Synonyms. 1  measure the weight of. 2  put someone or something on the scales. 3  measure how heavy someone or something is.
The most popular types of alcoholic beverage include: * Beer is believed to be alcoholic beverage that humans have been consuming the longest â possibly as far back as 9,600 BC. It is created by fermenting any of a variety of starches including; malted barley, rice, wheat, or maize.
The following count as one drink and each contains the same amount of alcohol: 1  12 ounces of beer or a wine cooler. 2  5 ounces of wine. 3  1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits (whiskey, bourbon, scotch, vodka, gin, tequila, rum). 4  Mixed drinks vary in size. 5  Most include 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits.