At home, I am pretty used to drinking canned lager of 5% strength (Stella, Becks, Grolsch etc.). Last night I tried some cans of Shepherd Neame Spitfire, rated at 4.5% After a couple, I felt much more light headed than normal.
Questions: Are ABV ratings for lager and ales comparable? And when drinking ales compared to lager, does the alcohol enter the blood stream quicker.
Or maybe I'm not used to "proper" beer!
Bruce