Various sources have different definitions for binge drinking. England’s National Health Service defines it as “drinking lots of alcohol in a short space of time or drinking to get drunk”.
Closer to home, the World Health Organization ranks South Africa 59th highest of 195 countries for heavy episodic drinking among those who drink – this means at least 60 grams of more of pure alcohol on at least one occasion in the past 30 days.

According to evidence on binge drinking in National Income Dynamics Study (2014 – 2015) published by The South African Medical Journal, one in three South Africans reported drinking alcohol, while one in seven reported binge drinking on an average day on which alcohol was consumed. The study defined binge drinking as an individual who reported consumption of more than five standard drinks on an average drinking day.

Of drinkers, 43 % reported binge drinking (48.2% males, 32.4% females). The prevalence of self-reported binge drinking was highest among males and females aged 25 – 34 years. Dangerous alcohol consumption varies from occasional hazardous drinking to daily heavy drinking.

As an example, a 350ml bottle of Castle Lager, which has an alcohol by volume (ABV) of 5% has 1.75 units of alcohol and therefore should be consumed over approximately two-hours.

Remember, if you are going to drink, take a cab to and from your venue.

Located in Newtown, SAB World of Beer will be open over the entire Father’s Day weekend (from 10am on Sunday), which makes for perfect dad-time bonding on its beer tour followed by either a beer tasting, pairing or combination of both (come hungry and visit their renowned on-site Tap Room restaurant for lunch). There’s also the World of Beer shop, Tankards and Togs, where you’ll find an array of beer merchandise and unique SAB sporting gear and, the company has also done us a solid by offering up a Carling Black Label watch – exclusively found at the WoB shop for purchase –  for one lucky SA VIBE reader.

We’re sure this will cover your Father’s Day gifting duties perfectly. 
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Terms and Conditions of the Competition:

Entries are handled through the Disqus comment widget below and through Twitter, using the prescribed hashtag #SABWoBdads only. Entry is by obligation to social media accounts, and we may offer them as opportunities for extra entries. Your email address is required so we can get in touch with you if you win.

Competition is open to all residents of Gauteng, aged 18 years or older. Sorry, we don’t make this rule (we hate excluding anyone); we really do love all of you.

Winners will be chosen randomly. One (1) winner will receive a Carling Black Label branded watch courtesy of the SAB World of Beer.

If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond twelve (12) hours after being contacted, otherwise, another winner will be chosen. Make sure that the account you use to enter the contest includes your real name and a contact email or Facebook profile.

We do not track any of this information for marketing or third-party purposes. Entries can be submitted from 8 June at 7am until 16 June 16th 2016 at 8am CAT. Good luck!

And so, the curators at SAB world of beers found it fitting to revive the annual Easter (Egg) hunt tradition – perfectly so – for adults. Located in Newtown, SAB World of Beer will be open over the entire Easter weekend, with a special feature of a beer hunt for over 18s on the beer tour.

“Although we are not brewing any special beers for our South African Easter, you do get to taste traditional beer while sitting in a mock African village,” said Tony Rubin, general manager of SAB World of Beer.

“To make Easter a little more fun for the adults on our beer tours, we are hiding SAB brand logos along the way. Those with the keenest eyes will win a beer prize at the end of the tour.”

The easter tour will run from Friday, 25 March untill Monday, 28 March 2016 opening at 10h00 and will set you back R105 per person and includes two beers and a commemorative glass. Its a pretty rad concept, we think.