Would beer have an effect on my plants?

I had a seedling with a long skinny stem and very small leaves that didn't look too healthy. So I ripped it out of the soil and put it in a half-full beer bottle as a joke like it was a vase. I forgot about it for a few days and when I saw it again, it was still growing. The bottom leaves were holding it up and the roots were hanging in the beer. I figured it would mold eventually, so I put it back in the soil, and wet the soil down with a few more sips of beer. For about a week since then, my plant has survived on a mixture of water and Belgian Ale. I think my plant may be an alcoholic. :)

So my question is - could this have any extra positive or negative effect on the plant? I know it's just taking the water from the beer, but what about the other ingredients in there? So far it hasn't done any better or worse than a normal plant, but it is still growing.

i do know that spirits can stunt plant growth but im not too sure about lager or beer
cheers all :)

As long as it's not Australian or American beer you should be ok :D

last year gave my plant some beer didnt like it plant died

lol..sry but that was fucking hallarious "i think my plant might be an alcoholic" :D

doesnt sound to bad man but if you think about it after a night of drinking beer for me i feel dehydrated even though beer has alot of water in it, it may have a slow affect on the plant cause of the alcohol content so keep it in mind

Beer will make your plants too drunk to grow.
Maybe get arrested.
BWI
Budding While Intoxicated

Sweet Leaf Dreams

was it budweiser?

I think the only beer that will effect your plants, is that if you are drunk and killed them all!

It was Belgian Ale, but I stopped using it.

It was just an experiment to see what would happen. Surprisingly, the plant stayed alive but it didn't seem to grow much. I was alternating between beer and water after I put it in soil. I might try 100% light beer (no water) with a future plant and see what happens.

Now this same plant is getting MG for Tomatoes and it's right under a little skylight so it's like a mini greenhouse, but with more ventilation. Someday I'll take pictures of the miracle beer plant and post them. It only has 3 leaves on each stem so I think it might be a male but I'm not sure yet - it's still too small.