Best Disguised Alcohol Content

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  1. Noelito76

    Noelito76 Pooh-Bah (2,282) Oct 30, 2004 New York
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    Resin @ 9.1 requires caution.
     
    #141 Noelito76, Jul 31, 2013
  2. edwado

    edwado Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2013 New Jersey

    +2 for LA FIN DU MONDE
     
    #142 edwado, Jul 31, 2013
  3. edwado

    edwado Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2013 New Jersey

    I have had 2 25 oz. bombers in a little over 20 Min. of La Fin Du Monde -to easy to drink,too tasty, to everything that is great in a beer.Fell on my ass trying to get off the bar stool afterwards.My one bad beer drinking habit.9% abv.
     
    #143 edwado, Jul 31, 2013
  4. edwado

    edwado Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2013 New Jersey

    2nd that motion on Ballast Point VAS.
     
    #144 edwado, Jul 31, 2013
  5. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Cigar City Guava Grove sour batch. 8+%, light, tart, fluffy, with absolutely no evidence of alcohol.
     
    #145 Bluecane, Jul 31, 2013
  6. Jacurdy60

    Jacurdy60 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 Massachusetts

    Any Yeti. They all have 9.5% abv and there is almost no trace of alcohol.
     
    #146 Jacurdy60, Jul 31, 2013
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  7. anglagard1

    anglagard1 Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2010 Wisconsin

    I love me some Gulden Draak but I have to say that when I drink it, I know I'm drinking a serious beer. I would never drink it quickly, and am always aware of its potency. Hell, anything with dragon in its name means it's serious. But then again, the same could be said of Duvel (Devil).
     
    #147 anglagard1, Jul 31, 2013
  8. JayORear

    JayORear Grand Pooh-Bah (3,058) Feb 22, 2012 California
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    This. Undercover is one of the booziest beers that has ever crossed my lips.
     
    #148 JayORear, Jul 31, 2013
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  9. anglagard1

    anglagard1 Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2010 Wisconsin

    Ten Fidy is a wonderful experience, but it is an intense one. There's no mistaking it for a school girl.
     
    #149 anglagard1, Jul 31, 2013
  10. jdrum

    jdrum Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2010 Illinois

    two bros. 16th anniversery, are you kidding me, 16 %, no way
     
    #150 jdrum, Jul 31, 2013
  11. Jonada

    Jonada Savant (1,174) May 23, 2012 New Jersey
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    This is the correct answer
     
    #151 Jonada, Jul 31, 2013
  12. Marti403

    Marti403 Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2011 Michigan

    Dark Horse Monster 29. The entire time you're drinking it, you argue that it can't be 17%. Crazy smooth!
     
    #152 Marti403, Jul 31, 2013
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  13. Djsaturn1

    Djsaturn1 Pundit (786) Dec 12, 2012 Minnesota
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    120
     
    #153 Djsaturn1, Jul 31, 2013
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  14. darky

    darky Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2010 South Dakota

    Schell's Stag Barleywine
     
    #154 darky, Jul 31, 2013
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  15. lsummers

    lsummers Maven (1,275) Jun 21, 2010 California

    I have to say Great Divide's Colette Farmhouse Ale at 7.3%. Just tastes so good... Other one I thought of was Dogfish Head's Indian Brown at 7.2%. These aren't the craziest of abv's but definitely high enough for you to forget and have a couple before you remember their well above what a "drink" is.

    I saw Duvel going around on this thread and totally agree with that one and Tank 7.
     
    #155 lsummers, Jul 31, 2013
  16. Sokool

    Sokool Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2013 Washington

    I'm seeing lots of really hoppy beers listed here. While the bitterness does a good job of covering up the alcohol in these beers, I am way more astonished by the way that some of the great Belgian tripels like Duvel and Westmalle etc. can have such a clean/crisp and delicate flavor while still boasting really high abv's. Just my thoughts...
     
    #156 Sokool, Jul 31, 2013
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  17. VictorWisc

    VictorWisc Maven (1,379) Jan 2, 2013 Massachusetts

    My suspicion is that this is because the ability to hide booze is not really related to the hoppiness of the beer. There are three possible ways to mask the booze--cover up the smell, cover up the taste or serve up a strong distraction. I would argue that yeast and malt are far more responsible for this job than hops. In particular, note that many of the hoppier beers mentioned are also big malt bombs (Ruin10, Enjoy By) that in some ways are comparable to BA stouts and Tripels. Fresh hops distract more from the malt than from alcohol and the malts are what covers up the alcohol in them and in the Belgians. I could be wrong, of course, but one thing I don't see on this list is a lot of ultra dry, thin beers. YMMV
     
    #157 VictorWisc, Jul 31, 2013
  18. Jewmagic151

    Jewmagic151 Aspirant (289) May 31, 2013 Kansas

    Hopslam double jack alchemy hour
     
    #158 Jewmagic151, Jul 31, 2013
  19. Newenglandcraftbrew

    Newenglandcraftbrew Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2013 Maine

    Firestone Walker Double jack. They're like candy at 9.5%
     
    #159 Newenglandcraftbrew, Jul 31, 2013
  20. duluoz

    duluoz Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2007 California

    Odd. I've had Younger and Expo side by side more than once, and I get almost no heat from Younger (part of why it's a perfect beer) and only slightly more from Expo. My list would be:

    1. Younger
    2. Consecration
    3. Tripel Van de Garre on tap at Staminee de Garre
    4. Expo
    5. La Chouffe (not double digits but man is that one sneaky)
     
    #160 duluoz, Jul 31, 2013
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