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The 50 Most Fattening Beers

On the heels of Oktoberfest and with football season in full swing, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers on hundreds of brews to find the 50 worst for the waist.

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Brewery: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 207

Carbohydrates: 28

Alcohol by volume: 4.8%

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Brewery: Grolsch Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 120

Carbohydrates: 15.8

Alcohol by volume: 2.8%

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Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 205

Carbohydrates: 25

Alcohol by volume: 5.6%

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Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 225

Carbohydrates: 22.3

Alcohol by volume: 5.8%

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Brewery: Anheuser-Busch

Calories (12 oz): 186

Carbohydrates: 20.3

Alcohol by volume: 5%

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Brewery: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 194

Carbohydrates: 18

Alcohol by volume: 5.1%

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Brewery: Anheuser-Busch

Calories (12 oz): 175

Carbohydrates: 17.9

Alcohol by volume: 4.9%

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Brewery: Pilsner Urquell Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 156

Carbohydrates: 16

Alcohol by volume: 4.4%

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Brewery: Boston Beer Company

Calories (12 oz): 160

Carbohydrates: 18

Alcohol by volume: 4.75%

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Brewery: Boston Beer Company

Calories (12 oz): 160

Carbohydrates: 19.9

Alcohol by volume: 4.94%

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Brewery: MillerCoors

Calories (12 oz): 195

Carbohydrates: 18.4

Alcohol by volume: 5.5%

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Brewery: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 170

Carbohydrates: 16.8

Alcohol by volume: 4.9%

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Brewery: Boulevard Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 152

Carbohydrates: 15

Alcohol by volume: 4.4%

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Brewery: Anheuser-Busch

Calories (12 oz): 182

Carbohydrates: 18.1

Alcohol by volume: 5.3%

Tony Meoli
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Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 168

Carbohydrates: 15.6

Alcohol by volume: 4.8%

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Brewery: Anheuser-Busch

Calories (12 oz): 196

Carbohydrates: 19.2

Alcohol by volume: 5.7%

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Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 330

Carbohydrates: 32.1

Alcohol by volume: 9.6%

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Brewery: Desnoes & Geddes

Calories (12 oz): 153

Carbohydrates: 17

Alcohol by volume: 4.7%

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Brewery: Anheuser-Busch

Calories (12 oz): 200

Carbohydrates: 19.3

Alcohol by volume: 5.9%

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Brewery: St. Francis Abbey Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 150

Carbohydrates: 15

Alcohol by volume: 4.5%

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Brewery: D.G. Yuengling & Son

Calories (12 oz): 150

Carbohydrates: 14

Alcohol by volume: 4.5%

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Brewery: D.G. Yuengling & Son

Calories (12 oz): 150

Carbohydrates: 14

Alcohol by volume: 4.5%

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Brewery: Henry Weinhard's

Calories (12 oz): 164

Carbohydrates: 16

Alcohol by volume: 5%

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Brewery: MillerCoors

Calories (12 oz): 185

Carbohydrates: 17.4

Alcohol by volume: 5.6%

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Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 155

Carbohydrates: 15

Alcohol by volume: 4.8%

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Brewery: Genesee Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 148

Carbohydrates: 13.5

Alcohol by volume: 4.5%

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Brewery: Anchor Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 153

Carbohydrates: 16

Alcohol by volume: 4.9%

Nagzi
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Brewery: Grupo Modelo

Calories (12 oz): 148

Carbohydrates: 14

Alcohol by volume: 4.6%

nickwheeleroz
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Brewery: MillerCoors

Calories (12 oz): 162

Carbohydrates: 14.8

Alcohol by volume: 5%

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Brewery: Spoetzl Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 142

Carbohydrates: 12.9

Alcohol by volume: 4.4%

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Brewery: Blue Moon Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 180

Carbohydrates: 15.3

Alcohol by volume: 5.5%

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Brewery: Redhook Ale Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 181

Carbohydrates: 16

Alcohol by volume: 5.6%

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Brewery: Genesee Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 162

Carbohydrates: 15

Alcohol by volume: 5.1%

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Brewery: Great Northern Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 153

Carbohydrates: 13

Alcohol by volume: 4.7%

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Brewery: Henry Weinhard's

Calories (12 oz): 147

Carbohydrates: 13

Alcohol by volume: 4.6%

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Brewery: Henry Weinhard's

Calories (12 oz): 155

Carbohydrates: 14.5

Alcohol by volume: 4.95%

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Brewery: Spoetzl Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 140

Carbohydrates: 12.4

Alcohol by volume: 4.4%

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Brewery: Spoetzl Brewery

Calories (12 oz): 174

Carbohydrates: 14.3

Alcohol by volume: 5.4%

Paxsimius
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Brewery: Latrobe Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 142

Carbohydrates: 13.2

Alcohol by volume: 4.6%

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Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 160

Carbohydrates: 15

Alcohol by volume: 5.2%

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Brewery: MillerCoors

Calories (12 oz): 122

Carbohydrates: 10.4

Alcohol by volume: 3.88%

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Brewery: Genesee Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 148

Carbohydrates: 14

Alcohol by volume: 4.9%

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Brewery: MillerCoors

Calories (12 oz): 143

Carbohydrates: 13.1

Alcohol by volume: 4.7%

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Brewery: MillerCoors

Calories (12 oz): 143

Carbohydrates: 13.1

Alcohol by volume: 4.7%

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Brewery: Grupo Modelo

Calories (12 oz): 165

Carbohydrates: 14

Alcohol by volume: 5.3%

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Brewery: D.G. Yuengling & Son

Calories (12 oz): 135

Carbohydrates: 12

Alcohol by volume: 4.4%

Matt Rourke
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Brewery: Pabst Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 14 6

Carbohydrates: 12.1

Alcohol by volume: 4.7%

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Brewery: Pabst Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 142

Carbohydrates: 12

Alcohol by volume: 4.6%

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Brewery: Guinness

Calories (12 oz): 125

Carbohydrates: 10

Alcohol by volume: 4%

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Brewery: Blue Moon Brewing Company

Calories (12 oz): 180

Carbohydrates: 14.7

Alcohol by volume: 5.8%

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