I also find alcohol bad from both a performance and weight gain standpoint. That said, I always have a craft beer and half my wife's after our Sunday group ride. I've checked, and it takes two 20 oz. beers to put me at my state's limit, .08. Beer instantly cuts the post-ride pain in my legs, plus it's a jovial celebration kind of thing. But that and wine with dinner when we have company is the only alcohol I drink. I'm thinking about switching to Coke on Sunday because every Monday morning I've gained weight even after blowing through 1K-2K calories on the ride. But so far, I haven't.
Back when I was in the Army in Germany, I once kept a tally and found that I averaged about 1 gallon of good German beer per day. But I was a kid and I worked it off.
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