Officially Licensed Collegiate Beers Alcohol Percentage

Find every collegiate beer ranked by alcohol percentage (ABV %)

4.

Iowa State University, Cyclones IPA, 6.0%

5.

Iowa State University, Clone Fest, 5.6%

5.

Drake University, Bulldog, 5.6%

6.

Luther College, Alma Mater, 5.4%

6.

North Dakota State University, Bison Rock, 5.4%

7.

Illinois State, Redbird Ale, 5.3%

8.

Troy University, Trojan Ale, 5.2%

8.

University of Florida, Shock Top, 5.2%

9.

Illinois State, Battle Bird Lager, 5.1%

9.

UC Irvine, Anteater Lager, 5.1%

10.

William & Mary, Griffin Gold, 5.0%

10.

Vanderbilt University, Conquer and Prevail, 5.0%

11.

Iowa State University, Forever True, 5.0%

12.

University of Nevada, Wolf Pack Ale, 4.9%

12.

Bowling Green State University, 4.9%

13.

Marquette University, Marquette Golden Ale, 4.9%

13.

UNC Charlotte, Gold Rush, 4.9%

14.

Oski’s California Gold, Official Beer of Cal, 4.8%

14.

New Mexico State, Pistol Pete's 1888, 4.8%

14.

Univ North Texas, North Texas Blonde Ale, 4.8%

15.

University of Oklahoma, Schooner, 4.7%

15.

Indiana University, Hoosier Gameday Lager, 4.7%

15.

Florida State University, Legacy Lager, 4.7%

15.

Cal Poly, Cal Poly Gold, 4.7%

15.

San Diego State University, State Ale, 4.7%

16.

UC Davis, Gunrock Lager, 4.6%

17.

Eastern Michigan Univ, Water Tower Power, 4.5%

17.

Ohio University, Ricky, 4.5%

17.

LSU, Bayou Bengal, 4.5%

17.

Southern Miss, Southern Skies, 4.5%

17.

Christopher Newport Univ, Captains Lager, 4.5%

17.

Uof Massachusetts, Massachusetts Lager, 4.5%

18.

Uof Arizona, Wildcat Sonoran-Style Cerveza, 4.4%

18.

U of Arizona, Wildcat Sonoran Amber Lager, 4.4%

19.

The University of Tennessee, Vol Lager, 4.2%

19.

Western Kentucky University, 1906 Lager, 4.2%

19.

North Dakota State University, Bison Light, 4.2%

20.

University of Texas El Paso, Miner Beer, 4.1%

21.

Fresno State, Red Wave, 4.0%

  • The University of Rhode Island’s Rhody Ram IPA has the highest alcohol percentage of all officially licensed collegiate beers with an ABV of 7.0%. Second highest alcohol percentage of all collegiate beers is Gunrock Hazy IPA, the officially licensed beer of UC Davis.

  • The most common collegiate beer alcohol percentage is 4.5%.

  • Red Wave, Fresno State’s officially licensed beer holds the distinction of having the lowest alcohol percentage of all collegiate beers with an ABV of 4.0%.

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