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Whether you prefer light, effervescent pilsners or creative craft IPAs, sometimes a cold beer at the end of the day just tastes good. We've covered the health impact of daily wine and alcohol consumption, but what about beer? Humans have been drinking beer in some form since the Stone Age. It can't be all bad for us, right? (Right?)

Some research has shown that moderate beer drinking can improve heart health, specifically by boosting the good cholesterol in the blood, explains Destini Moody, R.D., the founder of The Athlete’s Dietitian and an expert on the panel of Garage Gym Reviews. (Moderate alcohol consumption, by the way, is defined as one drink a day or less for women and two drinks a day or less for men, per the CDC.)

But it’s tricky because drinking more than “moderately” negates these health benefits and can expose you to the negative effects of alcohol, Moody says, including the risk of cancer, fat gain, and liver disease. In fact, an Advisory published by the U.S. Surgeon General earlier this year says that alcohol is one of the leading preventable causes of cancer in the U.S. and that it contributes to almost 100,000 cancer cases—and about 20,000 cancer-related deaths—annually.