Strongest Beer Drinks

866 beer drinks tracked, averaging 13.7g carbs and 174 calories per serving. Carbs in beer come almost entirely from unfermented residual sugar, so the spread is wide: light lagers brewed to a lower original gravity land near zero, while imperial stouts and heavier ales can carry several times the category average. Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

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Highest ABV Snapshot For Beer

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 866

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 20.6g

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving

Average calories 298

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 12 oz serving

Average score 45.3

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use ABV as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the strongest beer choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare score and calories.

Check serving size before you order

The current shortlist reaches a ceiling of 18.0% ABV, so confirm the pour size before treating a high-proof pick like a standard serving.

Cross-reference carbs separately

Strength and carbs move independently, so a high-ABV pick is not automatically low-carb. This shortlist still averages 20.6g carbs per 12 oz serving.

Strongest Beer Drinks List

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

  1. 1

    Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 450 calories · 18.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  2. 2

    Founders KBS Imperial Stout

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 340 calories · 12.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  3. 3

    Founders KBS

    Beer · 24.0g carbs · 340 calories · 12.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  4. 4

    Rochefort 10

    Beer · 25.0g carbs · 350 calories · 11.3% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    34
  5. 5

    Pliny the younger IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 287 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  6. 6

    Bell's Expedition Stout

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 350 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    36
  7. 7

    Austmann Lynchburg Latte Bourbon Breakfast Stout

    Beer · 28.4g carbs · 337 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    32
  8. 8

    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

    Beer · 28.0g carbs · 367 calories · 10.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    28
  9. 9

    Faxe Extra Forte

    Beer · 17.7g carbs · 284 calories · 10.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    51
  10. 10

    Bell's Hopslam Ale

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 300 calories · 10.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  11. 11

    Alesmith Wee Heavy

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 300 calories · 10.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  12. 12

    La Trappe Quadrupel

    Beer · 24.1g carbs · 270 calories · 10.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    41
  13. 13

    Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

    Beer · 26.0g carbs · 320 calories · 10.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    35
  14. 14

    St. Bernardus Abt 12

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 320 calories · 10.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    35
  15. 15

    Lagunitas Undercover Investigation

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 275 calories · 9.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    52
  16. 16

    Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

    Beer · 30.7g carbs · 318 calories · 9.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    28
  17. 17

    Voodoo Ranger Tropic Force IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 240 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    63
  18. 18

    Victory Sour Monkey

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  19. 19

    Victory Golden Monkey

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  20. 20

    Cigar City Florida Man DIPA

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    48
  21. 21

    Westmalle Tripel

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 290 calories · 9.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    44
  22. 22

    Sainte Nitouche Sainte-Nitouche Triple

    Beer · 20.9g carbs · 301 calories · 9.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    40
  23. 23

    Stone Enjoy By IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 230 calories · 9.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    62
  24. 24

    Trappistes Rochefort 8

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 277 calories · 9.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    37
  25. 25

    Rochefort 8

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 300 calories · 9.2% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    34
  26. 26

    Lagunitas Uncensored Punch

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 340 calories · 9.0% ABV · 19.2oz serving

    65
  27. 27

    Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 230 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    62
  28. 28

    Port Brewing Shark Attack

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 230 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  29. 29

    La Fin Du Monde

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 270 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    49
  30. 30

    Leffe

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 187 calories · 9.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    47
  31. 31

    New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  32. 32

    Trois Pistoles

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  33. 33

    Allagash Tripel

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 285 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  34. 34

    Lagunitas Maximus Colossal IPA

    Beer · 21.0g carbs · 270 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  35. 35

    Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 294 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    42
  36. 36

    North Coast Old Rasputin

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 303 calories · 9.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    36

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Lagunitas Uncensored Punch (66) vs Voodoo Ranger Tropic Force IPA (63)
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Beer Ranking FAQ

What is the strongest beer option?

This ranking sorts by ABV first, then score. The current shortlist tops out at 18.0% ABV, so use it to find the highest-proof beer drinks before checking carbs and calories separately.

Why compare beer by more than highest abv?

Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.

Where should I go after this beer ranking?

Open the main beer guide for category benchmarks and ordering strategy, then use related blog posts for deeper brand and cocktail coverage.

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