Your ideal ABV in a beer?

5-7% for most stuff, but sometimes only a 3% berlinerweisse or a 12% BA stout will fix my craving.

 

For summer, I picked 3-6 because I enjoy those lagers even more in the hot weather. But I drink beer of all ABVs and do like those big barrel aged stouts and barleywines.

 

I usually prefer 6-9% beers. I buy more beers in that range.

If I drink lagers i like em at 5% or around that. I do tend to drink/crave more of them when it gets hotter out.

If it's a good beer I really don't care about the abv I'll drink it.

 

I chose 6-9%, not because I actively seek out beers in this range but because it seems like most of what I drink falls in this range. With that being said, it all depends on the style which depends on the day. I don’t tend to drink stouts below 10%. I haven’t found myself drinking many lagers over 5%. Many of the IPA’s and sours I buy are somewhere in between. Overall, if it looks good I’ll drink it regardless of ABV. Cheers.

 

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Voted 6 to 9.
But most of the brews I enjoy are in the 7 to 8 range

 

Good question! I think it really depends on my mood. I think my two sweetspots are 3-5 or 7-9.

edit: F 6%!, haha

I have no objection to go higher though

 

Most of the beer I drink falls in the 6-9% range.

My preferred ABV range? 0-11%. Above 11% they tend to get too boozy.

I honestly don't care what the ABV of a beer is so long as the beer tastes good. I usually don't even look at ABV when I shop. The styles I like tend to be high in ABV, but given equivalent flavor I'll take lower alcohol content.

 

12% is my sweet spot. I find myself passing on Rasputin becuase 9% is too low so i get Speedway

 

I checked 6-9% whilst drinking a 4.5% Czech Pils. So I'm a hypocrite, I guess?

 

Word, brother.

 

In the summer, I gravitate towards double IPA's, and in the winter my beer fridge always seems to be filled with imperial stouts. Don't get me wrong, I have no issues with lower abv lagers. Everyone needs a yard work beer. But when I actually have time to enjoy a beer for it's own sake, I rarely find myself drinking anything much lower than 7%. And lately, I seem to be finding alot of nice summer IPAs clocking in over 10%.

 

My philosophy is that every beer has its time and place. That time and place might be on a private jet on your way to seal a business deal overseas or it might be on a life raft after that plane has crashed in shark infested waters! I don't plan things out but I will say that the amount of alcohol I'm looking for varies greatly depending on the time and day. With that said I run the gamut and I cannot choose a preferred ABV other than to say that I very rarely drink anything under 3%.

 

I like great big Barleywines, Impy stouts and 2XIPA's, but my go to is Centennial, so I marked 6-9%

 

Oh, that is complete, total, utter bullshit.

 

For me, the 4.5-6.0 range is is my sweet spot. I loves me my 12+% Barleywines. I worship Tripels (my favorite style). But for example today, while chilling in the beer garden at a local brewery, listening to music, I drank several Lagers ranging from 3.5-5.0%. Several Pales in the 4.5-6.0 range, and a couple WCIPAs in the 6.5-7.0 range. I was not bored by any of them., and, they all fit their spot in the lineup.

I talked with a bunch of friends, and the various situations called for different approaches. This is what makes beer so great; there's a beer for every situation. Pick one that fits your mood and situation.

 

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