In article >, ost
says...
>
> On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:40:25 -0500, blake murphy wrote:
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> > On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:57:56 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:54:00 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >>
> >>> Actually, I've decided not to drink any alcohol more
> >>> concentrated than beer...
> >>
> >> http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5470/55523
> >>
> >> Or you can get this for $1.50/can:
> >>
> >> http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/782/51067
> >> http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/21678/54660
> >>
> >> Or you can do it with style ($4/11.2oz bottle)
> >>
> >> http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/604/1602
> >>
> >> -sw
> >
> > a twelve percent beer must sneak up on people. i'd suspect it tastes
> > nasty, though.
>
> Not the Scaldis. But the Stock and Earthquake are pretty nasty.
> The Belgians are masters of hiding lots of alcohol in great tasting
> beers.
>
> I've never tried the 16.5 beer above, but I have all the others.
>
> -sw

Well, the higher alcohol beers are usually not sampled the same way as a
regular beer. They tend to be lacking in carbonation so they are not the
"refreshing" drink one would generally associate with beer. I don't know
that the Belgian beer is higher than other beer in alcohol content by
nature, just a different taste which btw, I don't care for at all. Same
with other vinegar tasting brews.

Scotty