Is it possible for beer to have more than 10% alcohol by volume?!
Is it possible for beer to have more than 10% alcohol by volume?
Answers:
Yes, there are many beers over 10% abv
Heres a link to a list of the 100 strongest beers:
http://beeradvocate.com/top_beers?show=a...
Some styles that are usually are over 10% abv: Russian Imperial Stout, Barley Wine, American Double Stout, malt liqours
Dog Fish Head brewing in Deleware has made an art of making beers with high alcohol by volume measures
Yes. Sam Adam's Millennium is way higher than that. And that hard-to-get beer that those monks make is also above 10%,
Yes. 100 proof is 50% alcohol by volume. The proof number is twice the percentage of alcohol by volume.
It is, but then it is no longer beer, it is malt liquor.
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The Sam Adams mentioned earlier is something like 90 proof or so. Most beer in Europe is around 30 proof I think...
Absolutely ... many beers are above 10% ABV. As far as typical styles that are 10% or above, you can look at Imperial stouts, porters, or IPAs ... Belgian Strong Ales, Tripels, and quadrupels ... German Eisbocks, Triple Bocks, etc ... many Barleywines top out at 10% or above, as well.
The highest ABV belongs to Samuel Adams' Utopias. This "brandy-like" beer is 24% ABV!
Hope this info helps!
Yes! Come to Germany! The beer is MUCH stronger here!!
yes... sam adam utopia is 35% abv...they only brew that under special occassions.
look for a brand of beer call aventinus...let me tell you... drinking 2 of them is like shot gunning a six pack.
Good answers apart from the idea it becomes malt liqueur. If it is made to a beer recipe it is still beer!!
Yes. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (a barleywine) is around 11% I think. Made in Chico, Ca but available throughout the US. Drink it slightly cool from a brandy snifter.
Papou's answer is correct.
Yes. Some of the Belgian style beers have close to 13% abv. I also believe that Sam Adams has a modified fermentation process that allows one type of beer to have upwards of 25% abv.