What are some of the harshest beers you've had?

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  1. atone315

    atone315 Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2008 Wisconsin

    Mikkeller Black Hole, all variations....and then Mikkeller Black. wOw.
     
  2. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,502) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Flat earth northwest passage
     
  3. MrGreengenes2

    MrGreengenes2 Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2008 Indiana

    Duchesse comes to mind. Just so much balsamic vinegar. I love sours but could not get into those sweet and acidic flavors.
     
  4. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,656) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Agree. I had to drainpour this one. Also the DFH Old School Barleywine and Mad Elf were just too harsh. Several of the Flying Dogs are harsh to my recollection (Snake Bite/Tire Bite etc...)
     
  5. Sneers

    Sneers Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Not that it was the fault of the brewer, but I had a SN Bigfoot served too cold, such that it was so harshly bitter it was almost undrinkable.

    I remember Brooklyn Black Ops being really hot as well.
     
  6. teorn88

    teorn88 Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2010 England

    I disliked Pumking quite alot. Tasted exactly like Thai food to me. And I don't like (liquid) Thai food.
     
  7. Absolut

    Absolut Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2011 California

    Mephistopheles' Stout
    ouch.
     
  8. acevenom

    acevenom Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Louisiana

    I'd like to try one with a little more age on it. It would probably help mellow the harshness quite a bit. This was a bit harsh to me at first, but I tolerated it a little more once I worked my way through the four pack. It's still easily the weakest of their Imperial Series.
     
  9. bigflatsbeerman

    bigflatsbeerman Zealot (631) Nov 2, 2005 New York

    Brooklyn Local 1, I bought it in Delaware on vacation. I hated it. It had a strong alcohol tatse and I don't think I could finish the 750 ml bootle.
     
  10. bigflatsbeerman

    bigflatsbeerman Zealot (631) Nov 2, 2005 New York

    I thought of a second one which may be the worst I've had. This taught me that even a good brewery can brew something your tastebuds reject. It SN Ruthless Rye IPA. I don't think I could even smell one of those beers without getting sick. It's a good beer I know, just not for me.
     
  11. beergod1

    beergod1 Savant (1,123) May 2, 2009 Ohio
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    LOVE me some Hoppin Frog...but the Hop Damn triple was toooo much. It's good in "Small" amounts, and never have it as one of your first beers of the night at a beer festival. It will blow out your Tongue. I think it's worse than Devil Dancer....IMHO.
     
  12. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,191) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    Deschutes Abyss was the harshest beer I ever tasted anywhere, anytime. People said that year's beer was infected, but this bottle had no hint of infection. Instead it had metallic overtones with subtle hints of excessive molasses and other equally unpleasant flavors.
     
  13. industrialswill

    industrialswill Zealot (743) Feb 5, 2010 Washington

    Old school malt liquor was pretty harsh. Some of the newer stuff isn't so bad.
    Over cooked, high gravity beer with a shitload of hops and fermented with too high of a temperature is a fine recipe for nasty, harsh beer that only a true pirate of the high seas could enjoy.
     
  14. hoplover888

    hoplover888 Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2010 Illinois

    bourbon barrel aged Santas Little Helper and Avery Beast were pretty painful for me.
     
  15. lokieman

    lokieman Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2011 Oklahoma
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    Lenny's Bittersweet RIPA was very harsh for what I was expecting. A 10% IIPA is not uncommon but this one was much harsher than others previous. I struggled to finish the bottle...alcohol not hidden well at all
     
  16. pschul4

    pschul4 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2011 Illinois

    Ninja Vs Unicorn destroyed my mouth in ways I cannot explain. Harshest by far IMO
     
  17. fartmaster

    fartmaster Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2011 California

    drakes denogginizer hit my taste buds hard and i fell asleep, in the middle of the day, like 10 minutes after drinking it
     
  18. LaneMeyer

    LaneMeyer Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 California

    I bought a handful of Sucabas. I drank two and they were great. The third one I drank had a rubbing alcohol taste to it. Probably just something strange going on with my palate that day, but it was definitely unpleasant.
     
  19. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    Lenny's RIPA. UGH. You can have mine for free.
     
  20. rawfish

    rawfish Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2010 California

    North Coast Brother Thelonious, metal trash can aged solvent soaked raisin banana bread. The horror.
     
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