"Here's to beer: the cause of -- and solution to -- all of life's problems" --Homer Simpson

Ah, beer. We love to quaff (or whatever word you want to use) it. It tickles our taste buds and then, well, sometimes it's quick rental, and sometimes those carbs up in our bellies... to stay for a while. It all depends, of course, on the beer. Some beers tout their caloric and carb counts; most don't. Mainly because if you're drinking of one of those beers, it shouldn't matter, but that doesn't mean it didn't make us curious.

Miller Lite tried the carbohydrate angle as a product benefit when the brand first went into test markets in 1973. However, few people in the 70s cared about carbs; they were too busy pruning handlebar mustaches and playing the latest rock and disco songs on their 8-track players while marveling at the new push-button keypads on wired telephones and complaining that the price of gas was an outrageous 40 cents per gallon.

But I digress. People in this millennium are generally more health-conscious. Miller Lite continues to point out that one 12-oz serving has 3.2 grams of carbohydrates. Based on sales, people seem to be listening this time.

But is that really a lot less than other beers? And what exactly DO you get in the fuller, heavier beers, anyway? How many carbs and calories are in some of the beers many of us enjoy that lack a nutrition (ha!) label?

Since I'm willing to make s sacrific to answer such important questions, I did a little research. This isn't an exhaustive list; it's based on looking at several sources of info and there's a bit of a margin for error on these. But it gives you an idea of what you're getting when you order your favorite suds as you enjoy the game, talk smack with friends, or attempt a clumsy pass in the bars. Bottoms up!

So here we go:

Among the light beers, here's how they stack up (per 12 oz.):

• Budweiser Select 55 -- 1.9 carbs, 55 calories
• MGD 64 -- 2.4 carbs, 64 calories
• Michelob Ultra -- 2.6 carbs, 95 calories
• Natural Light -- 3.2 carbs, 95 calories
• Busch Light -- 3.2 carbs, 95 calories
• Miller Lite -- 3.2 carbs, 96 calories
• Milwaukee's Best Light -- 3.5 carbs, 98 calories
• Coors Light -- 5.0 carbs, 102 calories
• Corona Light -- 5.0 carbs, 109 calories
• Keystone Light -- 5.1 carbs, 104 calories
• Amstel Light -- 5.3 carbs, 95 calories
• Leinenkugel Light -- 5.7 carbs, 105 calories
• Bud Light -- 6.6 carbs, 95 calories
• Michelob Light -- 6.7 carbs, 113 calories
• Heineken Light -- 6.8 carbs, 99 calories
• MGD Light -- 7.0 carbs, 110 calories
• Miller High Life Light -- 7.0 carbs, 110 calories
• Leinenkugel Amber Light -- 7.4 carbs, 110 calories
• Bud Ice Light -- 7.5 carbs, 115 calories
• Bud Light Lime -- 8.0 carbs, 116 calories
• Old Milwaukee Light -- 8.3 carbs, 114 calories
• Sam Adams Light -- 9.7 carbs, 124 calories

Among regular beers (per bottle, some are 12oz, some are 11.2): calories

• Miller Chill -- 6.5 carbs, 110 calories
• St. Pauli Girl Lager -- 8.7 cabrs, 148 calories
• Dos Equis Lager -- 9.0 carbs, 130 calories
• Stella Artois -- 9.0 carbs, 135 calories
• Grolsch Lager -- 9.5 carbs, 145 calories
• Icehouse -- 9.8 carbs, 149 calories
• Heineken -- 9.8 carbs, 166 calories
• Guinness Draught -- 10.0 carbs, 125 calories
• Rolling Rock Premium -- 10.0 carbs, 120 calories
• Busch -- 10.2 carbs, 133 calories
• Budweiser -- 10.6 carbs, 143 calories
• Miller High Life -- 11.0 carbs, 156 calories
• Foster's -- 11.0 carbs, 156 calories
• Colt .45 -- Malt Liquor 11.1 carbs, 174 calories
• Mickey's -- Malt Liquor 11.2 carbs, 157 calories
• Coors Banquet -- 11.3 carbs, 148 calories
• Dos Equis Amber -- 11.6 carbs, 146 calories
• Leinenkugel Honey Weiss -- 12.0 carbs, 149 calories
• Pabst -- 12.0 carbs, 153 calories
• Hamm's -- 12.1 carbs, 144 calories
• Schlitz -- 12.1 carbs, 146 calories
• Old Milwaukee 12.9 carbs, 146 calories
• Blue Moon 12.9 carbs, 171 calories
• Pacifico 13.0 carbs, 146 calories
• Corona Extra 13.0 carbs, 148 calories
• Miller Genuine Draft 13.1 carbs, 143 calories
• Leinenkugel's Original 13.9 carbs, 152 calories
• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale -- 14.1 carbs, 171 calories
• Pilsner Urquell -- 14.7 carbs, 160 calories
• Fat Tire -- 15.0 carbs, 160 calories
• Leinenkugel Northwoods -- 15.3 carbs, 163 calories
• Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat -- 16.0 carbs, 165 calories
• Leinie's Red -- 16.2 carbs, 166 calories
• Sam Adams Cherry Wheat -- 16.8 carbs, 166 calories
• Leinenkugel Creamy Dark -- 16.8 170 calories
• Pete's Wicked Ale -- 17.7 carbs, 174 calories
• Samuel Adams Boston Lager -- 18.0 carbs, 160 calories
• Sierra Nevada IPA -- 20.0 carbs, 231 calories
• New Belgium 1554 -- 25.0 carbs, 205 calories
• Sierra Nevada Bigfoot -- 32.1 carbs, 330 calories