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 7

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

  1. 217

    Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 165 calories · 6.0% ABV

    53
  2. 218

    Grimbergen Astrum

    Beer · 14.2g carbs · 171 calories · 6.0% ABV

    49
  3. 219

    Left Hand Milk Stout

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.0% ABV

    46
  4. 220

    Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 175 calories · 6.0% ABV

    46
  5. 221

    Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 178 calories · 6.0% ABV

    46
  6. 222

    Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 186 calories · 6.0% ABV

    46
  7. 223

    Leffe BIÈRE DE NOEL

    Beer · 13.2g carbs · 142 calories · 6.0% ABV

    45
  8. 224

    Grimbergen Cerise

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 142 calories · 6.0% ABV

    44
  9. 225

    Grimbergen Cerise

    Beer · 14.5g carbs · 142 calories · 6.0% ABV

    44
  10. 226

    Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 209 calories · 6.0% ABV

    42
  11. 227

    Dogfish Head 60min IPA

    Beer · 17.0g carbs · 209 calories · 6.0% ABV

    39
  12. 228

    Tuborg Skøll

    Beer · 19.5g carbs · 198 calories · 6.0% ABV

    36
  13. 229

    1554 Enlightened Dark Ale

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 193 calories · 6.0% ABV

    33
  14. 230

    Tuborg Skøll

    Beer · 29.5g carbs · 300 calories · 6.0% ABV

    25
  15. 231

    Natural Ice

    Beer · 4.2g carbs · 135 calories · 5.9% ABV

    81
  16. 232

    Busch Ice

    Beer · 4.2g carbs · 136 calories · 5.9% ABV

    81
  17. 233

    Keystone Ice

    Beer · 6.9g carbs · 145 calories · 5.9% ABV

    73
  18. 234

    Milwaukee's Best Ice

    Beer · 7.3g carbs · 144 calories · 5.9% ABV

    72
  19. 235

    Olde English 800

    Beer · 10.8g carbs · 161 calories · 5.9% ABV

    61
  20. 236

    Pelforth

    Beer · 16.3g carbs · 177 calories · 5.9% ABV

    47
  21. 237

    Pelforth ipa

    Beer · 16.3g carbs · 177 calories · 5.9% ABV

    47
  22. 238

    Goose Island IPA

    Beer · 15.0g carbs · 195 calories · 5.9% ABV

    44
  23. 239

    Stone Smoked Porter

    Beer · 16.0g carbs · 193 calories · 5.9% ABV

    44
  24. 240

    Desperados Beer

    Beer · 14.0g carbs · 142 calories · 5.9% ABV

    43
  25. 241

    Spaten, Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu Oktoberfestbier

    Beer · 21.5g carbs · 260 calories · 5.9% ABV

    41
  26. 242

    Pelforth India Pale Ale

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 250 calories · 5.9% ABV

    41
  27. 243

    Desperados

    Beer · 15.8g carbs · 147 calories · 5.9% ABV

    40
  28. 244

    Desperados Original

    Beer · 18.5g carbs · 188 calories · 5.9% ABV

    38
  29. 245

    Desperados

    Beer · 18.5g carbs · 188 calories · 5.9% ABV

    38
  30. 246

    Desperados Original Beer

    Beer · 20.0g carbs · 202 calories · 5.9% ABV

    37
  31. 247

    Goose Island India Pale Ale

    Beer · 23.0g carbs · 211 calories · 5.9% ABV

    32
  32. 248

    Desperados Mojito Bier mit Tequila Aroma

    Beer · 23.1g carbs · 220 calories · 5.9% ABV

    29
  33. 249

    Biere Desperados

    Beer · 23.8g carbs · 171 calories · 5.9% ABV

    29
  34. 250

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 24.8g carbs · 207 calories · 5.9% ABV

    27
  35. 251

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 24.8g carbs · 207 calories · 5.9% ABV

    27
  36. 252

    Desperados Red

    Beer · 26.6g carbs · 223 calories · 5.9% ABV

    25

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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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