Category: Drinking

The amount of beer required to induce intoxication varies significantly, with Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) being the key metric. Variables like body weight, gender, and consumption pace influence BAC levels, making a universal 'beer limit' impossible to define.

A standard UK Imperial pint contains 20 imperial fluid ounces (568 ml), while a US pint holds 16 US fluid ounces (473 ml). The seemingly simple question of 'how many beers is 1 pint' is therefore complicated by geography and beer bottle sizes.

According to the CDC, a standard drink contains 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol. For this reason, a 12-ounce beer and a 1.5-ounce shot can be considered equivalent in terms of total alcohol content, but how your body processes them is vastly different. This article delves into the science behind alcohol absorption to answer if one shot is truly as much as one beer.