lol..you don't have to cut your drinking just to lose weight not unless you are deciding to really quit drinking. beer is only 0.5% or less of alcohol . it is malt liquor which makes it high in calories than other aloholic beverages i used to have hard drinks but recently been drinking beer (my pals, yeah they all drink beer.. so who's with me for the tequila? i guess none...

) true that beer added lbs to my weight..darn..
check this informative links
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/100/105731.htm
*The total calories and alcohol content vary depending on the brand. Moreover, adding mixers to an alcoholic beverage can contribute calories in addition to the calories from the alcohol itself.
http://www.dietbites.com/CalorieIndexSpirits.html
http://cocktails.about.com/library/weekly/aa070999.htm
http://www.lifescript.com/www/Health...ages/index.asp