poached pears without port
I don't know of anyone who would want the alcohol to be missing in this dish!
That would be a crime.
beer-battered fried fish without the beer...
And it's the hops, malt and yeast that you'll taste, not the alcohol which will be long gone after the deep fry.
On the flip side, I agree with Bitt that I dislike many things made with coffee, like tiramisu, where I find the coffee flavor overpowers everything else.
You might not like it with any hint of coffee, but overpowering sounds like a bad tiramisu. The perfect example has to be very well balanced, and unfortunately, more often than not, you'll get a sub-standard example when ordering out. At least that's my experience. I've had some pretty bad ones, but also quite a few really great ones. Tiramisu also takes alcohol - and it most definitely stays in.