Amount of alcohol in beer?

Question

Where on the label (if anywhere) can you find out how much alcohol a drink has in it? I looked on bottles, cans, and boxes and only found it on a few items.

Answer 1

Brewers aren't consistent in disclosure. Go to this site.

http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php

Answer 2

Your average lager is anywhere between 3-5% ABV. Ales tend to be a little bit stronger, usually between 5-7%. IPA's (India Pale Ale) is generally in the 10-12% range. The strongest beer ever brewed was done so by the Boston Beer Company (makers of Samuel Adams), with an ABV of 25%.

These are just general trends however, not hard and fast rules. As for finding out what the specific alcoholic content of your favorite brew, you can sometimes find it on the label, or you ought to be able to find it on the internet.

Answer 3

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Amount of alcohol in beer?
Where on the label (if anywhere) can you find out how much alcohol a drink has in it? I looked on bottles, cans, and boxes and only found it on a few items.

Answer 4

Only wine and spirits need to have alcohol content on thier labels. Beer doesn't have a content label. This is because of some law that was put in place for the reason that they didn't want beer brewers to make stronger beers in competition with one another. This is for the US, don't know about other countries.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

FDA say's it has to be there or web-site you can look it up on!
most canned beer domesticis 2% per volume, some is 5% per, things of special label micros like "Arogant bastard are 5.5% per volume" some imports are 6% per, Barley wine is 7% per, costum brews at Rock Bottom are labeled at brewery board, so is Four Peaks stuff...if comparing there a couple site on web..

Answer 7

normally ot goes from 3% to 7%. there are some beers that have up to 12%, i don't know if they have them in the states though. it's usually written in the front of the bottle label or can in the bottom.

Answer 8

there is no "nutrition label" on beer

unfortunately the alc. content isn't always on beer for some reason, but if it is, it's usually easy to find

beer can be anywhere from 3% on up to 10% to 20% for more expensive, strong craft beers (which may not be legal to sell in all states, but the majority permit them);

these latter ones shouldn't be confused with some malt liquor junk just designed to get you drunk, these are items such as imperial stouts, Belgian tripels, German doppelbocks, English barley wines, etc.

please do not be led to believe all barley wine (for example) is standard, generic X%, this is simply not true. there is as much variety in craft brew as there is in wine. for example, Thomas Hardy's Ale (a barley wine) is 11%
http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer/thomas-hardys-ale-(vintage-2003-and-later)/31915/

if you're drinking quality craft brew, the lower end of the spectrum will be referred to as a "session beer/ale"

Answer 9

In England it is always on the can or bottle, generally around the bottom of the label or on the neck. It is usually expressed as a percentage (%), and it may say ABV (alcohol by volume)

Answer 10

I think all bottles have the alcohol content somewhere.
Normal ales usually around 5%. may be mandatory in UK,not sure

Answer 11

Yeah, it varies. But only slightly with the more commercial beers.
Usually 4 - 5%


*Budweiser is 5% Budweiser is amazing :D