55 Beers that will knock you on your ass

[Jarvicious]

+1 on Fin du Monde.
And have you ever had Delirium Tremens? (the beer  )

I know I've had it, but it was probably after a bout of Fin du Monde.  Which would explain the memory loss.....

[swampduc]

Anything that ends in Grand Cru is devil juice as far as I am concerned.  I once *split* a six pack of Celis GC (miss that brewery) with an ex girlfriend and nearly got kicked out of college.  Picture me popping open my first of three or four bottles of delicious insanity drink, taking a sip and nodding appreciatively at the full body, complex top notes.  Fast forward to me doing donuts on a campus parking lot, storming into my print lab, trashing it, and leaving evidence and swath of destruction for my very kind TA to clean and cover up for me the next morning.  I also remember listening to a lot of Bon Jovi.   Caveat drinkor is what I am saying.

Outstanding work  . You would have fit in well at the medical school I went to.

As far as the Belgian Ales go, have you ever had Corsendonk Pale? My absolute favorite beer.

[ZLTFUL]

Anheuser-Busch Brewmaster's Reserve Don't laugh...it is the best thing to have ever come out of St. Louis. And any beer that recommends a brandy snifter as serving glassware...how can you go wrong?

Slightly below the 10% but a damn fine brew...
Spaten Optimator Doppelbock...A fine fine glass of tastiness.

[FatguyRacer]

I've had a few of those beers on the list. Not a bad list. I need to print it out and take it with me to Perfect Pour. They'll likely have most of the beers that list except the ones I know they'll never get like, Alesmith and Westvleteren. On the list the best i've had is Rochfort Trappist 10 closely followed by St Bernadus Apt 12.

[Slide Panda]

I think beers over 10% are a little much, anyway. No real drinkability for something I normally use as a water/juice/soft drink/wine substitute with a meal.

The title is as these are for sipping with strong food, and will only "knock you on your ass" if you drink them like they're on tap...

True, a number of these are sipping, for a sake of sipping beers and not one's that you just drink down.  But for as many sippers, there's that number of ones that you can drink down like water. 

Personally I find the 7-8% are the real trouble ones.  Not as strong, but strong for a beer and quite often yummy and easy to drink - so you get a lot in you faster.  Of those, Duvel Trapist, Most things coming from Ommegang these days, the tired and true Chimay.  And an old fave I can't get in the east anymore, New Belgiums (folks who do Fat Tire) Belgian Duble.  The Brickskeller in DC (if you ever come to DC and like beer, go there) used to carry it, $5 for a 750ml - best deal in the city.,

[Exar Kun]

I've only had the Vermonster by Rock Art Brewery from that list.

I'm surprised they don't have Dogfish Head 120min or Harpoon's Leviatan. Both excellent beers:

http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Occasional_Rarities/120_Minute_IPA/15/index.htm

http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/index.cfm?pid=116620

[DesmoDiva]

  The Brickskeller in DC (if you ever come to DC and like beer, go there) used to carry it, $5 for a 750ml - best deal in the city.,

Awesome place to drink in DC!! 

I stop in when ever I'm in town. 

[il d00d]

Outstanding work  . You would have fit in well at the medical school I went to.

As far as the Belgian Ales go, have you ever had Corsendonk Pale? My absolute favorite beer.

Thank you, thank you  I am sure I would have flunked out of there too

I did have a Corsendonk of some kind when I was overseas.  I stayed in a hotel around the corner from a really good Belgian restaurant who had that and one of my other favorites, Leffe Dark on tap.  I will have to try to find that Pale...

One other one, although not as high in booze content - Breckenridge 471 Double IPA is a tremendously good way to get drunk.

[duclvr]

This one should definitely be on the list.

Dogfish World Wide Stout

Availability: Limited

Release Date: November 2008

YES! This is the beer you've heard so much about. Dark, rich, roasty and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer. Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley. Have one with (or as!) dessert tonight!

18+% abv


Also Victory V12, the liquid luxury

[sno_duc]

I enjoyed a 22 oz bomber of this
http://www.midnightsunbrewing.com/beer_arcticDevil.php
last nite, at 13.4% one was more than enough.

[Oldfisti]

I thought you said bears!   

[Speedbag]

Slightly below the 10% but a damn fine brew...
Spaten Optimator Doppelbock...A fine fine glass of tastiness.

Hell yes. 

I got pretty well hammered on that stuff at a German restaurant down in Oklahoma once (long story).  Key is saying 'Optimator' like Ahnold as much as possible while imbibing.

[Slide Panda]

I got pretty well hammered on that stuff at a German restaurant down in Oklahoma once (long story).  Key is saying 'Optimator' like Ahnold as much as possible while imbibing.

That's totally against the dudes and beer rules - you gotta tell the story... so spill it.

[FatguyRacer]

This one should definitely be on the list.

Dogfish World Wide Stout

Availability: Limited

Release Date: November 2008

YES! This is the beer you've heard so much about. Dark, rich, roasty and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer. Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley. Have one with (or as!) dessert tonight!

18+% abv

Sounds ridiculous for beer. However, Dogfish Head Raison D' Etre is an awesome brew. At 9% ABV it's perfect.

[DesmoDiva]

I have yet to meet a Dogfish Head brew I didn't like.