If You Want To Drink Alcohol While Doing Keto, Just Follow These Beverage Rules Korin Miller, Emily Shiffer Going on keto = giving up a lot. It’s notoriously pretty restrictive, and especially when it comes to delicious, delicious carbs. Bread, sugar, you name it. (Yes, even some fruit.) And for anyone who enjoys a cocktail or other adult beverage, sadly, this can also include alcohol. So...can you drink alcohol while doing the keto diet? And what are the lowest-carb, most keto-friendly alcoholic beverages? Here's everything you need to know. Does alcohol kick you out of ketosis? First, you need to know what happens to your body when you’re in ketosis.“The brain uses carbs for fuel. If you do not have enough carbs in your blood to support your brain, your body will start to make back-up fuel from fat: ketones,” says Colleen Tewksbury>>>P, PhD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.“Having higher levels of ketones in the blood puts someone into a state of ketosis.”