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As pointed out by the parent comment, one strong 16 Oz can is already 2 drinks. Having 2 of those in a night or even slightly weaker ones puts you in the 3-4 dr

by arsome 3y ago

As pointed out by the parent comment, one strong 16 Oz can is already 2 drinks. Having 2 of those in a night or even slightly weaker ones puts you in the 3-4 drink range. I'm sure I'm not the only one with a habit of having 2 of those a few nights a week to tie a long day off.

standardUser 3y ago
When I think of "beers" in America, I usually think of Bud Light or similar lightweight lagers that are usually in the 4-5% alcohol range. Drinking 3-4 of those over a few hours with food will not get most people very drunk at all, depending on bodyweight and tolerance. I prefer IPAs which average closer to 7% and that higher alcohol concentration seems to make a big difference. Drinking 3-4 of those can get a person quite drunk.
- u32480932048 3y ago
  It seems you've been downvoted by people who get drunk on two Bud Lights, lol
  - standardUser 3y ago
    I guess so! I mean hey, if you never drink and you weigh 150lbs and have an empty stomach and you chug two Bud Lights... you're gonna get drunk! But this is not the situation most people are in when we think of someone "having a few beers". And maybe people have different ideas of "drunk"? I don't think simply feeling some effect from alcohol constitutes being drunk.
- romafirst3 3y ago
  There is an interesting explanation for this. Instead of thinking of apv what matters to your body is more the “retained alcohol” over a period of time. Your body can process something like a 4% beer every hour, so drinking one 4% beer an hour isn’t going to get you that drunk as your body is keeping up. Drinking a 5% beer though you start retaining 1% of beer an hour, but with a 6% beer you retain 2% per hour (twice as much alcohol) and you get twice as drunk. So for a 7% beer you will be 3 times as drunk. Rough math and everyone will be different, but you get the idea.
itishappy 3y ago
That would likely classify you as a "heavy drinker" by CDC definitions. > For men, heavy drinking is typically defined as consuming 15 drinks or more per week. You're definitely not the only one. https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm
- arsome 3y ago
  I mean assuming you're hitting about 3.5 drinks like that, you'd need to be doing it 5 nights a week to hit 15 and qualify as heavy drinking.

by arsome 3y ago

standardUser 3y ago

When I think of "beers" in America, I usually think of Bud Light or similar lightweight lagers that are usually in the 4-5% alcohol range. Drinking 3-4 of those over a few hours with food will not get most people very drunk at all, depending on bodyweight and tolerance. I prefer IPAs which average closer to 7% and that higher alcohol concentration seems to make a big difference. Drinking 3-4 of those can get a person quite drunk.

u32480932048 3y ago
It seems you've been downvoted by people who get drunk on two Bud Lights, lol
- standardUser 3y ago
  I guess so! I mean hey, if you never drink and you weigh 150lbs and have an empty stomach and you chug two Bud Lights... you're gonna get drunk! But this is not the situation most people are in when we think of someone "having a few beers". And maybe people have different ideas of "drunk"? I don't think simply feeling some effect from alcohol constitutes being drunk.
romafirst3 3y ago
There is an interesting explanation for this. Instead of thinking of apv what matters to your body is more the “retained alcohol” over a period of time. Your body can process something like a 4% beer every hour, so drinking one 4% beer an hour isn’t going to get you that drunk as your body is keeping up. Drinking a 5% beer though you start retaining 1% of beer an hour, but with a 6% beer you retain 2% per hour (twice as much alcohol) and you get twice as drunk. So for a 7% beer you will be 3 times as drunk. Rough math and everyone will be different, but you get the idea.

itishappy 3y ago

That would likely classify you as a "heavy drinker" by CDC definitions. > For men, heavy drinking is typically defined as consuming 15 drinks or more per week. You're definitely not the only one. https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm

arsome 3y ago
I mean assuming you're hitting about 3.5 drinks like that, you'd need to be doing it 5 nights a week to hit 15 and qualify as heavy drinking.