How Much Alcohol is in Beer

How often has it happened that you've decided to have beer to avoid getting wasted at a party and have still reached that stage in absolutely no time? Do you really know how much alcohol is in beer? It is true that the beer alcohol content is lesser, much lesser than that of wine or whiskey and harder drinks, but it is still there, isn't it? Beer is an alcoholic beverage after all and it just doesn't add to the calories in your body but also to the cholesterol. Beer became very famous with the entire pub culture. Beer games such as beer pong are a compulsory and moreover a permanent part of the house parties. In some regions, beer is sold cheaper than mineral water. With so many facts rising about the beverage, it only seems logical that we know how much percent of alcohol is in beer, right?

What is Beer?

Most of you must be laughing at this question, but I have to enlighten those who aren't yet (completely) aware of this drink. The history of beer tells us that it is the most common drink globally, after water and tea. It does need some attention here, doesn't it? Well, so beer is basically a beverage made from the fermenting of starches, which come from cereal grains. These cereals in most cases are malted barley. Beer is flavored mostly by hops but may also, in some cases, be flavored with fruit and few other spices. The process of making beer is called beer brewing and the place where this process in executed and beer is formed, is known as a brewery. The best news here is, you can make beer at home with some easy steps. Basically, beer is a general term or a generic name for all drinks and beverages that are made by fermenting cereal grain and other starchy material.

List of Beer Types and Their Alcohol Content

Table Stating How Much Alcohol is in Beer
Beer Types	Alcohol Content
Anchor Porter	5.6%
Anchor Steam	4.9%
Anheuser Busch Natural Light	4.2%
Anheuser Busch Natural Ice	5.9%
Aspen Edge	4.1%
Big Sky I.P.A.	6.2%
Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale	5.2%
Big Sky Powder Hound (seasonal)	6.2%
Big Sky Scape Goat Pale Ale	4.7%
Big Sky Summer Honey Ale (seasonal)	4.7%
Big Sky Trout Slayer Ale	4.7%
Blatz Beer	4.8%
Blatz Light	4.48%
Blue Moon	5.4%
Bud Dry	5.0%
Bud Ice	5.5%
Bud Ice Light	5.0%
Bud Light	4.2%
Bud Light Lime	4.2%
Budweiser	5.0%
Budweiser Select	4.3%
Budweiser Select 55	2.4%
Busch Beer	4.6%
Busch Ice	5.9%
Busch Light	4.1%
Carling Black Label	4.3%
Colt 45 Malt Liquor	6.1%
Coors	4.91%
Coors Light	4.15%
Extra Gold Lager	4.97%
Flying Dog, Dog Schwarz	7.8%
Flying Dog Doggie Style	4.7%
Flying Dog DogtoberFest	5.6%
Flying Dog Double Dog	11.5%
Flying Dog Garde Dog	5.5%
Flying Dog Gonzo Flying	9.2%
Flying Dog Horn Dog	10.2%
Flying Dog In Heat Wheat	4.7%
Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser	7.4%
Flying Dog Kerberos Tripel	8.3%
Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Ale	5.5%
Flying Dog Raging Bitch	8.3%
Flying Dog Road Dog	6.0%
Flying Dog Snake Dog	7.1%
Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale	5.1%
Flying Dog Wild Dog: Coffee Stout	9.9%
Flying Dog Woody Creek White	4.8%
Genesee Beer	4.5%
Genesee Cream Ale	5.1%
Genesee Ice High	5.9%
Genesee Red	4.9%
George Killian's Irish Red	4.98%
Icehouse	5%
Icehouse 5.0	5.5%
Icehouse Light	4.13%
Hamm's Beer	4.7%
Hamm's Golden Draft	4.7%
Hamm's Special Light	3.9%
Keystone Premium	4.43%
Keystone Light	4.13%
Keystone Ice	5.9%
Leinenkugel Honey Weiss	4.92%
Leinenkugel Northwoods Lager	4.94%
Leinenkugel Original	4.67%
Leinenkugel Creamy Dark	4.94%
Leinenkugel Red	4.94%
Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat	4.9%
Leinenkugel Light	4.19
Leinenkugel Amber Light	4.14%
Lowenbrau Dark	5.0%
Lowenbrau Special Beer	5.2%
Magnum Malt Liquor	5.6%
Michael Shea's	4.62%
Michelob Amber Boch	5.2%
Michelob Beer	5.0%
Michelob Golden Draft	4.7%
Michelob Golden Draft Light	4.1%
Michelob Honey Lager	4.9%
Michelob Light	4.3%
Michelob Ultra	4.1%
Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor	5.6%
Mickey's Ice	5.8%
Miller Chill	4.2%
Miller Genuine Draft	4.7%
Miller Genuine Draft Light	4.2%
Miller Genuine Draft "64"	2.8%
Miller High Life	4.7%
Miller High Life Light	4.2%
Miller Lite	4.2%
Milwaukee's Best	4.3%
Miller Lite Brewers Collection Amber	4.2%
Miller Lite Brewers Collection Blonde	4.2%
Miller Lite Brewers Collection Wheat	4.2%
Milwaukee's Best Premium	4.3%
Milwaukee's Best Light	4.2%
Milwaukee's Best Ice	5.9%
New Belgium 1554	5.6%
New Belgium 2 Below	6.6%
New Belgium Abbey	7.0%
New Belgium Blue Paddle	4.8%
New Belgium Fat Tire	5.2%
New Belgium Mothership Wit	4.8%
New Belgium Trippel	7.8%
New Belgium Sunshine Wheat	4.8%
O'Doul's	0.4%
Old Milwaukee Light	3.8%
Old Milwaukee Beer	4.5%
Olde English 800	5.9%
Olde English 800 7.5	7.5%
Olde English High Gravity 800	8.0%
Olympia Premium Lager	4.7%
Pabst Blue Ribbon	5.0%
Pabst Extra Light Low Alcohol	2.5%
Pete's Wicked Ale	5.3%
Red Dog	5.0%
Red Hook ESB	5.77%
Red Hook IPA	6.5%
Rolling Rock Extra Pale	4.6%
Rolling Rock Premium Beer	4.5%
Sam Adams Boston Lager	4.75%
Sam Adams Boston Ale	4.94%
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat	5.2%
Sam Adams Cream Stout	4.69%
Sam Adams IPA	5.93%
Sam Adams Light	4.05%
Sam Adams Pale Ale	5.25%
Schaefer Beer	4.6%
Schlitz Beer	4.7%
Schlitz Light	4.2%
Schlitz Malt Liquor	6.2%
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale	5.9%
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot	9.6%
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale	6.8%
Sierra Nevada Draft Ale	5.0%
Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer	5.9%
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale	6.7%
Sierra Nevada India Pale Ale	6.9%
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale	5.6%
Sierra Nevada Pale Bock	7.0%
Sierra Nevada Porter	5.6%
Sierra Nevada Stout	5.8%
Sierra Nevada Summerfest Beer	5.0%
Sierra Nevada Wheat Beer	4.4%
Signature Stroh Beer	4.8%
Southpaw Light	5.0%
Steel Reserve	8.1%
Steel Reserve Triple Export	8.1%
Steel Reserve Six	6.0%
Stroh's Beer	4.6%
Stroh's Light	4.4%
Tuborg Deluxe Dark Export	5.1%
Tuborg Export Quality	5.0%
Weinhard's Private Reserve	4.8%
Weinhard's Amber Light	4.2%
Weinhard's Hefeweizen	4.9%
Weinhard's Blonde Lager	5.1%
Weinhard's Pale Ale	4.6%
Yuengling Ale	5.0%
Yuengling Porter	4.5%
Yuengling Premium Beer	4.4%
Yuengling Light	3.8%
Yuengling Lager	4.4%

Now that you know how much alcohol is in beer and everything about the alcohol content of beer, be careful the next time you decide to gulp down a few bottles. Beer is perhaps the oldest beverages after wine. As we have seen, different types of beer contain different amounts of alcohol. So, if you are wanting to reduce on your alcohol intake, check the beer brands list and choose the one with minimum alcohol content. If you have a favorite (like most of us do) and it is a little high in alcohol content, you can cut down on the amount you drink.