strong beers you have tried

iamthenugget · 23 Jun 2017 at 19:50

not sure if this has been posted before, apologies if it has but what is the strongest beer you have drank.

i received a bottle of this for fathers day

https://www.drinksupermarket.com/brewmeister-snake-venom-330ml-bottle

must say it has a rather unique taste but boy it sure blows your mind :eek:

NewGamer11 · 23 Jun 2017 at 19:54

I've had Brewdog's Tactical Nuclear Penguin which is 35%. I thought it tasted really nice actually.

Glaucus · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:00

NewGamer11 said:
I've had Brewdog's Tactical Nuclear Penguin which is 35%. I thought it tasted really nice actually.

also had this, what a waste of money. It tastes like port which is a fraction of the cost.

iamthenugget · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:08

Glaucus said:
also had this, what a waste of money. It tastes like port which is a fraction of the cost.

ive not tried that one yet, but the price of these beers is quite high in general.

adding that to my list of to try beers

NewGamer11 · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:17

Glaucus said:
also had this, what a waste of money. It tastes like port which is a fraction of the cost.

Sounds like I need to give port a try!

BRIGGBOY81 · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:20

tbh i dont get beers like that, if i want a strong drink then i would rather have spirits

thezappa · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:21

Not tried that one (OP) or the Tactical Nuclear Penguin, wouldn't waste my money. I prefer normal beers, preferably Belgian. Delirium does a nice Blonde ale I think which is 8.5% an St Bernadus also do a 12% both are nice and smooth and have a lot of flavour.

Ayahuasca · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:22

Might as well drink spirits, beer above a certain percent tastes like liquified tab ash

iamthenugget · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:30

Ayahuasca said:
Might as well drink spirits, beer above a certain percent tastes like liquified tab ash

the snake venom beer is more or less a very strong spirit that has a beer taste to it. at 67% i doubt anyone would be drinking a 6 pack

Jokester · 23 Jun 2017 at 20:33

Had a bottle of Tactical Nuclear Penguin a good few years ago. Once is enough.

Got a bottle of Sink the Bismarck on the shelf.

Mark A · 23 Jun 2017 at 22:46

Strongest I have had is Duvel and McEwans Champion. I think they're about the same strength as tramp juice, but actually taste like beer.

Ahleckz · 23 Jun 2017 at 22:48

Brewmeister got into a bit of bother for wildly overestimating their ABV. Also, they added spirit to it to boost it up. Your proper strong beers are made from freezing the original beer and removing the water.

https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/brewmeister-ltd-a14-270227.html#.VCJ9cZRdWKJ

I've tried Sink The Bismark which is 41%. It's a sipping drink, you wouldn't drink the bottle yourself obviously. Interesting flavour, and quite nice. Wouldn't have it again to be honest (rather a malt) but worth trying.

Ryan-3 · 23 Jun 2017 at 22:55

BRIGGBOY81 said:
tbh i dont get beers like that, if i want a strong drink then i would rather have spirits

This. Last beer I had above 6% was Duvel and it had the same problem as strong wine and was ruined by the alcohol content.

Nick1881 · 23 Jun 2017 at 22:57

I think 15% is the strongest I've had, the beautiful BrewDog Paradox Islay.

The_Abyss · 23 Jun 2017 at 23:03

NewGamer11 said:
I've had Brewdog's Tactical Nuclear Penguin which is 35%. I thought it tasted really nice actually.

I got one during one of their shareholder perks. Never again!

cheesyboy · 23 Jun 2017 at 23:05

Had a beer called Skullsplitter at a local beer festival some years ago. It was ~10% and tasted ****.

I think we later crafted an 'atomic' snakebite, mixing it with Old Rosie cider (might have been Black Rat). That was even worse.

Ahleckz · 23 Jun 2017 at 23:13

This thread reminds me that I made a 16% cider once. I took a few bottles to a party. I ended up on a motorway. My friend ended up arrested, with no shoes or shirt and no idea where he was. We binned the rest.

Scuzi · 23 Jun 2017 at 23:28

Chimay Bleu is my favourite followed by Gulden Draak 9000. Give them a try. About 9 and 11 % respectively. Strong enough that a few bottles will have you on your way.

Lartyconshayo · 23 Jun 2017 at 23:51

I haven't drunk it yet but I have a can of Heady Topper in my fridge. It's 8%. Won it last year. Feel it's way over hyped and it can't taste that good...

robfosters · 24 Jun 2017 at 00:03

Plain old Super Tennents for me. Had 2 cans and was very drunk, but not in a nice way. A proper room spin vomit drunk.