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Enjoying yourself at the Tasmanian Beerfest
The Tasmanian Beerfest would like you to have a fantastic day, so please remember to drink responsibly.
You have to 18 and over to be served alcohol. If you look under 25 you will be asked to show a valid form of photographic identification.
All stalls serving alcohol at The Tasmanian Beerfest will have persons certified in Responsible Serving of Alcohol and you will be refused service and asked to leave if you appear to have had too much.
10 beer tastings equals to approx 1.75 standard drinks of a heavy beer.
We have arranged a great range of food and non-alcoholic drinks to have between beers. So moderate your day, drink lots of water and don’t over do it.
IMPORTANT: Please read below for Australian Alcohol Guidelines
First Aid
A St John's First Aid team will be in attendance at the Festival.
Security
To ensure everyone’s safety we have organised some big burly guys who will be there to take care of any unwanted behaviour at the festival.
Remember to: Slip on a Beerfest T-shirt, Slop on sunscreen and Slap on a Beerfest Cap
But most of all, “Have a Great Day!”
Cheers
The Beerfest Crew
Australian Alcohol Guidelines
As taken from www.alcohol.gov.au
Alcohol and your health
One drink isn't always one drink.
What is a standard drink?
A standard drink is any drink containing 10 grams of alcohol . One standard drink always contains the same amount of alcohol regardless of container size or alcohol type (ie, beer, wine, or spirit).
A standard drink is a unit of measurement. In the same way one metre measures a particular distance travelled, one standard drink measures a particular amount of alcohol consumed.
What is the standard drink used for?
Instead of counting glasses or containers, drinkers count standard drinks as a way of keeping track of how much alcohol they consume. Counting standard drinks is a much more reliable measure of how much alcohol is consumed compared to counting glasses, bottles, or cans.
Counting glasses, bottles, or cans of alcohol can be misleading because they can contain varying amounts of alcohol.
The consumption limits in the Australian Alcohol Guidelines are based on the standard drink concept.
How may standard drinks in....?
The number of standard drinks in alcohol beverages is always shown on the label of the container.
No label?
Bar and restaurant staff can help in identifying how many standard drinks are in glasses, jugs, and other containers that are not labelled. Restaurants and bars do not all have the same size glasses, so the number of standard drinks can vary from one licensed venue to the next.
How are standard drinks calculated?
The formula for calculating standard drinks:
Volume of container in litres X % alcohol by volume (ml/100ml) X 0.789* = The number of standard drinks
For example one stubbie (375ml) of full strength beer (5% alcohol by volume):
0.375 X 5 X 0.789* = 1.5
*The specific gravity of ethyl alcohol is 0.789
How to count Standard Drinks?
Counting standard drinks is simply a matter of adding numbers.
For example, if a person has one nip of spirits and two average* restaurant glasses of wine, they would have consumed 4 standard drinks (1 + 1.5 + 1.5).
*An average serve of wine is usually 150ml. Depending on the venue, glass size can vary from 120 to 180ml.
Some people put a bottle cap or a coaster in their pockets to represent every drink they have. This is not as accurate as counting standard drinks — but it is better than not counting.
When counting standard drinks, people should be aware of bar staff or others topping up glasses or where the amount of alcohol is not known such as in mixed drinks, cocktails, or punch.
Why count?
The main reason people count their drinks, using standard drinks, is to ensure that the low risk levels set out in the Australian Alcohol Guidelines are not exceeded. The low risk levels define the number of standard drinks that can be drunk before the threat to a person's health and social well-being moves up into the ‘risky' or ‘high risk' category.
Guideline 1
To limit health and social risks:
Men should drink no more than 4 standard drinks a day, on average, and never more than 6 standard drinks in one day.
Women should drink no more than 2 standard drinks a day, on average, and never more than 4 standard drinks in one day.
Everyone should have 1 or 2 alcohol-free days every week.
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