A standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage (expressed as a volume percent). Also known as Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or alc/vol.)
Questions tagged [alcohol-level]
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Drinking beer with a straw
Does drinking strong beer with a straw get you drunk faster?
If this is true what causes this effect?
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by-volume/by-weight conversion formula
Okay, because I have nothing better to do on a Friday night (i.e., my carboys are all currently fermenting), I've decided to fiddle a little bit with math.
I know that 0% alcohol by weight (ABW) is also 0% alcohol by volume (ABV), and I know that…
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Is there evidence that drinking beer on airplane have more "kick"?
I remember when my brother said that drinking beer on a plane have more "kick" than when in land, so we tried it. It was my first time being on a plane, so I don't know if that's the reason, but I felt the "kick" sooner, and it gave me a worse…
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What do people mean when they ask for "A strong one"?
I've never been onto a bar, but on TV and in films, there is often a scene when the main character is a little sullen, or stressed, and he goes into a bar, and asks for "a strong one". I think this means something with a high alcohol content, but…
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What kind of beer has the highest alcohol percentage
Would the highest alcohol percentage be things like bud light or something resembling an ale?
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