"Low-carb suds flow at Sleeman"
 

Sleeman's announce new low carb beer
 

Sleeman's have announced a new low carb beer, Clear, for you beer drinkers out there,90 cals and only 2.5 carbs. They say in response to the popularity of the low carb lifestyle.

Yay Sleeman's!! I hope it tastes decent. Their other beer sure does. :thup:

That nutritionist is full of crap. Alcohol does not "turn into sugar" in your system. :rolleyes: Where do these so-called health professionals get their credentials, the bottom of a cracker jack box? Are they not required to take basic biochemistry?

Low-carb Homebrew?
 

Kristine -- since you're into homebrewing, have you ever tried creating your own low-carb beer?

No, but I bet I could. :lol: The carb content is dependent on how much sugar is left over after the yeast feast on it. That's determined by the type of sugars in the malt, and by the strain of yeast. I'd have to find a malt very high in fermentables, and a very "thorough" yeast.

The slight problem is that much of the flavour comes from those leftover complex sugars, ie carbs. :(

I inadvertantly made a very low carb cider a few years back. :lol: It was so dry, you could hardly taste any apple flavour. Maybe I should recreate that. :D

Hmmm...do I smell a business opportunity brewing? Ow.

I just read that this morning myself.......could be the start of a new and exciting trend???

:lol: Yeah, but my extremely low carb beverage is already sold in liquor stores: it's called "vodka". :D :lol:

I wanna know if anyone has tried Sleeman Clear yet! They don't have it at my beer store yet. :tears:

DH and I bought some last night at a Beer Store in Ottawa. I actually don't drink very much anymore (just lost the urge), but he was very happy to "drink a few beer that didn't put him to sleep". He said the taste was good and it definitely didn't sit as heavy on the stomach.

My opinion, "yay Sleeman's for responding to market interest!" I have written to some of the major grocery chains around here asking them to open their eyes and start stocking lc grocery products (like some stores out west) not just bars and powders.

The Sleemans box looks nice and very prominently advertised the calorie and carb count, this one is aimed at us!

Oh BTW, Kristine, did you ask for it or just check the wall? Our Beer Store doesn't have it on the wall yet, but they stock it (and it is the same price as any other 12 of Sleeman's).

I was soooo happy when I heard the commercial on the radio- shows in a big way how the l/c lifestyle is going mainstream! I can't wait to try it- wish they'd brought it out at the beginning of the summer though!! :)

No, I didn't think to ask. It was a Friday, and cheque week, so the beer store was a zoo. :rolleyes: I'll ask next time I'm there. :thup:

Got some!

I give it two thumbs up. :thup: :thup: I wasn't expecting much. If it only has 2.5 g carb per bottle, then it can't possibly have much body. It's not a high-quality, flavourful beer, but for the carb bargain, it's great. It's a nice change from rum and diet coke, that's for sure!

Hi Everyone....I can't wait to try this LC beer.....Is it just as strong as regular beer or is it weaker in alcohol strength?....Like lite beer?....Julie

We don't have it in the west yet. DH called the distributor and was told not enough interest!!! Funny because look at all the Low carb places in BC!!