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Originally posted by DrinkingHard
I drank about 600 american beers last weekend. I wasn't even all that drunk 
DH 
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Mythology my friend. Except for a few fucked up states (like Utah), beers in America are every bit as strong as anywhere else. The real reason why you're confused....
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It gets confusing for U.S. beer drinkers because the alcoholic strength of wine the world over and beer almost everywhere outside of the United States is measured by volume. The U.S. legal standard (many states regulate the strength of beer) is by weight. For instance, a beer that is 3.2% by weight is about 4% by volume. If you know the alcohol by volume (abv), multiply that by .8 and you'll be pretty close to the alcohol by weight (abw). Inversely, multiply the abw by 1.25 to find the approximate abv.
As you know, it is a misnomer that darker beers are stronger than lighter colored beers (Guinness Stout at 4% abv versus Westmalle Trippel at 9% abv should be proof enough). But it's safe to bet that barley wines, imperial stouts and doppelbocks will impair your driving much quicker than Bud Light.
So here's a list of beers, the style they represent, and the alcohol content (by volume and by weight) of that particular beer. Of course, the alcohol content of other beers of the same style may vary. We've limited the list to 20 beers. If you'd like information about a particular beer feel free to send email to
[email protected] and we'll try to get you the information.
Celis White - Belgian Wit - 4.9abv/3.9abw
Chimay Grand Reserve - Trappist - 9abv/7.2abw
Duvel - Belgian Strong Golden Ale - 8.5abv/6.8abw
Fuller's London Pride - Bitter - 4.7abv/3.8abw
Gordon Biersch Marzen - Marzen-Oktoberfest - 5.8abv/4.6abw
Pete's Wicked Brown - American Brown Ale - 5.2abv/4.2abw
Pilsner Urquell - Pilsner - 4.4abv/3.3abw
Redhook ESB - Extra Special Bitter - 5.4abv/4.3abv
Samuel Adams Boston Lager - Bohemian-style Pilsener - 4.75abv/3.8abw
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - American Pale Ale - 5.3abv/4.2abw
Theakston Old Peculier - Old Ale - 5.6abv/4.5abw
from
http://www.realbeer.com/library/beer...ak20001005.php