What's a Drink?

 A drink is...

• 12 oz (341 ml) of 5% beer (Blue, Canadian, Keith’s)
• 1.5 oz (43 ml) of 40% liquor (rye, vodka, rum)
• 5 oz (142 ml) of 12% wine (most wines are around this)

Depending on what you’re drinking you could be drinking more or less than a standard “drink”.

• Draft pint (20 oz) = 1.5 drinks
• Draft pitcher (60 oz) = 4.5 drinks 

But, light beer (4%) has less alcohol than a regular beer a light beer = 0.8 of a standard drink.

Keep in mind that higher alcohol beer has up to 7% alcohol, which equals 1.25 drinks.

Many coolers contain more than 5% alcohol, with some as high as 7%. They’ve become very popular lately and can be very dangerous because they go down easy and you can’t taste the alcohol.

Large volume containers (which aren’t allowed in residence) contain more alcohol, and are often drunk quicker than a smaller beer.

Need to “sober up” fast? Are you going to take a shower or drink some coffee? The only thing that will truly “sober you up” is time. Depending on how many standard drinks you have consumed in a certain time frame will determine how long it will take for your body to rid itself of the alcohol. Check your BAC and roughly how long it would take you to sober up.