Calorie question

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Message jtclockwork beers 21132 º places 554 º 11:11 Fri 5/3/2013 The calories listed on the site. I’m assuming they are estimates. Does anyone know what serving size they are for? 8 fl oz? 12 fl oz? Thanks.
Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 11:12 Fri 5/3/2013 Estimates for a 12 ounce. Sweet beers? Add more. Dry? Might be a bit less.
Message harrisoni P beers 25356 º places 68 º 11:42 Fri 5/3/2013 Thanks for that also, I’d assumed it was for 355ml/12oz but good to have confirmation.
Message beastiefan2k P beers 5008 º places 294 º 11:52 Fri 5/3/2013 we could probably tweak the formula to be more specific for certain beers if it allowed us to enter OG and FG. There are a good deal of brewers who provide that info on their websites or labels.

Message Beerman6686 P beers 6607 º places 149 º 11:56 Fri 5/3/2013 Originally posted by randomgarbage Estimates for a 12 ounce. Sweet beers? Add more. Dry? Might be a bit less. I was under the impression that they are always an under estimate no matter how much residual sugars exist because they are simply based on abv.
Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 11:58 Fri 5/3/2013 Nah, this ones only 96 calories: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/miller-lite/403/ vs. say bigfoot which is 330 calories and RB estimates it as 330. Not too far off and if you add in a bit for how sweet it is, it makes sense and gives you a good start.
Message pinkie beers 470 º places 10 º 12:48 Fri 5/3/2013 I go on the premise that all beer is at least 170 calories and those are the lighter ones. Also it is assumed that you mean 12 oz, yes? So when you drink that 750 ml bottle of alsesmith speedway stout that’s a lot more than the listed calories. Stouts can be in excess of 300 per 12oz. Your best bet is to google them and then read more than one entry. You will find a difference and then you be able to approximate for yourself in time.
Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 12:50 Fri 5/3/2013 I’d assume 750’s of things like speedway stout are in the 1000+ calorie range.

Message heykevin beers 1281 º 13:09 Fri 5/3/2013 605 calories in a 22 oz Lime a Rita.
Message TheHOFF43 P beers 2045 º places 169 º 13:12 Fri 5/3/2013 Myfitnesspal seems to pretty accurate with beers that are in the database, otherwise I use the RB estimate and add 50 per 12oz. If you’re worried about calories estimate high. If you’re trying to gain weight, just keep chuggin’
Message brokensail P admin beers 21480 º places 1691 º 13:13 Fri 5/3/2013 Originally posted by randomgarbage I’d assume 750’s of things like speedway stout are in the 1000+ calorie range. Black Tuesday is probably a day’s worth of calories in a bottle.