How many calories are in beer?

A bottle (33 cl) of medium-strength beer contains about 130–140 kcal. A stronger beer or a pint (50 cl) can rise to 200–250 calories.

Why does alcohol make you gain weight?

Alcohol contains 7 kcal per gram — almost as much as fat. On top of that, the body burns alcohol first, so the fat from food gets stored. The sugar in drinks makes things worse.

Which alcoholic drink has the fewest calories?

Spirits without sugary mixers (e.g. liquor with soda water) and dry white wine are the lowest in calories. Ciders, beers and sugary cocktails contain the most.

Do alcohol calories count toward your diet?

Yes, they are so-called "empty calories" — energy without nutrients. They count toward your total daily calorie intake.

Alcohol Calorie Calculator

Calculate calories in beer, wine, cider and drinks. See the calorie bomb of your night out. Free alcohol calorie calculator.

Juoman tilavuus: 33 cl

Alkoholiprosentti: 4.70 %

Sokeria / 100 ml: 3.00 g

Juomien määrä: 1 kpl

482 kcal

Kaloreita yhteensä

Alkoholin kalorit / juoma	86 kcal
Sokerin kalorit / juoma	396 kcal
Kaloreita / juoma	482 kcal
Kaloreita yhteensä	482 kcal
Vastaa juoksua	8 min

ℹ️ Alkoholi sisältää 7 kcal/g — lähes yhtä paljon kuin rasva (9 kcal/g). Sokeri lisää kaloreita varsinkin siidereissä ja drinkeissä. Juoksu polttaa ~10 kcal/min.

The alcohol calorie calculator estimates how many calories your drink contains from alcohol and sugar. It suits fans of beer, wine, cider and cocktails who want to see the evening's calorie load.

How the calculator works and what it’s for▾

How the calories are calculated

The tool works out calories from alcohol using the volume and percentage, then adds the calories from sugar. Alcohol contains 7 kcal per gram — nearly as much as fat at 9 kcal per gram.

A sugary cocktail or sweet cider, for example, racks up clearly more calories than a dry option, because the sugar adds its own share to the total.

What you enter and what you get

Enter the drink volume, alcohol percentage, the sugar per 100 ml and the number of drinks. You get the alcohol and sugar calories separately plus the total.

The results also show roughly how many minutes of running it would take to burn the calorie load, with running using about 10 kcal per minute.