Strongest Beer Drinks

924 beer drinks tracked. 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 924

Beer drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 21.4g

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average calories 310

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average score 43.7

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 21.4g carbs.

Strongest Beer Drinks List — Page 2

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

  1. 37

    Bière 8.6

    Beer · 11.0g carbs · 285 calories · 8.6% ABV

    72
  2. 38

    Southern Tier Pumking

    Beer · 25.0g carbs · 280 calories · 8.6% ABV

    35
  3. 39

    Victoria 1695

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

    70
  4. 40

    Boulevard Love Child

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 220 calories · 8.5% ABV

    61
  5. 41

    Leffe BLE 6X25CL BIER.ABB.LEF.TRIPLE

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

    59
  6. 42

    Grimbergen Heritage de l'Abbaye

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

    59
  7. 43

    Other Half DDH Space Diamonds

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 280 calories · 8.5% ABV

    57
  8. 44

    Leffe Bière Belge - Triple

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 234 calories · 8.5% ABV

    54
  9. 45

    Leffe Bière blonde triple

    Beer · 21.1g carbs · 290 calories · 8.5% ABV

    50
  10. 46

    Duvel Belgian Golden Ale

    Beer · 10.0g carbs · 260 calories · 8.5% ABV

    50
  11. 47

    Orkney Skull Splitter

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.5% ABV

    49
  12. 48

    Delirium Tremens

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 265 calories · 8.5% ABV

    44
  13. 49

    Pliny the Elder IPA

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 260 calories · 8.5% ABV

    44
  14. 50

    Coronado Idiot IPA

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 241 calories · 8.5% ABV

    43
  15. 51

    Founders Dirty Bastard

    Beer · 25.9g carbs · 270 calories · 8.5% ABV

    36
  16. 52

    Trippel Belgian Style Ale

    Beer · 30.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.5% ABV

    28
  17. 53

    Abbaye du Lys

    Beer · 33.0g carbs · 224 calories · 8.5% ABV

    21
  18. 54

    PerfectDraft bière Kwak

    Beer · 6.6g carbs · 76 calories · 8.4% ABV

    55
  19. 55

    Tripel Karmeliet Special Giftpack

    Beer · 22.4g carbs · 250 calories · 8.4% ABV

    39
  20. 56

    Tripel Karmeliet

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 249 calories · 8.4% ABV

    38
  21. 57

    Tripel Karmeliet

    Beer · 24.1g carbs · 269 calories · 8.4% ABV

    37
  22. 58

    Founders Breakfast Stout

    Beer · 22.0g carbs · 270 calories · 8.3% ABV

    38
  23. 59

    Maine Beer Dinner

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 270 calories · 8.2% ABV

    62
  24. 60

    Elysian Space Dust IPA

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 261 calories · 8.2% ABV

    45
  25. 61

    Hurricane High Gravity

    Beer · 5.9g carbs · 186 calories · 8.1% ABV

    79
  26. 62

    Natty Daddy

    Beer · 5.0g carbs · 183 calories · 8.0% ABV

    80
  27. 63

    Other Half All Green Everything

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 250 calories · 8.0% ABV

    60
  28. 64

    Guinness Special export

    Beer · 13.2g carbs · 204 calories · 8.0% ABV

    58
  29. 65

    Lawsons Sip of Sunshine

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 280 calories · 8.0% ABV

    57
  30. 66

    Grimbergen Triple d'Abbaye

    Beer · 10.2g carbs · 167 calories · 8.0% ABV

    56
  31. 67

    Toppling Goliath Sosus

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 290 calories · 8.0% ABV

    55
  32. 68

    Alchemist Heady Topper

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 290 calories · 8.0% ABV

    54
  33. 69

    Baltika #9 Extra

    Beer · 20.2g carbs · 270 calories · 8.0% ABV

    50
  34. 70

    McEwan's Scotch Ale

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 210 calories · 8.0% ABV

    50
  35. 71

    Bissell Brothers Swish

    Beer · 18.0g carbs · 310 calories · 8.0% ABV

    49
  36. 72

    Lagunitas Beast of Both Worlds IPA

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 240 calories · 8.0% ABV

    48

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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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