Let's talk calories in beer...

I've realized, that except for a post about what I was doing for Cleveland Beer Week a couple of years ago, I haven't really talk about beer in the blog, even though it is such an important part of the blog.  So let's change that now!
One of the things that became apparent as I started tracking my calories, was that beer was full of them.  Not exactly an epiphany, but what was eye opening was the caloric difference between beers.  The other thing I noticed was that it appears to be pretty difficult to determine the true caloric content.  While a beer may be 8% ABV, residual sugars in the beer can impact the true number of calories in a beer.  So, since I am not a chemist, I looked for an easy guide. I found a simple one on the Beers of tomorrow website.  There is a chart you can download for reference. It makes it real easy to estimate the calories. I like easy.
So there you have it, and easy way to estimate your beers.  You can now know, based on the calories left in your daily budget, whether you should have that pale ale or imperial stout!