While describing a local craft beer, Archipelago's Traders Brown Ale, that has gula melaka in it:

me: So the gula melaka sort of helps to give it a mellow flavour.
Angel: That sounds weird, like it would be sweet.
me: No, the sugar in the gula melaka gets fermented into alcohol.
Angel: (eyed widening) SO IT WOULD BE STRONGER? OKAY!
me: No? It's just a touch of gula melaka and...
Angel: (zones out)