How many units in a pint of lager
A UK pint (568 ml) of 4% lager is 2.3 UK units. Same pour at 5% is 2.8. The pint in a British pub is not a 50 cl French pinte.
568 ml × ABV ÷ 1000 = UK units. A 4% pint is 2.3 units, 17.9 g of alcohol, about 127 kcal from the alcohol alone.
One UK pint (568 ml), by strength
Session lager in the UK is often 3.5–4.2%. Standard lager sits around 4–5%. Anything above 5% is no longer a light pint, even if the glass is the same.
| ABV | UK units | FR verres (10 g) | US drinks (14 g) | AU drinks (10 g) | CA drinks (13.45 g) | Grams | kcal | % of UK week (14) | % of FR week (10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5% | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 15.7 | 111 | 14.2% | 15.7% |
| 4% | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 127 | 16.2% | 17.9% |
| 4.5% | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 20.2 | 143 | 18.3% | 20.2% |
| 5% | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 22.4 | 159 | 20.3% | 22.4% |
| 5.5% | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 24.6 | 175 | 22.3% | 24.6% |
Calories are ethanol only. Carbohydrate in beer is extra. Convert any other volume with the unit calculator. Weekly lines: guidelines by country.
Not a French pinte
A pinte in France is usually 50 cl (500 ml). At 5% that is 2.0 UK units, not 2.8. Mixing the two glasses is how a holiday week comes out light on paper. If the tap said pint and you are in the UK, use 568 ml.
Log the pint as units, not as one drink.
Common questions
How many units in a pint of 4% lager?
2.3 UK units. Formula: 568 ml × 4 ÷ 1000 = 2.272, shown here as 2.3. A UK pint is 568 ml, not 500 ml.
Is a pint of lager one drink?
No. One pint of 4% lager is 2.3 UK units, about 1.8 French verres standards, about 1.3 US standard drinks. Calling it one drink hides the alcohol.
How much of the weekly guideline is a pint?
At 4%, one UK pint is 16.2% of the UK 14-unit week, and 17.9% of the French 10-verre week.
Does this include beer calories from carbohydrate?
No. The kcal column is alcohol only, at 7.1 kcal per gram of ethanol. Lager also carries carbohydrate. The calculator on this site uses the same alcohol figure.