Drinks Calculator

Check out the number of calories and units in some
common drinks and how drinking too many of them might make you feel.

    • Beer (4%)
    • Carling, John Smith’s, Guinness, pint (568ml)
    • Calories
    • 193
    • Units
    • 2.3
    • Beer (5%)
    • Stella Artois, Kronenbourg, Carlberg Export, pint (568ml)
    • Calories
    • 242
    • Units
    • 2.8
    • Beer (5%)
    • Grolsch, Budweiser, bottle (330ml)
    • Calories
    • 138
    • Units
    • 1.7
    • Cider (4.5%)
    • Magners, Strongbow, pint (568ml)
    • Calories
    • 207
    • Units
    • 2.6
    • Cider (7.5%)
    • Frosty Jack’s, Diamond White, can (500ml)
    • Calories
    • 230
    • Units
    • 3.8
    • Alcopops (4%)
    • WKD, Smirnoff Ice, Bacardi Breezer, VK, bottle (275ml)
    • Calories
    • 174
    • Units
    • 1.1
    • Cream Liqueur (17%)
    • Baileys, glass (50ml)
    • Calories
    • 175
    • Units
    • 0.9
    • Champagne (12%)
    • glass (125ml)
    • Calories
    • 95
    • Units
    • 1.5
    • Wine (13%)
    • standard glass (175ml)
    • Calories
    • 134
    • Units
    • 2.3
    • Wine (13%)
    • large glass (250ml)
    • Calories
    • 191
    • Units
    • 3.3
    • Wine (13%)
    • bottle (750ml)
    • Calories
    • 573
    • Units
    • 9.8
    • Speciality drinks (approx 21%)
    • Archers, Malibu, Pimms, single (25ml)
    • Calories
    • 78
    • Units
    • 0.5
    • Clear Spirits (37.5%)
    • Gordon’s Smirnoff, Bacardi, single (25ml)
    • Calories
    • 52
    • Units
    • 0.9
    • Dark Spirits (40%)
    • Bell’s Martell, Captain Morgan, single (25ml)
    • Calories
    • 61
    • Units
    • 1.0
    • Dark Spirits (40%)
    • Bell’s Martell, Captain Morgan, single (35ml)
    • Calories
    • 85
    • Units
    • 1.4

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How alcohol might affect you!

Everyone reacts to alcohol in different ways. Some people will be able to drink 10 pints and still stand, whilst others will be throwing up in the toilet after 3.

The information in the drinks calculator provides an average guide to drinking and is a light-hearted way of explaining what might happen if you choose to drink alcohol!


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  • Description
  • Beer (4%) Carling, John Smith’s, Guinness, pint (568ml) - 2.3 units - 193 Calories
  • Beer (5%) Stella Artois, Kronenbourg, Carlberg Export, pint (568ml) 2.8 units - 242 Calories
  • Beer (5%) Grolsch, Budweiser bottle (330ml) 1.7 units - 138 Calories
  • Cider (4.5%) Magners, Strongbow pint (568ml) 2.6 units - 207 Calories
  • Cider (7.5%) Frosty Jack’s, Diamond White, can (500ml) 3.8 units - 230 Calories
  • Alcopops (4%) WKD, Smirnoff Ice, Bacardi Breezer, VK, bottle (275ml) 1.1 units - 174 Calories
  • Cream Liqueur (17%) glass (50ml) Baileys - 0.9 units - 175 Calories
  • Champagne (12%) glass (125ml) - 2.3 units - 95 Calories
  • Wine (13%) standard glass (175ml) - 1.5 units - 134 Calories
  • Wine (13%) large glass (250ml) 3.3 units - 191 Calories
  • Wine (13%) bottle (750ml) 9.8 units - 573 Calories
  • Speciality drinks (approx 21%) Archers, Malibu, Pimms, single (25ml)- 0.5 units - 178 Calories
  • Clear Spirits (37.5%) Gordon’s Smirnoff, Bacardi, single (25ml) - 0.9 units - 52 Calories
  • Dark Spirits (40%) Bell’s Martell, Captain Morgan, single (25ml) - 1.0 units - 61 Calories
  • Dark Spirits (40%) Bell’s Martell, Captain Morgan, single (35ml) - 1.4 units - 85 Calories
Everyone reacts to alcohol is different ways, some people will be able to drink 10 pints and still stand, whilst others will be throwing up in the toilet after 3. The information in the drinks calculator is an average guide to drinking and is a light-hearted way of explaining what might happen to you!
  • 0 I am as sober as a judge
  • 1 I want another drink so it really takes effect
  • 2 Craving more drink
After 1 to 2 drinks the average person may appear normal but small effects can be detected with special tests.
  • 3 I might become more talkative with my mate
After a few drinks you might feel mild excitement, relaxation, joy and talkativeness. Some people will decrease their inhibition and concentration.
  • 4 Do you feel the need to sing on karaoke?
  • 5 Feel light headed
Blunted feelings, lack of embarrassment, become more sociability and start to reduce reasoning
  • 6 Tell the truth
  • 7 Become argumentative or cry
Over expression and mood swings, sometimes anger or sadness, more boisterous and decreased libido. Reduction in reflexes and reaction time, staggering and slurred speech, temporary erectile dysfunction and possibility of temporary alcohol poisoning
  • 8 Have the confidence to chat up the person you fancy or snog a random if you’re a fast worker!
  • 9 Dance like a nutter
  • 10 Send inappropriate texts or start getting touchy with random people
General lack of behaviour and unconsciousness is possible. Impaired breathing and heart rate
  • 11 Pinch drinks from tables or drink any drinks your can find, lose keys/phone/bag/money
  • 12 Have sex with a random and not remember in the morning
Loss of understanding, impaired sensations and the possibility of falling unconscious, memory blackout
  • 13 Start fighting or do something that breaks the law/get arrested
  • 14 Throw up/stomach pumped
    • Severe central nervous system depression or unconsciousness. Death is possible, impaired bladder function, breathing and heart rate
  • 15 Death
High risk of poisoning and the possibility of death