Tag: Beer equivalent

According to the CDC, a standard drink in the United States contains 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol. This provides a concrete baseline for understanding how much alcohol is in a typical beverage, including a 60 oz pitcher of beer. The number of standard drinks in a pitcher depends on the beer's alcohol by volume (ABV), but for a common 5% ABV beer, the calculation is straightforward.

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a 40-fluid ounce bottle of malt liquor can contain up to 4.7 standard drinks, significantly more than a 40oz of regular beer. Determining exactly how many beers is a 40oz equal to depends heavily on its alcohol content.