Beer Vs. Wine Calories

The calorie content in alcoholic drinks like beer, wine, vodka, whiskey, rum varies according to the ingredients. Drinking a glass of wine or beer can add significant calories to your daily calorie intake. Those who want to lose weight, or those who want to maintain their weight, should take into consideration the calories in alcoholic drinks. These days, numerous types of wines and beers are available in the market. The following charts provide information on wine and beer calories.

Wine Calories

Type of Wine	Serving Size	Calories
Rose Wine	1 Glass	73
Red Table Wine	1 Glass	102
White Wine	1 Glass	96
Dessert Wine	1 Glass	130
Riesling Wine	4 fl. oz.	90
Riesling White Wine	1 fl. oz. (30 gm)	23
Riesling Wine	5 fl. oz.	115
Riesling Sweet Dessert Wine	6 fl. oz.	270
Red Wine	3.5 fl.oz.	85
Dry Dessert Wine	1 fl. oz.	45
Non-Alcoholic Wine	1 fl.oz.	2
Dry Red Wine	115 ml.	83
Dry White Wine	115 ml.	77
Sparkling Wine	115 ml.	92

Wines may contain alcohol anywhere between 10 - 14%.

Beer Calories

Type of Beer	Serving Size	Calories
Full Strength Beer	Glass (7 oz - 200 ml)	75
Full Strength Beer	Bottle (28 oz - 800 ml)	300
Mid Strength Beer	Glass (7 oz - 200 ml)	55
Mid Strength Beer	Bottle (28 oz - 800 ml)	220
Light Beer	Glass (7 oz - 200 ml)	45
Light Beer	Bottle (28 oz - 800 ml)	180
Low Alcohol Beer	Glass (7 oz - 200 ml)	24
Low Alcohol Beer	Bottle (28 oz - 800 ml)	96
Mac's Light (1% Alcohol)	12 fl.oz.	40.6
Budweiser Select 55 (2.4% Alcohol)	Bottle	55
Miller's Genuine Draft 64 (2.8% Alcohol)	Bottle	64
Beck's Premier Light (2.3% Alcohol)	Bottle	64
Pearl Light (2.2% Alcohol)	Bottle	68
Labatt Nordic (0.5% Alcohol)	1 Serving	80
Aspen Age (4.1% Alcohol)	Bottle	94
Michelob Ultra (4.2% Alcohol)	Bottle	95
Natural Light (4.4% Alcohol)	Bottle	95
Lager Beer	Pint/12 fl.oz.	150
Stout Beer	Pint/12 fl.oz.	195
Pale Ale Beer	Pint/12 fl.oz.	147
Wheat Beer	Pint/12 fl.oz.	165
Draught Beer	Pint/12 fl.oz.	126
Porter Beer	Pint/12 fl.oz.	200
Budweiser (5.0% Alcohol)	12-ounce serving	145
Bud Light (4.1% Alcohol)	12-ounce serving	110
Heineken Lager (5.0% Alcohol)	12-ounce serving	150
Corona Extra (4.6% Alcohol)	12-ounce serving	148
Foster's Lager (5.1% Alcohol)	12-ounce serving	156

The alcohol content in wine or beer determines its calorie count. As there exist thousands of wine and beer varieties, it is difficult to compare and assess beer vs. wine calories. You may find beers with low alcohol content plain, simple and insipid. But those who are on a weight loss diet, need to reduce daily calorie intake. As more and more people are becoming calorie conscious, new low-calorie versions of beer and wine are being produced by manufacturers. Alcoholic drinks, or even cocktails like vodka and orange juice hardly have any nutrients. They come with calories and increase your daily calorie count, leading to weight gain.

Beer contains fermented and brewed grains, often barley, hops (that offer the final product its distinctive bitterness) and malt. Different proportions of malt and barley help get light or full strength beers. The darker the color, higher is the calorie count. Wine contains water, alcohol and grape flavors. Its flavor, smoothness and color varies according to the type of grapes, climate, soil and production methods.

Whether to enjoy a cold beer or a glass of red wine depends upon you. Whatever be the choice, a drink during happy hours is going to make you forget all your worries and the calories you're consuming!