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The point is a 1% to 1.5% difference makes a significant difference and could get you drunk faster.

After the second bottle, 1.6 units of alcohol remain, and on your third, 2.4 units.Īfter 3 bottles of 5% ABV beer, your body has double the amount of alcohol than a 4% ABV beer.

How Your Body Processes 5% ABV Beerįor a 5% ABV beer, your body processes 1 unit of alcohol while 0.8 units of alcohol stay in your body. How Your Body Processes 4% ABV BeerĪfter your first 4% ABV beer, your body processes 1 unit of alcohol while the remaining 0.4 units of alcohol stay in your body and give you a tipsy feeling.Īfter your second bottle, 0.8 units of alcohol remain, and on your third, 1.2 units.

In a 350 ml (11.83 oz) 5% ABV IPA beer, there are 1.8 units of alcohol.įor this hypothetical example, assume you drink one beer per hour.

In a 350 ml (11.83 oz) 4% ABV IPA beer, there are 1.4 units of alcohol.

Session IPAs have an ABV range below 5% and generally range between 3.8% to 4.5%, which begs the question…ĭoes a 1% to 1.5% difference make a big difference in alcohol consumption? If you’re drinking a session IPA at 4% compared to another IPA at 5%, does this affect your body significantly?įor this example, remember these two facts first: Session IPAs have a lower ABV than a regular IPA (more on this in the next section). Beer light enough to drink more than 1-2 pints (1/2 to 1 liter) without passing out. You still get all the hop flavor and floral characteristics you would find in a regular IPA. There are 3 qualities that make an IPA a Session IPA: Think of it this way: a drinking session that could last for most of your day without the trouble of blackouts and drunk bar fights. And so… Session IPAs came to be! What Makes an IPA a Session IPA?

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Workers were allowed two 2-hour drinking sessions (4 hours) per workday. Now, for the average hophead, drinking a stout, porter, or even regular IPA would make you feel too full or drunk. This called for a beer that wouldn’t make workers feel too full. Session IPAs date back to World War I when drinking on the job wasn’t *ahem* problematic.

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