Excessive alcohol consumption damages your health. Alcoholmisbruik schaadt de gezondheid. La consommation excessive d'alcool nuit à la santé. Übermäßiger Alkoholkonsum schadet der Gesundheit. — As required by the Belgian Alcohol Convenant 2024, the Dutch Reclamecode, and the German Werberat code.
01Know your limits
The World Health Organization is blunt about this: there is no level of alcohol that is risk-free for health. National guidelines give a maximum, not a target.
- Belgium — Hoge Gezondheidsraad: maximum 10 standard units per week, with at least several alcohol-free days.
- Netherlands — Gezondheidsraad: drink no alcohol, or no more than one standard unit per day.
- Germany — BZgA: no more than 12 g pure alcohol per day for women and 24 g for men, with at least two alcohol-free days a week. The latest 2024 update lowered this further.
- Never drink and drive. The legal blood-alcohol limit varies; the safe number is zero.
- Never mix alcohol with medication unless your doctor has cleared it.
02How beerreal tries to help
We're a fun app, not a health intervention. But we've baked some things in.
- Pace warnings. If your posting cadence suggests you're drinking very fast, the app gently nudges you. You can tweak or disable this in Settings → Wellness.
- Take-a-break nudges. After several beers in a session we suggest water, food, and an actual sit-down.
- Responsible streak. A streak counter for days off alcohol — visible to you only, and just as celebrated as a chaos streak.
- "You good bro?" reaction. A friend can ping you when your count looks high. Use it. Receive it gracefully.
- No leaderboards for raw drinking volume across the whole app. Per-night and per-crew is the limit, by design.
- No advertising of alcohol brands on our surfaces. Ever.
03If drinking has become a problem
For you or for someone you care about, the right move is to talk to someone trained. These services are free, anonymous and judgement-free.
Belgium
| Service | How to reach |
|---|---|
| De DrugLijn (Dutch) | 078 15 10 20 |
| Infor-Drogues (French) | 02 227 52 52 |
| Tournée Minérale | Annual February challenge |
| VAD — Vlaams expertisecentrum Alcohol en andere Drugs | info & support |
Netherlands
| Service | How to reach |
|---|---|
| Jellinek | 088 505 1220 |
| Trimbos-instituut — Alcoholinfolijn | 0900 1995 |
| IkPas — month off alcohol | campaign |
Germany
| Service | How to reach |
|---|---|
| BZgA Sucht & Drogen Hotline | 01806 313 031 |
| Anonyme Alkoholiker | 0800 4 73 27 47 |
| Sucht- und Drogenhotline | 01806 313 031 |
Worldwide
| Service | How to reach |
|---|---|
| Alcoholics Anonymous (international) | find a meeting |
| WHO — alcohol & health | guidance |
04Looking out for the night
- Eat first. A real meal before you start beats two glasses of water at 2am.
- Pace. One pint per hour is a useful ceiling. Alternate with water.
- Plan the way home before the first round. Public transport, designated driver, taxi app — pick before you can't.
- Stay together. Don't leave the friend who's having a rough night to figure it out alone. The "where's the vibe" map exists for this.
- Call it. The most underrated move at 1am is going home.
05Specifically not for
- Anyone under the legal drinking age in their country.
- Anyone who is pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
- Anyone for whom abstinence is part of recovery, faith, or doctor's orders.
- Anyone driving, operating machinery, or about to.
If reading this page made you reconsider opening the app today — that's a good thing. Close it. Drink some water. The night will still be there tomorrow.