Best Strong Ale

Traquair House Ale is brewed at Traquair House, a historic estate in Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders that ranks among the oldest inhabited houses in Britain. Brewing at Traquair was revived in the 1960s after a long hiatus, utilizing traditional equipment and methods within the house's former b...

Black Sheep Riggwelter is a premium strong ale brewed by the Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire. The beer features an alcohol by volume (ABV) of 5.9% and is characterized by its dark ruby color and rich malt profile, balanced by English hops. Its name derives from a Yorkshire dialect ter...

Adnams Broadside is a strong ale produced by Adnams Brewery in Southwold, Suffolk. The beer was originally brewed in 1972 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Sole Bay, a historic naval conflict that occurred off the Suffolk coast. As one of the brewery's flagship products, Broadsid...

Ringwood Old Thumper is a strong English bitter associated with Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire. The beer has an alcohol content of 5.6 percent by volume and is characterized by a malt-led profile balanced by English hop bitterness. It received the Champion Beer of Britain title from the Campaign for...

A strong Scottish ale at 6.7% ABV from Broughton Brewery in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1979 as one of Scotland's earliest modern microbreweries.

Jennings Sneck Lifter is a strong dark ale from Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, a brewery established in 1874. The name is drawn from the Cumbrian dialect word 'sneck,' meaning a door latch, with the term 'sneck lifter' associated with traditional pub culture. The beer is characteristic of...

Ossett Excelsior is a strong golden pale ale brewed by the Ossett Brewery, which was founded in 1998 in Ossett, West Yorkshire. The beer is recognized for its clean, hoppy character and relatively light color, packaged at an alcohol by volume of around 5.2%. It represents a classic example of the mo...

Exmoor Beast is a strong, dark winter ale produced by Exmoor Ales, a brewery located in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. The beer is brewed to an alcohol content of approximately 6.6% and is typically released as a seasonal offering during the colder months. It features a deep ruby-black color with a rich fl...

Brakspear Triple is a 7.2% ABV strong golden ale brewed under the Brakspear name in Witney, Oxfordshire, notable for undergoing a 'double drop' fermentation process inherited from the original Henley brewery.

Shepherd Neame 1698 is a bottle-conditioned strong ale brewed by Shepherd Neame of Faversham, Kent, the brewery widely recognized as Britain's oldest continuously operating brewer. The ale is named for the brewery's claimed founding year of 1698 and is positioned as a premium bottled product within...

St Austell HSD (Hicks Special Draught) is a strong Cornish bitter produced by St Austell Brewery in Cornwall. Named after former head brewer Roger Hicks, the ale has long been regarded as one of the brewery's flagship products. Its balanced malt sweetness and fruity notes, derived from traditional E...

Otter Head is a strong ale produced by Otter Brewery in Devon, representing the upper end of the brewery's cask range at around 5.8% ABV.

Harvey's Armada is a 4.5% ABV copper-coloured ale brewed by Harvey & Son of Lewes, East Sussex, originally produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Spanish Armada in 1988.

Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger is a strong ale produced by the Shepherd Neame brewery, based in Faversham, Kent. The beer derives its name from the historic fingerpost signs that guided medieval pilgrims traveling toward Canterbury. Brewed using traditional English malts and hops, it is characterized...