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The lightest beer in the world

February 2, 2010 by Editor

budSelect55 North America has been a pointer to trends at both ends of the Australian beer market, with both ultra-light flavoured, low-carbohydrate beers and flavour-bursting hop monsters being pioneered there.

The success of the low-carb market here will guarantee that Australia’s larger brewers will be watching closely the fortunes of a new beer at the lightest end of the spectrum.

Select 55, from from AB Inbev, brewers of the Budweiser brands, is billed as the “world’s lightest beer”. It is this week being rolled out nationally in the United States following trials in 15 test markets that commenced in August last year. It is described as being a “smooth, light golden lager with 55 calories and 1.9g carbohydrates per each 12-ounce serving (355ml), SELECT 55 is made with caramel malts and a blend of imported and domestic hopping.”

It would be interesting to know the amount of caramel malts used, with the beer weighing in at 55 calories (231kJ) and 1.9 grams of carbobydrates per bottle. Select 55 contains 2.4% abv.

The table below compares Select 55 to Australian low-carb (which the American’s consider to be light or lite beers) and low alcohol (which is considered light beer in Australia) beers.

Budweiser’s Select 55 targets a similar beer from rival brewer Miller, MGD 64. MGD 64 has 64 calories (268) and 2.8% alcohol.

www.select55.com

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Lonte says

    February 2, 2010 at 8:50 am

    Any ideas where Burleigh Brewing’s “Bighead” (allegedly “no”-carb) might rate in this table?

    • Editor says

      February 2, 2010 at 9:05 am

      It comes in at 88 colories (370 kilojoules) and 4.2% abv. As the table shows, all beer is relatively low in carbs. Bighead’s low kilojoule value has as much to do with it’s 4.2% alcohol as anything.

  2. justin says

    January 9, 2017 at 10:26 pm

    A lot of the kj is the alcohol being converted to sugar in your liver. I think big head might actually be lighter in kj on a ( kj*ml) / alcohol%

  3. Pina says

    January 16, 2018 at 12:23 am

    What is the lowest calorie full strength beer that you can buy in Australia.

Category: Features Tagged: AB Inbev, Budweiser, light beer, low carb, MGD 64, Select 55

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