Efficient Drinker Logo
  • Home
  • Beer ▿
    •   Main
    •   Complete Beer Listing
    •   Malt Liquor
    •   Awards
    •   Calculator
  • Wine ▿
    •   Main
    •   Malternatives
  • Liquor ▿
    •   Main
    •   Mixers
    •   Sip This, Ditch That
    •   The Drinks of Mad Men
    •   Other Mixed Drinks
    •   Virtual Mixologist
  • Methodology
  • Blog
  • Contact

« Who Are the Three Philosophers?
Happy Birthday – The Efficient Drinker Turns 1! »

The Beer Fast Diet: Safe Gimmick or Simply Dumb?

March 9th, 2011  |  Posted by The Efficient Drinker

Fat Tuesday marked the end of Mardi Gras and Carnival activities. It also marked the beginning of a beer blogger’s quest to drink only beer throughout Lent. Although some may choose to give up beer for Lent, J Wilson isn’t acting heretically; he’s following what was once a tradition of Paulaner monks in Munich.

The monks made a carb-dense beer that was viewed as similar to bread. By cutting off the fermentation process early, you’d be left with a drink with a nutritional profile similar to bread, especially because yeast didn’t exist back then to break down the starches to simple sugars. To pull off his stunt, Wilson enlisted a Rock Bottom Brewery in Des Moines — for those of you who forgot your state capitals, that’s in Iowa.

Here are the facts:

  • 4 beers per day
  • Each beer has 6.67% ABV and 288 calories
  • Lots of water
  • Nothing else

That’s 45% efficiency, meaning 45% (130) of its calories are from alcohol and 158 from other sources. Figure a few grams of low quality protein and approximately 37 grams of carbs per beer. That’s just 632 “food calories,” which is going to be close to starvation level over the course of 45 days. Almost all carbs, trace protein and zero fat, as beer does not have any fat.

I’d opine that this diet sucks and he’ll probably alter it or abandon it after getting sick or not being able to function normally. It would be one thing be sedentary at near starvation levels, but it’s another to continue working and try to live “normally.” Daily activities dictate that more calories are needed just to live.

The monks did this fast because they couldn’t eat, but there’s ways to drink calories. Wilson even realizes this, saying he could “drink bacon fat,” which probably wouldn’t be a bad idea. Aside from the extra calories it would provide, the body needs fat to absorb fat soluble vitamins and promote proper organ function. I’d guess that the monks used olive oil to add the fat calories. And for 45 days, olive oil and beer would be an unhealthy but not dangerous diet. What Wilson is doing shouldn’t work.

We’ll follow here and stay tuned to see how it turns out.

  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
Get Shareaholic

122 Responses to “The Beer Fast Diet: Safe Gimmick or Simply Dumb?”

« Older Comments
  1. warts on fingers spreading says:
    June 2, 2017 at 10:44 pm

    This article is intended for ways to get gone filiform warts being a
    general introduction and may not change the assistance of a qualified medical expert.

  2. daftar togel bonus saldo 2017 says:
    June 9, 2017 at 10:45 am

    You’re so interesting! I do not suppose I’ve read through a single thing like that
    before. So nice to find another person with unique thoughts on this topic.
    Seriously.. many thanks for starting this up. This website
    is something that is required on the internet, someone with some
    originality!

  3. californiabrewnews.com says:
    June 9, 2017 at 1:20 pm

    Excellent beat ! I wish to apprentice at the same time as you amend your site, how can i subscribe for a weblog web site?
    The account helped me a acceptable deal. I have been tiny bit acquainted
    of this your broadcast offered bright clear idea

  4. Steven says:
    June 12, 2017 at 8:36 am

    Después de leer estas líneas me han surgido un montón de preguntas. Con este post ha nacido en mí más interés del que tenía antes de leerlo.

  5. Claude says:
    June 12, 2017 at 8:55 am

    Es sencillamente genial! Hace tiempo no veía posts tan profundos y bien hechos. Haces que leer un artículo sea una tarea emocionante y llena de ilusión!

  6. Bailey says:
    June 13, 2017 at 11:01 am

    This is certainly not a comprehensive this, yet ideally offers you
    some tips and also produces your automobile camping outdoors encounter a little much easier.

  7. wholesale nfl jerseys says:
    June 14, 2017 at 8:12 am

    With havin so much written content do you ever run into any issues of plagorism or copyright violation? My
    site has a lot of exclusive content I’ve either created myself or outsourced but it appears
    a lot of it is popping it up all over the web without
    my permission. Do you know any solutions to help stop content from being stolen? I’d definitely appreciate it.wholesale nfl jerseys

  8. zubaida apa k totkay funny in urdu says:
    June 14, 2017 at 8:56 pm

    It offers nutrients, supplements in a form of a balanced diet, and also improves fitness.

  9. Luis says:
    June 16, 2017 at 5:56 am

    Truly no matter if someone doesn’t know afterward its up to other users
    that they will assist, so here it takes place.

  10. clash of lights without root says:
    June 21, 2017 at 7:00 am

    The trick behind this is that you can start redeeming USD giftcards and buy
    gems with it and after that you can easily switch back.

  11. The Beer Fast Diet: Safe Gimmick or Simply Dumb? says:
    June 21, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    It’s in reality a nice and helpful piece of info. I am happy that you shared this helpful info with us.
    Please stay us informed like this. Thank you for sharing.

  12. evaporatier cooler says:
    June 27, 2017 at 6:54 pm

    lol, I adore Miley! She is so funny !

  13. cheap nfl jerseys says:
    June 30, 2017 at 12:58 pm

    I am truly grateful to the owner of this site who has shared this
    impressive post at at this place.cheap nfl jerseys

  14. skull motorcycle helmet says:
    July 4, 2017 at 5:53 pm

    I’ve learn a few excellent stuff here. Definitely great bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much effort you place to create this type of great informative website.

  15. Fatima says:
    July 4, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    Awesome post.

  16. heating and cooling Melbourne says:
    July 5, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    Hi, I saw you visited my website So i came to “return the favor”.I’m trying to find things to put in my website!I suppose its ok to use some of yours if you don’t mind.

  17. vacation rentals key west says:
    July 12, 2017 at 3:17 am

    Creating for its lack of sea views, the guest house includes a
    sauna and movie theatre for your leisure.

  18. singapore says:
    July 17, 2017 at 11:14 pm

    This is my first time go to see at here and i am truly impressed to read all
    at alone place.

  19. p19266 says:
    July 19, 2017 at 4:29 am

    Excellent post. I was checking constantly this weblog and
    I am inspired! Extremely useful info specially the final section :
    ) I handle such information much. I used to be seeking this particular information for a
    long time. Thank you and best of luck.
    p19266

  20. indobokepterbaru.com says:
    July 31, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    It’s great that you are getting ideas from this article as well as from
    our argument made at this time.

  21. Yepi 1000 says:
    August 1, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    I’d like to thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this website.
    I am hoping to check out the same high-grade blog posts by you in the future as well.
    In truth, your creative writing abilities has motivated me to get my very own website now
    ;)

  22. 76Delia says:
    August 2, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    Hi blogger, i must say you have hi quality articles
    here. Your page can go viral. You need initial traffic boost only.
    How to get it? Search for: Mertiso’s tips go viral

« Older Comments

Leave a Reply

Click here to cancel reply.

  • RSS Feed Efficient Drinker on Facebook Efficient Drinker on Twitter

    To get updates by email:

    Delivered by FeedBurner

  • Navigation

    • About
    • Beer Calculator
    • Blog Home
    • Jokes & Humor
    • The Efficient Drinker Home
    • Virtual Mixologist
  • Recent Comments

    • snapchat for android ios on Calories in Corona and Corona Light
    • http://furry-footed.net/ on Calories in Vodka: Does Brand Matter?
    • Shanelle on Inside the Mind of a Bathroom Attendant
    • 76Delia on The Beer Fast Diet: Safe Gimmick or Simply Dumb?
    • Yepi 1000 on The Beer Fast Diet: Safe Gimmick or Simply Dumb?
  • Most Commented Posts

    • Getting to Know the Characters of Boardwalk Empire (162)
    • Calories in Vodka: Does Brand Matter? (147)
    • Inside the Mind of a Bathroom Attendant (129)
  • Categories

    • Bars (2)
    • Beer (17)
    • General (5)
    • Humor (1)
    • Liquor (5)
    • Movie Reviews (3)
    • Nutrition (5)
    • Product Review (1)
    • TV (7)
    • Wine (4)
  • Archives

    • June 2011 (1)
    • May 2011 (1)
    • April 2011 (1)
    • March 2011 (1)
    • February 2011 (1)
    • December 2010 (2)
    • November 2010 (2)
    • October 2010 (2)
    • September 2010 (6)
    • August 2010 (4)
    • July 2010 (3)
    • June 2010 (4)
    • May 2010 (3)
    • April 2010 (2)
    • March 2010 (2)

Copyright © 2017. The Efficient Drinker. All rights reserved.