Anybody else a fan of strong beers? I figured I'd start a thread about them so we can share our favorites and hopefully get the 411 on some we might not have tried. What constitutes a strong beer? Generally, anything 6.5% ABV and up! Bock: >=6.5 % ABV; Strong/old ales: 6.5 - 8.5% ABV; Imperial stouts: >= 7.5%; Barleywine: >= 8.5 % Me? I regularly rotate the following into my cellar, listed in no particular order, except that Brooklyn is my current favorite: Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn Brewery (Imperial Stout) 10.60% ABV Skullsplitter, Orkney Brewery (Wee Heavy) 8.50% ABV Bigfoot Ale, Sierra Nevada (Barleywine) 9.6% ABV Grande Reserve Blue, Chimay (Strong Ale) 9.00% Piraat, Van Steenberge Brouwerij (Strong Ale/IPA?) 10.50% I'd like to hear recommendations about other strong beers!

Used to love some european beer (possibly belgian) called elephants. they were awesome. might have to find one tonight.

Me? I regularly rotate the following into my cellar, listed in no particular order, except that Brooklyn is my current favorite: Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn Brewery (Imperial Stout) 10.60% ABV Skullsplitter, Orkney Brewery (Wee Heavy) 8.50% ABV

I will definitely take your advice, as I have had both of those beers and LOVE them!!!

This thread listed a bunch of good ones.

OOPS! I don't know how I managed to miss that thread. I apologize! That Dogfish Head 120 Minute discussed on that thread sounds intriguing. And I thought that Samichlaus was a serious bruiser at it's lowly 14%! jdmcgregor: I'll keep my eyes open for those Belgians you mentioned. I've had Delerium Tremens, but had no clue that there was a whole family of Delirium beers! I probably shouldn't have started this thread. I'm in a training lull - between work deadlines, teething babies, and two of my target Spring races getting sh!t-canned, my training has taken a massive hit the past couple weeks and I've been making up for it with beer training. JVol44: I didn't know Flying Dog made a stout. That sounds worthy of a hunt.

I will definitely take your advice, as I have had both of those beers and LOVE them!!!

zoom-zoom: If you loved Brooklyn and the Skullsplitter, you will enjoy the Bigfoot and the Chimay. I'll warn you and everybody about the Piraat though: when you first sniff and sip it, your first thoughts will be something like "the cat missed the litter box again" or "this smells like a pirate who's pissed himself," but let it breathe for a while and it's pretty seductive. OK back to my Brooklyn and watching The Exorcist.

http://www.bjsbrewhouse.com/ Haven't been a big fan of the strong beers to date mainly because they've tasted like rubbing alcohol was added. However, BJ's does a nice job with their high grav and strong brews. Besides, if I have a strong one...I'm just about done and I like hanging out for at least 2...depending on who's driving.

Say what? In PA, you can't buy 6 packs at a grocery?

yep, NO beer in grocery stores or gas station/convienence stores. now, some food places that aren't quite bars sell sixers to go, ie pizza/sub shops. as do bars. as for the cash-only distributor ... can't explain that.