Is It Possible To Drink 100 Beers In A Day?

Rumors have it that André the Giant had 156 beers in one sitting. That’s like 15 gallons of beer, so that’s really something. But he was 7ft 4in (224 cm) and 520 lbs (236 kg), so it’s kinda, almost, almoooost… believable.

And rumors don’t stop at André the Giant. Apparently, Wade Boggs downed 107 beers in only one sitting. The baseball star might have done it, but other witnesses say the actual number is around 50 to 70, and it all happened on an airplane ride. What if he had a beer truck nearby?

Bill Werbeniuk also downed 76 cans of beer during a snooker match. Those were wild days in snooker, and many had tough livers, but none were tougher than Big Bill’s, who weighed 280lbs at his peak.

Probably Homer Simpson and his friend Barney also had several dozens of Duff beers in one sitting. But we’ll only know if we ask Moe…

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So let’s say drinking 100 beers in one sitting, or one day, is possible. But let’s be real here – is it possible to drink 100 beers in a day? What happens if you try doing it? What can go wrong? Is it too much bitterness? Is it feasible to drink dozens of beers in a sitting? Let’s delve deeper.

So Is It Possible To Drink 100 Beers In A Day?

We’ll give it a hard maybe. A very hard maybe. Why?

Because that’s a copious amount of beer. And that means A LOT of alcohol (and minerals, and salt, and a lot of other stuff). Well, let’s do the math. Let’s say you have lager – 100 cans of lager, which is one of the lightest beers you can have, has a lot of alcohol.

If an average lager has a 5% ABV, each 12 oz can of beer has .6 oz of pure alcohol. Multiply this by 100, and you have 60 ounces of pure alcohol (1.7 liters). That’s a huge amount of alcohol to have in only one day. 

Let’s look at it from another perspective. Going forward, with an average 5% ABV, a can of beer has 14 grams of pure alcohol. If you have 100 beers in 24 hours (you probably won’t sleep that day, just to see if you can do it), you’ll have to drink about 4 beers every hour. That’s 56 grams (exactly 2 ounces) of pure alcohol going into your body every hour.

A normal person’s body (specifically the liver) is able to process about 1 ounce (28 grams) of alcohol per hour. So you put double the maximum pressure on your liver by giving it 2 ounces of pure alcohol per hour. And it’s not just one hour; there are 24 hours of continuous alcohol bombs. After 24 hours of constant alcohol bombing, you will have about 24 oz (672 grams) of pure, unprocessed alcohol in your body. That’s the alcohol that your liver cannot process. 

That’s a HUGE amount of pure alcohol flowing through your body. And that’s the amount you’ll have if you don’t pass out by hour 12 or 15. And it’s definitely not a good idea if you go down the keto route.

Data shows that the lethal dose of alcohol in humans is 5 to 8g per kg. So, if you weigh 150, 400 to 500 grams of pure alcohol can kill you. It could kill even a horse! So it’s definitely not safe. Please don’t do it!

The Amount Of Water

This is another major problem if you really want to drink 100 beers in a day – the sheer amount of water. That’s A LOT of water. To be precise, if you take the average beer can of 12 oz, drinking 100 of those leads to 1,200 oz, which is almost 10 gallons of water. Just let that number sink in – 10 gallons of liquid in just 24 hours.

Let’s just say that there are a lot of toilet trips. There is almost no point in leaving the bathroom. But that’s also a lot of gulping down. But that’s not the problem. The problem is the alcohol and the water content. After 100 beers, you’ll almost certainly pass out and get taken to the nearest hospital’s emergency room. There, doctors will pump out the alcohol from your stomach to save you. Even if this is successful, you are still at a high risk of heart attack caused by the sheer amount of alcohol inside your body.

Whatever you do, don’t try this at home. And anywhere else.

How Much Beer Can You Actually Drink?

You probably heard of people drinking dozens of beers a day, half a keg of beer a day, half a gallon a day, or another impressive number. That may be possible, but it’s definitely not healthy. So, how much beer is too much beer?

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans from 2020 to 2025, published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, adults of legal drinking age should drink alcohol in moderation. This means they should limit the intake to 2 drinks or less per day for men and 1 drink or less per day for women. The guide mentions that drinking less is better for health than drinking more.

Binge drinking is defined by the NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) as drinking alcohol until a person has a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of 0.08 percent (0.08 grams per deciliter) or higher. This is about 5 or more drinks if you are male, or 4 or more drinks if you are female, in about 2 hours.

Heavy drinking is defined by the NIAAA as:

• for men – more than 4 drinks on any day, leading to a total of more than 14 drinks per week
• for women – more than 3 drinks on any day, leading to a total of more than 7 drinks per week

Is Drinking 10 Beers A Day Safe?

No, drinking 10 beers a day is not safe. Considering the information above, it’s disastrous for your health; it can lead to numerous health issues, like alcohol poisoning, injury and accident risks, and violence, but also long-term effects, like dementia, ulcers, pancreatitis, and liver failure.

Beer is good, especially on a hot summer day. Heck, even having a flight of beer is fun once in a while. But don’t go overboard with it. Definitely don’t try to drink 100 beers in a day. Even if André the Giant did it (and that’s very debatable, to say the least), you should not. It’s not worth it.