NCDR - Beer doesn't contain sugar, right?

pixy_stix

I gave up sugar for lent, and for some reason I'm craving beer.

I hope it's not like the cravings for beer that I had when I was pregnant.  I'd be hard core craving, take a tiny sip, and then go 

MallratsMom

I'm going to say no unless it was brewed with something containing sugar ie chocolate stout

luvbeingmom

meh... depends on how you want to look at it i guess, but i got this from wiki answers

Some. Most of the sugar is converted to alcohol by the yeast. Some residual sugars may remain.

 

pixy_stix

blargh.  Well if it's converted sugar, that doesn't count, right?

Damn body, trying to trick me into consuming sugar.

luvbeingmom

pixy_stix:

blargh.  Well if it's converted sugar, that doesn't count, right?

Damn body, trying to trick me into consuming sugar.

the devil tempts!!

bethandjoe09

Speaking as a homebrewer, most of the sugar does get converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide.  However, almost all beers have some unfermentable sugars left behind.  That's what makes them taste slightly sweet.  It's actually a good thing flavor-wise, because it helps offset some of the bitterness from the hops (highly hopped beers like IPAs tend to be very malty as well as hoppy).

Sorry - probably not the answer you were looking for!

Nikki1007

vodka doesn't contain sugar right? You could just do shots.

pixy_stix

Satan get behind me!

Actually, I think all alcohol has some form of sugar.

Dr.Loretta

The yeast produce sugars in the beer making process, but there is no sugar added to the beer. I think you're in the clear.

vhcoleman09

Hmmm, a beer sounds good to me too! (I also gave up sugar for Lent).

erinygardner

Depends on how you are interpreting "sugars"

Beer is not typically a fortified alcohol.  That means that the sugars in beer which are being converted into alcohol (by the yeast) are the sugars which are in the actual grain which the beer is made out of.  It's not like they add  refined cane sugar to the mix. 

So yes there's sugar in it... in a sense.  But only in the same way there's sugar in an apple or a bowl of plain oatmeal.  Actually, less so, because unlike the apple the beer has undergone a process to chemically change those sugars into another compound.

Unless you're giving up pretty much all grains, meats, starches, dairy, fruits and vegetables, basically all food, you're pretty much in the clear. 

prncsstp

To get SUPER specific - there are several beers I can think of off the top of my head that add sweetened fruit juice to them: Lindemans Framboise, Kriek, Wild Blue by AB, and possibly some honey style beers...Other beers like N'Ice Chouffe are made with a candy sugar...

 If you arent going to count the residual sugars as "sugar"  (no judgment here) then I think you should be  fine... if its not a domestic lager - then just check the sides of the package/bottle to get some info on the beer - brewers will usually show off all the funky ingredients they put in!