The AMOUNT of alcohol in the standard beer and wine is the same. The percentage of the volume is different. See the chart below.
Type of drink
Volume of serving
(in ounces)
Concentration of
alcohol expressed
as a percent
Concentration of
alcohol expressed
as a percent in
decimal form
Total amount of
alcohol
(in ounces)
Beer12
5
0.05
0.6
Wine5
12
0.12
0.6
Hard liquor1.5
40
0.40
0.6
A six pack of beer. One beer has roughly 5% alcohol and 355ml. A bottle of wine usually contains 12% alcohol and 750ml. Now doing the math part. The six pack of beer has 2130ml, 5% of that = 106.5ml of alcohol. A bottle of wine has 750, 12% of that = 90ml of alcohol. Generally speaking, a 6 pack of beer has more alcohol than a bottle of wine depending on the percentages of the beer and the wine.
That depends on how big the bottles are... For a given volume, wine will normally contain more alcohol than beer.
A six pack of beer. One beer has roughly 5% alcohol and 355ml. A bottle of wine usually contains 12% alcohol and 750ml. Now doing the math part. The six pack of beer has 2130ml, 5% of that = 106.5ml of alcohol. A bottle of wine has 750, 12% of that = 90ml of alcohol. Generally speaking, a 6 pack of beer has more alcohol than a bottle of wine depending on the percentages of the beer and the wine.
Red wine usually has an ABV of around 12-13%. Meanwhile light beer usually averages around 4.2% Therefore, red wine has more alcohol. Standard servings of regular beer and dinner wine each contains 0.6 oz of absolute alcohol. Therefore, the light beer would contain less alcohol.
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There is the same amount of alcohol in a glass of wine, a can of beer, and a shot of liquorA
There is the same amount of alcohol in a glass of wine, a can of beer, and a shot of liquorA
There is the same amount of alcohol in a glass of wine, a can of beer, and a shot of liquorA
The intoxicating effect of alcohol is based on alcohol content measured as a percentage of volume. The higher the percentage of alcohol the stronger the beverage and more intoxicating compared to the same volume of lower percentage beverage. In the case of most wine and beer, wine often has more alcohol by volume than beer.
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