In student houses the length and breath of the country, there are walls dedicated to Dutch Gold and Bavaria; shrines to excess in the form of empty beer cans. What these lightweights don't realize, however, is that there are 5 beers in the world today - currently brewing as we speak - that contain the equivalent of their hard - earned shrines.

So give up your efforts on that low - price beer; take a break from the 100 Shot Challenge, and start importing some of these lethal beverages for a Man Mission that you'll never forget. Actually... you probably won't be able to remember it.

DISCALIMER: The Man Cave asks that all readers drink these beverages responsibly: if you spew, clean it up; make sure there are enough bottles to go around everyone and, most importantly; don't drink and dial.

5. End of History

The Scots rule when it comes to Decca Iron Man strength booze. BrewDog, a Scots specialist brewery, claimed that End Of History would be their last high - strength beer. At 55% abv, it's enough to kill an animal; in fact, the drink itself, all 12 bottles that existed, were presented inside a dead animal. Roadkill never tasted so potent.

4. Tyranena Black IPA

This nutty, Indiana Pale Ale is like Guinness, although at 56.5% might have an after on the floor much sooner than a couple of swifties down at your local. You could put in a Guinness glass and serve it to a friend at a house party, sit back, and watch the collapse before your eyes.

3. Finis Coronat Opus

German brewer Schorschbräu seem to have wimped out of brewing with Finis Coronat Opus (or, to us English speakers, "The Last Crown's the Work"), unable to keep up with their Scottish and Dutch counterparts. At 57%, it's still not to be undermined - it's the equivalent of an Oktoberfest session swirling around in your stomach.

2. Start the Future

Guaranteed to throw you into a different realm of head - spinning madness, Start the Future is Dutch brewing company Brouwerij 't Koelschip (‘The Coolship', named so after a traditional piece of brewing equipment used to cool the wort after boiling) that is trying to keep up with the Scots. At 120 proof and 60% abv, it's not to be downed in one; rather, says brewer Jan Nijboer, "You don't drink it like beer, but like a cocktail - in a nice whisky or cognac glass". At 35EUR a bottle, it's not one you'll find down your local. Truly, Dutch gold.

1. Armageddon

While your Dad is probably tucking into a nice bottle of Scotch, we recommend you fly past him with Armageddon, brought to you from Scotland's Brewmeister. Packing a helluva punch at 65% abv, the beer is freeze fermented, meaning that the beer is cooled to zero degrees during the brewing process. As the water freezes, the alcohol does not, meaning that the alcohol level is not diminished during brewing. Don't worry; Armageddon has nothing to do with Michael Bay - The Anti - Christ of modern cinema - or his utterly rubbish 1998 movie, Armageddon. In fact, a bottle of this and you'll forget that Bay's disastrous disaster movie even existed.

To celebrate the launch of Man Cave on entertainment.ie, we have an awesome Liebherr fridge to give away to one lucky viewerm plus a slab of beer. Enter the competition here.

COMPETITION CLOSED: The winner is Morgan Kilgallen

Words: Philip Cummins