Bruz: This 40 had a nice crack to it - that plus the label are the only nice things about this 40, however. The initial smell is bad. The initial taste is bad. Tastes like urination + alcohol. At 10.2% ABV you shouldn't expect the smoothest flavor, but you should come up with something a little easier to swill than this. If it's gonna taste like this, you may as well bump the alcohol content up to 12%, in my personal & professional opinion. For a moment, midway, it seems like it gets a little easier to tolerate, but I think that's just my tongue going numb from this poisonous concoction. It's like sucking on dirty coins. Swill's just as rough as the first sip, albeit, a couple degrees warmer from my sweaty palms. Overall, I'll give this 2/10 swills, cuz it does give you a nice buzz and is one of the coolest bottles I've added to my collection in a long time. The taste is horrible though. Thanks out to BigJandthe40 & ImissMy64oz for this!

6/15/10 ohnoanotherputz: I drank this bad boy with a nice pizza dinner. My hands were greasy so I could only open the crap half way, and man, the smell from it was already permeating through the room like a bad far. The taste wasn't as bad as I was expecting for the noxious odor, but still it was nothing to splendid. The taste kind of settles in your mouth, except for the really bad taste, so each time you sip it's like it's getting worse and worse, because all you notice is the bad aspects. It's hard to describe exactly how it tastes bad, all I can say is that if this 40 was milk, it would taste curdled. It packs a nice punch though. I was feeling pretty tipsy after 1, and that's not usual.

All in all, 3 swills for taste, 8 for the bitching logo, and 6.5/10 for potency. I gotta say, other high grav malts taste better, though not all of em pack the wallop this does.

11/26/09 LMSCRacer: A big thanks to 91Firebird for the hook up here.

Good strong crack and hiss. It looks good in the bottle. To me though, the initial flavor was more wine like (and not good wine) than malt like. The carbonation level was very low which may have added to the poor taste. It didn't get any better as the level went down. I've had this on multiple occasions in a 24 and it just didn't seem as raw as out of a wide mouth 40. As the malt warmed it only got worse. This was some of the toughest swill I've ever choked down - about on par with Camo Silver Ice. Of course, at 10.2% ABV you can't expect too much and Pit Bull High Gravity Ice Malt Liquor lived up to that expectation.

I would normally give this one a 2/10 swills, but I am awarding 1 bonus point for both the cool label and the 10.2 % ABV for a total of 4/10 swills. It does not, however, earn a "Racers Recommendation", that is, unless you are into torturing yourself.

10/25/09 havinafett: Got this beast about a month ago from BigJ and it had been sitting in my fridge ever since.
I had just got back from the tattoo shop and for some reason getting tattooed makes me crave alcohol so I decided that night was the night to tackle this thing.
I got the 24oz can from Karpis a while back and drank it when I was already pretty sauced. Even then I knew it was a vile concoction.

Didn't smell too bad when I cracked it. Tasted it and my first though was "holy shit this is metalic, I just got into a bunch of nonsense."

The alcohol bite was awful, and the word Vile kept coming to mind.

Four O has that weird funky taste,
Axe Head I thought was delicious despite the bite that it had.
This is sustenance for the homeless.

How in gods name did this stuff win any kind of award?
I give it the award for the worst 40 I've ever drank thus far.

As I drank it I think my senses were dulled a bit because it seemed to get easier to drink, but then it immediately became rough again.

When I finished it I was really buzzed, but I had to immediately go get a private stock to cleanse myself.

The next day I felt like shit. Not the worst hangover I've ever had but this 40 gave me wild depression.

It's an awesome looking bottle, but thats as far as it goes.

2/10 just because it yields an great buzz and looks awesome.

9/24/09 ders0: Words cannot describe how depressed I got when I saw this malt had become a 40oz. I have had this shit in cans before and without hesitation will say it's one of the top 3 worst malts of all time, maybe THE worst (sans fruity stuff like EE sour).

The 40 is no different. I cracked it and could smell the foul poisons contained in this bottle immediately. The first sip sucked bad and I determined it is worse than axe head. The horrid taste lingers and coats your throat like a cough drop. I still have a long, long way to go.

Fortunately, it gets somewhat better. It's still very cold and starts to go down pretty easy at the label. Don't get me wrong though, it still sucks.

This piece of shit got warm by the time I was willing to finish it. At the bottom of the label it got ultra rough. I really, really hate this 40.

Yeah so it sucked all the way to the end from that point on. A few minutes after finishing it, I'm pretty buzzed. So I guess that's it's only high point.

This is just another one of those take it or leave it super Hgs. Nothing you could drink on a regular basis, but it's bearable from time to time.

9/21/09 nickmoulton: dont know how firebirds weird palate could give this 4 an 8.5

Got this in the mail from Big J and immediately popped it in the freezer
Left it there for a solid 4 hours
shit was frosting hard

I will admit it, it isnt bad when ice, ice, arctic cold, but the second that dies down, it is real bad
I dont have much to say about it, it took me a while to drink, so even though im sure the buzz factor is great if drank quickly, the buzz was at most an 8/10 for me
the taste when it was ice cold was a solid 6/10
buzz 7/10
swill 2/10
label is cool, and the WM gets a +.5

4/10

4.5/10

9/18/09 White Mike: A nice brew, crisp clean finish with a nice hop taste. The flavor has a wonderful bouquet of flavors, hints of aged oak mixed with malt and hops......

No I'm bullshiting, this shit tastes like tin foil. Awful metal taste to it, not undrinkable like say a red or green evil eye, but nothing like other popular strong malts like steel or ides. I had mine in the freezer so long it was hard to hold the cold bottle in my hands and it was still hard as shit to drink. Just a real metal taste to it and a hard alcohol bite to it when you swallowed it.

9/16/09 d07c0m: Several fists to BigJ for this 40.

This is my 136th bottle but my first US wide-mouth (if we forget about Canadian wides made in the US). [EDIT: He's a rampant bold faced liar. He already had Crazy Stallion in his collection. -Bruz]

Shit was screwed on tight but I finally got it to crack nicely.

First smell was neutral but my first sip was not.

Rough, rough, rough first taste but for some reason I got used to it over time and, like some have said, it got better.

It doesn't taste too different from most strong 40s coming from Lacrosse, WI

If you stretch your mind it tastes a lot like a lot of things (Bull Max, Black Bull, Colt 45 8%, Camo HG, etc.)

Great addition, amazing buzz (very much a "head buzz." My head is super heavy and awesome feeling after this), taste is unfortunately not new at all.

I was thinking of rating this relatively low but since it was tolerable and got me fucking drunk I have to give it a big 75% score.

If I had this near me by god I would drink it often.

Also, this is the second strongest 40 in the world if I am not mistaken (not counting that Mexican micro).

9/16/09 91firebird: Thanks to BigJ for the hookup on the Pit Bull HG Ice 40. I'm not gonna lie, I was scared to crack this motherfugger. I had the can a couple weeks back courtesy of Alvin Karpis and the taste was absolute horrid. I knew the 40 would taste a little better than the can but I still prepared myself for the worst. I cracked it and it actually produced a decent crack. The 1st pull however was horible.It sent a chill up my spine and instantly reminded me of the Earthquake can I had a few weeks back. After that however, the experience was great. Its very smooth after the 1st pull and goes down easy. As I approaced the label I thought to myself.....Why do I like this all of a sudden? Its not that bad at all. I like the Camo products and could easily swig Camo HG or the Silver Ice on the reg. Dunno why but I do like Camo products. This fits into the same category. I mean its a 10.2% ABV HG malt liquor, its not gonna taste like Silver Thunder or Hurricane. It's meant to kick your ass and produce a wicked ass hangover in the morning...... which it did. Overall I gotta give this a decent rating. I'm gonna say 8.5/10 swills. Its not something I would drink on a daily basis but it's definately a solid 40 that can be drank about once a month in a normal rotation. Definately not a malt for newbie wankstas who swill Bud Light on the reg.

9/12/09 BlackMetalTroy322: I'm gonna have to thank Big J again for this 40. This was my first Wide Mouth 40, and I realized it's harder to crack than a small mouth, anyways I Form the first sip it was like golden deliciousness reminded me of a Steel Reserve, except this have a little more metallic/sweet taste to it. This 40 is a great 40 to get drunk really fast. I felt like the Pit Bull behind the fence when I swilled it. I'm gonna give this 40 8/10 for taste, and 9/10 for buzz.

9/11/09 40ozHawaii: I drank this one during the NFL opener; my team was playing so there was an adrenaline high. Moreover, the Pit Bull Ice was cold; damn near frozen. I kept it in the ice box until there was frozen particles within. Didn't get to it until half-time.

The wide-mouth was a strong crack, and the first, apprehensive taste, was mild at best. At the near-frozen level, no big deal. The flavor was metallic, but tamed by the coldness. By the time the beer was down to the label, I was already feeling the 10.2% alcohol warmth in my stomach. It was like I just did a shot of something. I didn't slam this, so as the beer warmed up, the metallic presence began to dominate the flavor. I never got to the point where I felt this 40 tasted unbearable, or much worse than a 211. However, I drank it cold straight thru to the end. Great buzz, not so great taste.

Taste: 4.0/10
Buzz: 10.0/10
Label: 8.0/10
Swill: 4.5/10

Thanks BigJ for the hookup.

9/10/09 40zForSatan: Review sent to me bye 40oz Malo: I was really hesitating on this one, I've heard nothing but terrible things and never really had a chance to drink it on a weekend. I said fuck it and am risking a hangover. This tasted like metal, metal soaked in beer. There was nothing to enjoy, I drank this one REAL quick and REAL cold, done in less than 7 minutes. I am definitely still feeling a buzz and it's been 2 hours already.

TASTE: 3/10
SWILL: 3/10
LABEL: 8/10
BUZZ: 10/10
OVERALL: 4/10

9/7/09 beam21: Thanx out to big j for introducing this beast to the cornfields. I'm not going to lie, I didn't finish it. Not because it was too awful or anything, but because it broke me off and I straight up fell asleep about 2/3 of the way through. The flavor was bad, in fact it was extremely bad. But to its credit it did (unlike axe head and some other of these ultra HGs) have a sharp true high gravity bite, albeit a very cheap and dirty one. It reminded me of camo silver ice, but significantly worse. Putting this in a widemouth is totally uncalled for. Typically I will give a 40 an extra half-point just for being a widemouth, but in the case of the pit bull it actually loses a full-point. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to tangle with the pit bull, but why anyone would drink this more than once in a lifetime is beyond me.

Taste 2.5/10
Buzz 10/10

9/6/09 D4N0: First off, thanks to BigJ on this 40 hookup!

Crack was decent with a lil hiss. First sip was shocking. Was no where as bad as I thought it would be. A little to much alcohol taste in the beginning. After getting about halfway down on the bottle the taste seemed to get worse. I still have about half of the 40 left and I'm not looking forward to the swill.

Taste: 3/10
Buzz: 10/10
Overall: 6.5/10

9/5/09 TheFear: Pit Bull High Gravity Ice Malt Liquor pulls no punches. No stupid slogans. Just straight up 10.2% abv malt liquor. Thank you Big J for for this bad ass 40. I'm not gonna lie. The taste is awful. No doubt about that. The buzz is obviously nice. If I was a narcoleptic bum whose taste buds were burned out from smoking crystal meth and licking park benches, then I would love this 40. Unfortunately, I'm not.

Taste 3/10
Buzz 9/10
Overall 6/10

9/3/09 sleazye: First of all, I would like to send huge thanks for BigJ sending me this as a gift of kindness. I nearly had it in the freezer for approximately 90 minutes to 2 hours. The crack was weak and hiss was even weaker, already bad in my opinion. The first few sips were as decent as you would expect with such a high ABV (10.2%!) ice malt 40 such as this beast. One redeeming factor if you could call it that from this was the burps, which were pretty +$$! at least for me.

Even though this is a 40, for some bizarre reason it harbors a strong metallic taste (far from a good one at that) that isn't enjoyable in the very least at all. Kind of reminds me a bit of silver label Steel Reserve on crack or something as equally hideous. As mentioned in the previous review, halfway into this 40, the buzz creeps on you quicker than an attacker from the bushes.

However, the label and logo font are supreme on this 40. Too bad the taste is so horrendous. I'd rather swill two 24 oz. cans of Schlitz VSL because I can at least enjoy them much, much more than this!

Taste: 4/10
Swill: 2/10
Label: 10/10
Buzz: 9/10

9/3/09 itsdanko: First off, thanks to BigJ for hooking me up with this 40. i put this one in the freezer for 1 hour 45 mins because i felt it was necessary after reading BigJs review lol. took a chug, it felt like something was hitting the roof of my mouth... let it settle and i felt a lovely burning sensation in my stomach. Tasted fine ice cold. Got a strong after taste, but it wasnt anything to really be concernded about.

Half way through the 40 and i'm already feeling it. Each time i hit this it feels like its burning my stomach, yet i cant complain. It has a taste to it, but at 10.2% i'm still not seeing a MAJOR negative to complain about.

I just finished the 40 and i honestly can't complain at all. Tasted just fine cold, but surely is nothing to brag about. It has a harsh after taste in the beginning, but once the buzz kicks in I'm not even noticing it. Overall I'd rate this:
Taste: 5/10
Buzz: 9/10

I couldnt imagine letting this 4 getting warm. Awesome label is enough for any collection, but I'd recommend drinking it ice cold to make it as enjoyable as possible.

8/31/09 BigJandthe40: My cousin Katie aka lakegodess530 found this 40oz out in her neck of the woods. I drove up there is weekend and got a shit load of them, to trade with the rest of the crew.

The crack is good, the taste isnt. It has a metal taste that stings the taste buds, and lingers in the mouth. I recomend that you live this in the freazer for atleast 1 hr, this is hard to get down and I wouldnt want to try it warm.

I drank this with my cousin John and he said it tastes like asshole, I have never tried asshole but think he might be right. I would say 5 out of 10 for taste 8 out of 10 for label and 10 out of 10 for hangover the next morning

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