The Healthiest Beer?

Question

I'm doing a project for health class, and to do something different, I'd like to do a presentation stating that some beer is healthier than others. Does anyone have any CREDIBLE statements with sources that I could use. For example: Draft beer over Bottled because it contains less preservatives, or Unfiltered because it has more vitmans. Or Microbrews or Sam Adams because it follows the purity laws rather than mass market beers that contain toxins and fillers like Corn & Rice.... Give me something I can actually use!

Clearly no one actually read my question. So I will state again. Please, only respond if you have credited remarks and show your source. I'm NOT trying to simply find a healthy beer. I need to show my findings for a project. Simply saying "_____ beer rules!" will not float.

Answer 1

Here ya go I didn't get the whole article though see link below
Dark Beer vs Light on WebMD
Nov. 11, 2003 (Orlando, Fla.) -- The real beer argument is not "Tastes great" vs. "Less filling." It's dark vs. light, and the winner, according to a University of Wisconsin heart researcher, is dark brew because it can help prevent blood clots.


John D. Folts, PhD, professor of medicine and director of the coronary thrombosis research laboratory at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, tells WebMD that dark beer is rich in flavonoids, which have powerful antioxidant effects.


"It's about color. You can see the flavonoids in products on the shelf," he says. The rich flavonoid content makes red wine more heart friendly than white wine and purple grape juice a better choice for toddlers than white grape juice, he says.


Folts presented his dark beer-light beer study at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2003. Folts and his colleagues fed dark and light beer to dogs that had narrowed arteries in their hearts, similar to the narrowing observed in people with heart disease.


Only dogs fed dark beer had less stickiness of their blood clotting cells, says Folts. This was true even though the blood alcohol level in the dogs was the same.


He says he is currently conducting similar tests in humans. In that study, volunteers drink two bottles of either light or dark beer a day. Early indications are that dark beer again is more active at fighting blood clots than light beer, he says.


"We are also testing purple grape juice and non-alcoholic red wine," he says. In each case, the

Answer 2

A lot of people will say Guinness, but this is certainly untrue; this comes from old Guinness slogans... Beer is basically beer. Beer is made from the fermentation of maltose. Unfermented beer is called wort (pronounced wert). Unfortunately, when you add yeast to wort, it rapidly multiplies and consumes most of the health benefiting nutrients, then starts converting sugar (maltose) into alcohol. There is really no significant source of anything, so don't bother choosing a beer based on how much more nutrient-rich it is when compared to another brand, because it's negligible. Now, if you really want to get picky, select an unfiltered, bottle conditioned beer (that puts Guinness out of the question). Filtering will remove proteins. This is possible because the proteins glom onto each other during boiling just like when milk "breaks" when you boil it. This is called hot-break. Even so, unfiltered beer wont contain very much hot-break because clarifying agents (gelatin, carageenan) are added which settle the break to the bottom of the fermenter so it can be removed. Go for a bottle conditioned beer! Bottle conditioning is the process of natural carbonation by means of yeast. You'll know a bottle conditioned beer by examining it. Provided the bottle was stored upright, there will be a layer of sediment on the bottom; this is yeast. Yeast is good for you. It is natures most complete source of vitamin B, which is good, since much of your hangover discomfort is caused by vitamin B deficiency (alcohol impedes absorbtion of vitamin B). BTW, color has nothing to do with nutrition. Guinness is black not because it contains more malt, but because some of the malt and grain used has been roasted black. If anything, this burns off nutrients.

Answer 3

That's a really good question, and I'd like to see the reults of your study. My guess would be that the microbrew purity standards are lower than those of mass produced, but as to health content I would have no knowledge. What qualifies as healthy? Lower carbohydrates? Fewer calories? More vitamins (Yeast is pure vitamin B)? Just reading the labels, I'd wager a guess that Miller Lite might be near the top because it has the fewest calories and fewest carbs per 12 ounces (http://www.millerlite.com/about.do).

Answer 4

Healthiest beers are those from craft brewers who don't add all the chemical additives just to get long shelf life from their beer.

You can also get low carb beers, diet beers, gluten free beers, vegetarian beers.

Answer 5

Guinness not only has the fewest calories, it also has the nutritional value of a whole grain bowl of cereal. It is packed with iron, so much iron that people, even pregnant women, drink it (in moderation, especially the pregnant women) if they are anemic.

Answer 6

The healthiest beer (usually) is home brewed. You, as the brewer have absolute control of the ingredients, brewing procedure and sanitation.

Answer 7

Guinness has the least calories. Compound that with its incredible taste and feel, I think we have a winner!

Answer 8

Japanese beer.

Answer 9

use non-alcohol one.