abv

plural abvs

1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of ABV (“alcohol by volume”).

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   This tells me that wine lovers are still entranced by French wine, so here are three to be getting on with: Cuvée Fleur Rosé 2008 Vin de Pays de L'Herault (£3.89, Waitrose; 12% abv) is a rustic rosé with bite, freshness and character, more charming than many a more expensive bottle, and one I'd swig from a Duralex tumbler.

   2009 September 5, Victoria Moore, “French wine: there's plenty of life in the old dog yet”, in The Guardian

plural ABVs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of alcohol by volume.

   At only 2% ABV, this brand of beer won't get you drunk cheaply.

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   Divide in half to relate proof to ABV: whiskey that is 80 proof is 40% ABV.

   On a tour of the cavernous and gleaming BrewDog plant in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, Dickie happily batted around terminology – IBU, ABV, pH, haze, present gravity, headspace oxygen – with PhD-level microbiologists working in the lab.

   2016 March 24, Jon Henley, “The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating (and ingenious) rise of BrewDog”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   U.S. law considers alcohol proof to be twice the ABV percentage.

   2021 June 7, “Understanding Alcohol Proof: How Is Alcohol Proof Measured?”, in MasterClass

   If you’re choosing between two beers of the same size, for instance, and one is 4 percent A.B.V. and the other is 8 percent, the 4 percent beer will expose you to half as much ethanol. […] Some strong beers, for instance, have A.B.V.s that are higher than some wines (or even some liquors, on the extreme end).

   2025 May 20, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, “Is There a Least Bad Alcohol?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 May 2025

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of American-born Vietnamese.