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Most drinks are built around the same unit: the standard drink — about 0.6 fl oz (14 g) of pure alcohol. A shot, a beer and a glass of wine each land near that mark, which is why one so often equals another. Here are the questions people ask most.
A standard 1.5 oz shot of 40% ABV spirits holds about 0.6 fl oz of pure alcohol — the same as a 12 oz beer at 5% ABV. So one standard shot is roughly equal to one regular beer. Stronger craft beers (7–9% ABV) contain more, so it can take less than one of those to match a shot.
Per ounce, yes — spirits are about 40% alcohol versus roughly 5% for beer. But because a beer is much larger (12 oz vs 1.5 oz), a standard shot and a standard beer contain about the same total alcohol: roughly one standard drink each.
In the United States, one standard drink equals 0.6 fl oz (14 grams) of pure alcohol. That is the amount in a 12 oz beer at 5%, a 5 oz glass of wine at 12%, or a 1.5 oz shot of spirits at 40%.
A typical 5 oz glass of wine at 12% ABV is about one standard drink — roughly the same alcohol as one 12 oz, 5% beer. A larger pour or a higher-ABV wine can edge above a single beer.
A standard 750 ml bottle holds about five 5 oz glasses — roughly five standard drinks at 12% ABV.
Calories shown count alcohol only, at about 7 kcal per gram of pure alcohol; mixers and sugar add more on top. The time to metabolize uses the common rule of thumb that the body clears roughly one standard drink per hour. Both are rough estimates, not medical advice.