Bruz: American: Basic "bad beer" yet not bad to drink until you get to the swill. The 40 itself was a decent drink, but at 4.5% ABV don't expect any sort of buzz. Good for chillin out on a warm spring day on the balcony. The swill was very watery, flat & sucked. Due to the swill and lack of alcohol content, this 40 gets a mediocre 5/10 swills. Thanks out to nickmoulton, SanJose40Drinker, MyLiverHurts & D. Hale for some of the variants!

Canadian: This was just alright. Pretty much your basic beer 40oz. At the end, the swill got a *bit* rough even though it was a lightweight beer overall. Nothing I nor any of you couldn't handle though. Just another beer 40 in the grand scheme of things... overall rating is 5/10 swills. I think it's pretty similar if not identical to its american counterpart.

3/25/11 troobie: Wow, 4.5% ABV is pretty weak for the "standard" version of a beer. Makes me wonder how low the ABV is on the light version. It also makes me respect Miller for doing the right thing and stepping up to the full 5.9% ABV on the ice version. That's more than Budweiser could do. I found this 40 in Albuquerque, NM, and of course I only bought it because I needed it for my collection. Nobody was selling the light or ice versions, so I'm still going to need both of those 40's. I did however find four other 40's for the collection while in Albuquerque: Miller Lite, Bud Ice, Busch, and Schlitz Blue Bull (OML.) Nothing at all exciting, but none of those are available in my area. I'm struggling with what to talk about on a beer 40. I like the cap on this. The bright red and white lettering goes well with the gold. I also like the current Milwaukee's Best labeling. I think this is their best version of the shield label so far. It's beyond lame that they added Frederick Miller's signature to the label. He'd probably roll over in his grave at the current state of his South African owned company. Despite the signature this is a pretty good label and color scheme, much better than the Side Pocket 40 I reviewed last. I'm relaxing in a recliner inside my Hampton Inn room while drinking this. I had to ice this 40 down in the sink Racer style, but it's ice cold and refreshing. The label tells me that the taste is both fresh and classic. I guess I won't argue with that. Ice cold this is a 6/10. A good yard work or vehicle repair 40. Otherwise there is absolutely no reason to grab regular Milwaukee's Best if Milwaukee's Best Ice is available.

3/21/10 sleazye: I got this on one of my occasional trips to dirty-ass Fitchburg, MA at Kappy's along with a 40 of MBI and a few Tap & Die 40s.

Anyways, on to the review!

Crack was kind of loud, so was the hiss. Not too bad, but also not too good in my opinion. Coming in at about 4.3% ABV, this is kind of weak but tolerable if you're looking to chill out and not get blasted to holy hell and beyond, or perhaps a 40 you'd have after work or something. Even with this 40 being real easy to chug fast, it gets boring very fast. One of the few redeeming factors with this 40 were the loud belches, but that's pretty much about it.

Not too much else to go on, to be totally honest. I'd rather have a 40 of regular Schlitz or PBR than this. However, I have had worse so, whatever.

Buzz: 2/10
Taste: 6/10
Label: 6/10
Swill: 7/10

91firebird: Just swilled a Milwaukees Best 40 thanks to my brother in Houston TX. He picked this up in Louisiana (Bossier to be exact) Decent 40.....better than Bud or any of the other "beer" 40's avaliable in the area. Shit is smooth all the way. If I had my choice after a malt 40 this would be my beverage of choice hands down. 8/10 Overall. Not much to expect after paying 1.29 for this 40.

Al Hogar: Bullshit!

Will no one else stand up and defend this fine Beast? Fine, you can all mock and scoff as you will, but in my opinion Milwaukee's Breast tastes better, drinks better, and sure as fuck swills better than Bud/Coors/whatever else NASCAR horse-piss beer you can name. Look, this is corn beer designed to be drunk between your La-Z-Boy and your Lawn Boy, and its not gonna get anybody too wasted on less than 3-4 40s. Still, as long as we're talking straight American beer, not malt, this stuff rocks. I've probably consumed about five competition size swimming pools full of it though, so maybe I'm a bit biased. It sure as fuck tastes better in glass, though, and as far as I know you'll only get it in glass in a 40. They don't even sell it in 22/24 ounce or quart bottles like most pussy-ass beers. Where I live its as low as $1.19 a 40, so buy the Ice version if you're lookin to see stars quick.

A true modern classic! 7/10.

BrewNovice40: Didn't like it at all. It got thrown away anyhow(accidentally). I did manage to keep the Milwaukee's Best Ice for my collection though.

Buzzcore: A cheap and somehow better tasting version of Miller, from........... you guessed it, "The Miller Brewing Co, Milwaukee, WI". Now don't get me wrong, I really don't understand why "The Beast" tastes better than Miller, but it does. Then again, I've always hated Miller and MGD, so anything would taste better to me. Now I know why I see so many drunks picking this stuff up at the local bodega, it's not bad! Believe it or not, this stuff also makes a great beer batter, bread, BBQ sauce, etc. If it had some sort of street cred, I'd rank it higher, but as it stands it's still an honest 6/10, just because it's an honest straight forward beer.

DC40s: Fuck this shit.

This is like a non-alcoholic 40.

Fuck it.

That's my review.

elantrax: I found this in Philly and as you know this is Miller brewing so I didnt expect this 40 to be anything of good and its just a beer 40 not malt so the buzz I knew wouldnt be insane. Overaul the bottle cracked a little hiss when I open it with a somewhat smooth taste but nothing worth paying more then $1.50 for it. Taste wise it was like drinkin most beer 40's from Miller but you could tell it wasnt no MGD or High Life. Buzzfactor was low and end taste was kinda just like regular beer but overaul It was ok for a 40 nothing extra ordinary but I give it a 5/10 for the price and taste but in the end this is just a 40 you will see this is the kind of 40 you'll see college kids drinkin at parties to avoid the powerful buzz and wrath of real malt. peace

Fat John: If this is Milwaukee's Best then milwaukee must suck because this shit is wack.It's pretty much just basic beer but even after i had it in the freezer for half an hour after buying it cold from the store it tasted like it was warm.It's not hard to get down but theres really no point to putting this down because it yields the smallest of buzzes even on an empty stomach.I wouldn't even call what i got from it a buzz.The swill was nasty but then again most swill is.If you need this bottle for your collection its not gonna kill ya to try it(unless you have a clitoris) but if your just looking for something to get drunk off of then you should look to something else.I'm giving this shit a rating of 3 outta 10 swills.

ImissMy64oz: fuck a best. i used to pound bests by the 30 packs before i turned 21. this dune coon used to sell em to me for 11 bux a piece you can pound that shit like water

JoeWebberlione: Drinking one of these right now, had to pick one up for Dukesplace so I thought I'd cop myself another one to re-try it. It reminds me alot of Old Milwaukee, maybe something in the name has something to do with that?? Very smooth, kinda like an old man beer but I never usually mind that. Low alcohol content on it so its kinda nice to just sit back & sip on after a long hard nite at work without getting too buzzed. Nice to have that once in a while 7 out of 10 swills.

LMSCRacer: Wow...Reading previous reviews, I am almost afraid even as I type (note..I said "almost") since this stuff is widely dissed.

What do you really expect for $1.39 at the Ona (WV) Exxon Little General Exxon? Basically, this is a standard non-discript American lager. The 40 saved me a couple trips to the frig for a new can or bottle. Very simple taste and mouth feel. Buzz factor is essentially nil - just drink 3 cans of the stuff. As for the swill, it was ok since I could pound this stuff in minutes.

My recommendation - buy something else in a 40 - this stuff is harmless, even a weak ass malt liquor like Hurricane (my favorite) beats this stuff, and for the same price. Please don't confuse this with the MB Ice - a top quality 5.9 malt at usually the same price - buy that instead. Rating - 5/10 but only since the stuff does contain ethanol.

Enjoy!

OldeGoldSwilla: ah beast original. A 40oz that should never be bought except to expand one's collection. I can't imagine who would opt for this 40oz instead of a malt liquor. And if you really want beast original why not splurge like 2 dollars more fro a whole 12pk!!

Roli: I only tasted the canadian one and I was already drunk so I don't remember what it taste, But it wasn't bad.

Testarossa50: i've heard lots of bad stuff about this brew, and the fact that its cheaper than malt liquor made me scared to drink it...i just popped it out of 30 mins in the freezer, but now i wish i did more...as soon as i popped the cap i smelled the stench of cheap ass beer, but it doesn't taste quite as bad as it smells, i'm to the bottom of the neck and i've actually adjusted to the flavor... hell no i didn't!!!! half way through the label and it tastes like someone shit down my throat...my breath smells like shit and i had to get some chips and salsa going to get the taste from my mouth...tostidos bite size with pace medium picante...hell yeah! just finished....not impressed...i've got so much tomato-ey/cheap beer-ey blend in my stomach i feel like i'm gonna puke...mil best gets a 3/10 for sucking, chips and salsa gets 9/10 for being almost perfect

Tiger Tai: I'm not a big fan of Milwaukee's Best. It tastes decent enough I just don't like it. I'd give Milwaukees Best 5 of 10 Swills.

YerPissingMeOff: Any beer with the word Milwaukee in it blows, and it makes me blow (chunks). shit is so nasty, why is their city known for beer and brewing, I just don't get it man!!