Find out more...Responsible Drinking
As brewers of real ale, Everards encourage responsible drinking. More information on daily guidelines and alcohoic units are available from the Portman Group at www.portmangroup.co.uk.
How much is it OK to drink?
The Government have given us daily benchmarks of units of alcohol most people can drink in a day without putting your health at risk.
| These benchmark guidelines are: | |
| Men | 3-4 units |
| Women | 2-3 units |
If men consistently drink four or more units a day and women three or more units, then health risks start to develop.
It is important to remember that these numbers are guidelines, not targets and that these are general figures for men and women over the age of 16. Things such as your health and any medication you are on will affect these figures.
Also notice that these are daily figures – saving your weeks worth of units until Saturday night and then drinking them all is known as binge drinking. Research has shown how harmful binge drinking can be, hence daily rather than weekly guidelines.
These guidelines are not connected to the drink drive limit. We would advocate that you do not consume any alcohol before driving.
What is a unit?
As different alcoholic drinks have different amounts of alcohol in them, the unit has been introduced as a generic measurement of how much alcohol is being drunk.
As a rough guide:
Half a pint of standard beer = 1 unit
A 25ml measure of spirits = 1 unit
A small glass of 11% ABV wine =1.5 units
A small glass of wine is 125 ml, but pubs often offer larger glasses. Also be aware that pubs sometimes use 35ml measures to serve spirits.
Calculating units in a drink
If you want to work out the units that are in something you are drinking…
Times the volume of liquid in ml by the ABV % of the product, then divide the answer by 1000.