I have some Jennie-O turkey brats and want to do something interesting with them I found a recipe to use that has apples and onions, but it also uses lager beer, which would be a no-no. Does anyone have a substitute that would work with this?

Personally I wouldn't worry about it. It's just there for flavoring and the alcohol mostly cooks off. Mostly you would just be par-boiling them in the beer right? You could use chicken stock or plain water too. Beer is just kind of a traditional thing, but you're not really drinking it!

I'd say use low carb beers if you really want to get picky. There are quite a few tasty, low cal and low carb beers out there. If you're not in Phase One where no alcohol is allowed than I'd think the amount in this type of dish of carbs and empty alcohol calories (jury's still out on whether ALL the alcohol is evaporated during cooking. I believe "America's Test Kitchen" proved that some does remain) is negligible.

Want2BThin says: "There are quite a few tasty, low cal and low carb beers out there."

Good topic!

I've tried the Michelob low carb. It's okay, for what it is.

Does anyone have any low carb, low cal beer recommendations?

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My wife likes the mich ultra amber, but not the ultra regular. I've never actually tasted a low carb beer I didn't think was just flavored water. I just drink stouts and porters because they have a lot of the same heart healthy benefits that red wine does and I figure if I'm not counting carbs in my foods, why should I start counting them in my beverages! My personal belief (and contrary to official guidelines) is that most alcoholic beverages are empty calories and metabolized differently than anything else we eat or drink because it does not go through a digestive process. The problem with alcohol is the alcohol itself. (and the sugary mixers if you are talking about mixed drinks) Because there is no real nutritional value, they need to be consumed in moderation and monitored for effects. I think you should just drink what you like, just not a lot of it. The beer is worse than wine for weightloss is a fallacy IMO. YMMV though.

And FWIW, I did say the alcohol "mostly" cooks off. Didn't say "completely"!!