Yes, alcohol is mentioned numerous times in the Bible.
While beer is mentioned in the Bible, wine is the predominate form of alcohol that is referenced. The word for beer is translated as “Strong Drink” in some translations, and wineskins translated as “bottle”. The Bible also makes many references to the folly of being drunk. Based on these references, it is clear that God has provided the blessing of beer and wine, but does not want us to be drunk.
Here are some statistics of how many times each word is used according to the excellent Bible Search Engine at BibleGateway.com. It should be noted that “Beer” is the name of a city in the Bible and those references were removed from this count.
New International Version (NIV):
- Wine – 216
- Wineskins – 10
- Beer – 9
- Drunk – 64
King James Version (KJV):
- Wine – 216
- Bottle – 14
- Strong Drink – 19
- Drunk – 77
English Standard Version (ESV):
- Wine – 216
- Wineskins – 8
- Strong Drink – 20
- Drunk – 79
Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition (RSVCE):
- Wine – 251
- Wineskins – 8
- Strong Drink – 20
- Drunk – 79