Higher alcohol content than yeast is rated for

[LepusLucis]

So I made a tripel with an alcohol content of about 13%. The yeast is rated for 12% (Wyeast 1214). I doubt it would make that much of a difference, but I was wondering what happens when you exceed the alcohol rating for the yeast? Do they just die, or slow down, or what?

 

[porterpounder]

If you exceed the tolerance and they run out of nutrients, the go dormant and flocculate out of the beer, leaving whatever residual sugars and bi-products they don't re-absorb behind. That's a pretty hardy yeast strain, so you may get more out of it that you think.