Note to self: when a French bartender tells you that a beer is strong, he does indeed mean that said beer is strong. While I do favor Belgian Abbey Ales at home, whatever it was that I was served this evening after work packed one hell of an alcoholic punch.
On the other hand, ignoring warnings leads to interesting situations; there is something distinctly surreal about watching Hercules (yes, the Kevin Sorbo series from some 20 years back (holy shit does that make me feel old)) in French.