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I couldn't get beyond the paywall, but did they mention which sort of beer? Standard Bud/Miller products? Using a 12 oz beer as a starting point doesn't mean mu

I couldn't get beyond the paywall, but did they mention which sort of beer? Standard Bud/Miller products? Using a 12 oz beer as a starting point doesn't mean much in a craft beer world with most "good" beers ranging from 5-8% ABV. Edit: not really understanding the downvotes? Alcohol content is extremely important in understanding the meaning of a "drink". Not trying to be pedantic, but now more than ever, "a beer" is not really a useful descriptor. I bring this up because I personally enjoy a beer at the end of a long day. I tend to drink IPAs, and those IPAs tend to range from 6-8% ABV. Trying to put this article in the context of my personal habits.

prodmerc 9y ago
Every time I ask what defines a "drink" in absolute terms of alcohol content I get downvoted too.
- sjg007 9y ago
  It's 8 grams or 10 mL of pure alcohol. So you would need to calculate that based on percentage and volume for the specific drink. But you can reason using the "standard beer/wine/whiskey units" as a rule of thumb and round up by 1 or 2 total drinks over the course of say a few IPAs vs Budweisers. Same if you drink 100 proof vs 80. Or 15% zinfandel vs 12% merlot.
- wutbrodo 9y ago
  A good rule of thumb that my college alcohol edu used was a 12 oz beer, 4 oz glass of wine, and 1.5 oz shot all equaled one drink, at 4,12,and 36% respectively. You'll obviously need to adjust for those numbers but it has always helped anchor me (even though I haven't had a 4% beer since college).
DanBC 9y ago
In the UK we use "units of alcohol". One unit of alcohol is defined as 10 ml of pure alcohol. That's about 8 gm (I think). In the UK the strength of an alcoholic drink is given as Alcohol by Volume, as a percentage. Beer is typically about 5%. To work out the unit you multiply the serving size in liters by the ABV number. A 330 ml bottle of beer at 5% = 0.33 * 5 = 1.65 units. (The bottle would probably say 1.7 units.) The US uses a different amount of alcohol for their standard drink. I think they use 12 gm of pure alcohol. (EDIT: I didn't downvote you. I upvoted you. I don't understand the downvotes.)
- pouetpouet 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_drink#Definitions_in_various_countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_drink#Definitions_in_... The standard varies by countries. The UK unit is 8g, the australian and french units are 10g, the american and german units are 14g.
whiddershins 9y ago
One of my big drinking epiphanies is a US pint of Brooklyn Defender or Ithaca Flower Power IPA is approximately 2 standard drinks. 4 beers in this scenario equals half a fifth of normal 80 proof whiskey like Jack Daniels. A "couple of beers and a shot" becomes equal to an entire bottle of wine. Two beers with a long pour (friendly bartender) of tequila or Jameson on the rocks is again, nearly half a bottle of whiskey. Etc. IPAs are deceptive when you're just trying to "have a couple of beers at the pub down the street after work."
wonderbread23 9y ago
You probably got downvoted for sounding like one of those "craft beers are good and everyone else drinks crap/I'm so tasteful" hipsters

prodmerc 9y ago

Every time I ask what defines a "drink" in absolute terms of alcohol content I get downvoted too.

sjg007 9y ago
It's 8 grams or 10 mL of pure alcohol. So you would need to calculate that based on percentage and volume for the specific drink. But you can reason using the "standard beer/wine/whiskey units" as a rule of thumb and round up by 1 or 2 total drinks over the course of say a few IPAs vs Budweisers. Same if you drink 100 proof vs 80. Or 15% zinfandel vs 12% merlot.
wutbrodo 9y ago
A good rule of thumb that my college alcohol edu used was a 12 oz beer, 4 oz glass of wine, and 1.5 oz shot all equaled one drink, at 4,12,and 36% respectively. You'll obviously need to adjust for those numbers but it has always helped anchor me (even though I haven't had a 4% beer since college).

DanBC 9y ago

In the UK we use "units of alcohol". One unit of alcohol is defined as 10 ml of pure alcohol. That's about 8 gm (I think). In the UK the strength of an alcoholic drink is given as Alcohol by Volume, as a percentage. Beer is typically about 5%. To work out the unit you multiply the serving size in liters by the ABV number. A 330 ml bottle of beer at 5% = 0.33 * 5 = 1.65 units. (The bottle would probably say 1.7 units.) The US uses a different amount of alcohol for their standard drink. I think they use 12 gm of pure alcohol. (EDIT: I didn't downvote you. I upvoted you. I don't understand the downvotes.)

pouetpouet 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_drink#Definitions_in_various_countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_drink#Definitions_in_... The standard varies by countries. The UK unit is 8g, the australian and french units are 10g, the american and german units are 14g.

whiddershins 9y ago

One of my big drinking epiphanies is a US pint of Brooklyn Defender or Ithaca Flower Power IPA is approximately 2 standard drinks. 4 beers in this scenario equals half a fifth of normal 80 proof whiskey like Jack Daniels. A "couple of beers and a shot" becomes equal to an entire bottle of wine. Two beers with a long pour (friendly bartender) of tequila or Jameson on the rocks is again, nearly half a bottle of whiskey. Etc. IPAs are deceptive when you're just trying to "have a couple of beers at the pub down the street after work."

wonderbread23 9y ago

You probably got downvoted for sounding like one of those "craft beers are good and everyone else drinks crap/I'm so tasteful" hipsters