Icehouse has an ABV of 5.5%. A standard 355 ml (12 US fl oz) can or bottle works out to roughly 19.5 ml of pure alcohol, about 15.4 grams. Use the calculator below to work it out for your own serving size.
Alcohol content calculator for Icehouse
How much pure alcohol is in Icehouse?
A standard 355 ml serving of Icehouse at 5.5% ABV contains about 19.5 ml of pure alcohol, which works out to roughly 15.4 grams. That is the number the calculator above uses to work out standard drinks and units, adjusted for whatever serving size you actually enter.
Standard drinks and units, side by side
One 355 ml serving of Icehouse counts as approximately 1.10 US standard drinks (14 grams of pure alcohol each) or 2.0 UK units (10 ml of pure alcohol each). The two measures use different baselines, which is why they don’t match up one-to-one even for the exact same beer.
How Icehouse compares to other drinks
Icehouse’s ice-brewing process pushes it to 5.5% ABV, well above lighter lagers like Busch (4.3%) or Keystone Light (4.1%), and on par with Coors Banquet (5.0%) or slightly above it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ABV of Icehouse?
5.5%, per a standard 355 ml (12 US fl oz) serving.
How many calories are in Icehouse?
About 153 calories and 10.6g of carbs per 355 ml (12 US fl oz) serving. For a deeper breakdown of how alcohol and carbs contribute to that number, see the beer calories calculator.
Is this the same as knowing how drunk I’ll get?
No. Alcohol content tells you how much pure alcohol is in the drink, not how it will affect you. For an estimate of that, use the drunk calculator, which factors in your body weight and how much time has passed.
Why ABV alone can be misleading
Two beers with the same ABV can still deliver very different amounts of alcohol if their serving sizes differ, a 355 ml can and a 500 ml can of the same 5.5% beer put noticeably different amounts of alcohol into your system. That is why this calculator asks for volume as well as ABV, rather than just showing a flat percentage.
What this number doesn’t tell you
Alcohol content is a fixed, measurable fact about the beer itself. How it actually affects you depends on far more, your body weight, how much you’ve eaten, how fast you’re drinking, and basic individual variation in metabolism. Two people drinking the exact same Icehouse at the exact same pace can end up feeling very different levels of impairment, which is a big part of why this calculator and the drunk calculator are built as two separate tools rather than one.
Frequently asked follow-ups
Does Icehouse have more alcohol than a light beer?
Yes, at 5.5% ABV it sits above most light lagers, which typically run around 4.0 to 4.2% ABV.
Can I use this calculator for a different serving size?
Yes, enter your own volume in the calculator above, it recalculates the alcohol content, standard drinks, and units for whatever amount you actually plan to drink.
Back to the main alcohol content calculator to look up a different drink.