Monkey	Beer	270
Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout	Beer	320
Sparks Lemonade (16 oz.)	Malt Beverage	350
Sparks Blackberry (16 oz.)	Malt Beverage	380

 

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