Strongest Beer Drinks

863 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 863

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 17.1g

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

Average calories 239

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

Average score 51.2

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 9.0% 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 17.1g carbs per 12 oz serving.

Strongest Beer Drinks List — Page 2

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

  1. 37

    Chimay Blue (Grand Reserve)

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 297 calories · 9.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    33
  2. 38

    Redhook Hazy Big Ballard Imperial IPA

    Beer · 14.8g carbs · 237 calories · 8.7% ABV · 12oz serving

    57
  3. 39

    Bière 8.6

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 285 calories · 8.6% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    72
  4. 40

    Redhook Big Ballard Imperial IPA

    Beer · 14.8g carbs · 237 calories · 8.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    56
  5. 41

    Southern Tier Pumking

    Beer · 25.0g carbs · 280 calories · 8.6% ABV · 12oz serving

    35
  6. 42

    Victoria 1695

    Beer · 7.5g carbs · 152 calories · 8.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    70
  7. 43

    Boulevard Love Child

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 220 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    60
  8. 44

    Leffe Tripel

    Beer · 12.0g carbs · 165 calories · 8.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    59
  9. 45

    Grimbergen Heritage de l'Abbaye

    Beer · 10.5g carbs · 170 calories · 8.5% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    59
  10. 46

    Other Half DDH Space Diamonds

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 8.5% ABV · 16oz serving

    57
  11. 47

    Leffe Bière Belge - Triple

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 234 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    54
  12. 48

    Leffe Bière blonde triple

    Beer · 21.1g carbs · 290 calories · 8.5% ABV · 14.9oz serving

    50
  13. 49

    Duvel Belgian Golden Ale

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 260 calories · 8.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    49
  14. 50

    Orkney Skull Splitter

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    48
  15. 51

    Delirium Tremens

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 265 calories · 8.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    44
  16. 52

    Pliny the Elder IPA

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 260 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    44
  17. 53

    Coronado Idiot IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 241 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    43
  18. 54

    Founders Dirty Bastard

    Beer · 25.9g carbs · 270 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    35
  19. 55

    Trippel Belgian Style Ale

    Beer · 30.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.5% ABV · 12oz serving

    28
  20. 56

    Abbaye du Lys

    Beer · 33.0g carbs · 224 calories · 8.5% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    21
  21. 57

    Tripel Karmeliet Special Giftpack

    Beer · 22.4g carbs · 250 calories · 8.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    39
  22. 58

    Tripel Karmeliet

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 249 calories · 8.4% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    38
  23. 59

    PerfectDraft bière Kwak

    Beer · 23.4g carbs · 270 calories · 8.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    37
  24. 60

    Tripel Karmeliet

    Beer · 24.1g carbs · 269 calories · 8.4% ABV · 12oz serving

    37
  25. 61

    Founders Breakfast Stout

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 270 calories · 8.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    37
  26. 62

    Maine Beer Dinner

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 270 calories · 8.2% ABV · 16.9oz serving

    62
  27. 63

    Elysian Space Dust IPA

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 261 calories · 8.2% ABV · 12oz serving

    45
  28. 64

    Hurricane High Gravity

    Beer · 5.9g carbs · 186 calories · 8.1% ABV · 12oz serving

    79
  29. 65

    Natty Daddy

    Beer · 5.0g carbs · 183 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    80
  30. 66

    Other Half All Green Everything

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 250 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    60
  31. 67

    Icehouse Edge

    Beer · 13.8g carbs · 215 calories · 8.0% ABV · 12oz serving

    59
  32. 68

    Guinness Special export

    Beer · 13.2g carbs · 204 calories · 8.0% ABV · 11.2oz serving

    58
  33. 69

    Lawsons Sip of Sunshine

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 280 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    57
  34. 70

    Grimbergen Triple d'Abbaye

    Beer · 10.2g carbs · 167 calories · 8.0% ABV · 8.5oz serving

    56
  35. 71

    Toppling Goliath Sosus

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 290 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    55
  36. 72

    Alchemist Heady Topper

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 290 calories · 8.0% ABV · 16oz serving

    54

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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 9.0% 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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