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Bruz: High Gravity: This 40 kinda pisses me off. It's a love/hate relationship really. At first I did not like it. Then I grew used to the taste & it became my favorite "high gravity" 40 on the market. However, a few months went by where I didn't drink it & then when I purchased it again I thought the taste was (once again) miserable. St Ides is classic ghetto malt. I love it for that reason. And I love its strong alcohol content. But the taste truly is not good. I have to be in the right mood to enjoy it. But 1 40 of this for some reason may leave you feeling better than an even stronger 40. For example, Axe Head (11%) didn't give me the kind of buzz that St Ides (8.2%) does. So for its "fuck you up" recipe, the fact that "it makes your jimmy thicker", plus its ability to produce foul brew beefs I'll give it a strong 7/10 swills. Inconsistent good/bad taste is what keeps this from a higher rating. Thanks out to DolbyZero for the $1.79 SRP & Dukesplace for the $2.25 SRP variants! Premium: This shit tasted pretty weak. However, it IS a classic, and is featured in some of the finest ghetto movies of all time, such as Boyz in da Hood among others. It's also been endorsed by artists such as Ice Cube & Snoop Doggy Dogg, so for those reasons alone it deserves some credit. However, its taste IS pretty weak, as I said. Kinda reminds me of M-X malt liquor. In the end it DID produce a fine effect, but I don't know if that's due to a high alcohol content or the fact that I haven't swilled many 40s as of late. Overall rating is 6/10 swills. Much thanks out to "HENNYTEED" for the very cool Happy New Year '95 variation! Canadian: This one's a mystery here. It doesn't say "Premium", it doesn't say "High Gravity", it's just straight-up "St. Ides"... and it tasted like our St. Ides, so what the hell can I say? I don't understand why those silly canadian who are all into their strong-ass beer actually lowered the alcohol content on this brand in their country (ours is 8.2%, theirs is 7%). I have nothing else to say. Overall rating is 7/10 swills. Also much thanks out to "ThUgWiGGa" for the empty 8.0% wide mouth variation! |
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2/4/10 Chilen: I am the self-proclaimed greatest St. Ides drinker of all time. I seriously believe I have drunk more St. Ides on anyone on the planet. I was working in a bar back in 1991-92 and I'd go back in the kitchen every night to listen to the "Top 8 at 8" on WJLB in detroit. You white boys will recognize WJLB as the radio station featured in Eminem's movie 8-Mile. Well back then it was still a "Black" radio station before it was bought up by along with all the other radio stations by clear channel or Radio 1. Well every night just before the number 1 song (I remember the number 1 song was "Forever my Lady" by Jodeci, so that can put a date on when I started learning about St. Ides). they would cut to commercials and a St. Ides commercial would be played. At first I didnt' really know what St. Ides was and when the commercial came on I recognized Ice Cube rapping on the commercial. I remember really liking the commercial and the beat and started listening to the Top 8 at 8 more to hear the St. Ides commercial rather than hearing what the number one song was. Well i believe that was in about October to December 1991 and it was only a couple of weeks after the L.A. Riots in 1992 that I finally got my first taste of St. Ides. Me and my friend were just driving around Detroit (probably looking for a $5.00 crack ho) when my friends car broke down. Luckily it broke right in front of a Liqour Store. It was also in heavy gang territory near the ambassdor bridge. Well my friend went to work on his car and I went to work on gettin some brews for us. This was in Detroit so we could "Brown Bag it" back in those days. Well I went to the back of the liqour store to the beer coolers and looked for a brew and I almost stopped dead. The coolers were full of 40's but one of them seemed to shine and had an aura around it. It was like callin my name, and when I read the label it was ST. IDES. OH HELL YEAH. i was finally gonna get to try this brew who's commercials had me salivating over for the last half a year of so. I grabbed a bottle for myself and a Budwieser for my friend because he's a bitch and went to pay. The guy behind the counter aske me for I.D. I was 22 at the time and the drikin age was 21 in Detroit so I didn't care so i gave him my Canadian Drivers licence. "What the fuck is this?" the idiot behind the counter asked. I explained that it was my drivers licence but the jackass wouldn't take it. Just as I was walking out of the store empty handed these two gangbanger angels came up to me. If that St. Ides bottle had an aura around it than these *%$*$+! had mother fuckin angel wings. "Well get those brews for you" One gangbanger said. I had to stop myself from dropping to my knees and sucking his dick. "For Real?" i said instead. "Yeah, just buy us each a brew and we'lll get them for you". I gave the guy $20.00 and he came out with our brew....and change. Maybe he wasn't a real gangbanger. But we sat there and drank while my friend worked on his car and the gangbangers flashed gang signs at all the passing cars and got hammered right there on the sidewalk. I ended up drinking 3 St. Ides that first night and had the worst hangover of my life the next day. I started drinking when I was 16 and only once have I ever puked from drinking in that time (after drinking 1/4 of a 40oz of Jack Daniels in one gulp back when I was about 17) so I could hold my liquor prtetty good. But that next morning I was puking all over the place. After that i was a couple weeks later when the same friend came over and told me he found another store in Detroit that had St. Ides and they had all kinds of posters and stuff there to. We went there right away (the store was on the corner of Woodward and Palmer, that might even be the name of the store...Woodward and Palmer Liquor) and sure enough they had posters and shit. I managed to talk the guy into giving me the poster and out 4 bottle of St. Ides. After that I went back to Woodward and Palmer ever weekend to get my brew for the weekend. I'd pick up 6 or 8 40oz bottles. I did this for 2 or 3 years and than I started drinking St. Ides exclusivly. In around 1995 or so I stopped going to the Beer stores here in Canada and started going to Detroit all the time. I'd pick up a case of 12 40oz bottles and than I'd also pick up some St. Ides Special Brew as well. This would cover my entire week of drinking usually. Than in 1997 St. Ides came to Canada and i became a full fledged alcoholic. I started drinking almost 2 cases of St. Ides per week. I would drink 3 bottles at least every night after coming home from work as a construction worker. That's 3 - 40oz bottles every single night. On good nights (maybe twice a week) i'd drink 4. I stopped going to bars because they didn't serve St. Ides. I'm not going to do the math but I drank 3 bottles every night until they stopped selling it here in 2007 (about 10 years). The people working at all the beer stores in town all knew me becasue I'd buy St. Ides by the case when everyone else would just pick up a single bottle. Nowadays I go back to the store on Woodward and Palmer to grab my St. Ides or sometimes to some liquor stores out by Oakland Mall. But I don't drink anywhere near what I used to drink. But even still I know that there is nobody on the planet earth who has drunk as much St. Ides in their lifetime as I have. NOBODY! And that makes me the KING OF ST. IDES!!! |
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1/7/10 gorillo: I'm drinkin my first St. Ides in about 15 years, and it's as good as I remember. Glad I found it here in Vegas, and at a spot on my way home from work even. |
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12/20/09 40sRnice: St. Ides High Gravity is either a love or hate it seems. I got my first St. Ides earlier after hunting for it for a little while and loved it from first sip. It is everything I think of when thinking of a malt liquor taste , taste wise it is very good imo and like Bruz said it is advertised a lot in ghetto movies and rap music which I have grown up on. I haven't had too much variety but the taste to me is reminiscent of OE but better maybe more of the salty malt taste. One thing I dislike about it is the metallic taste you get on the exhale, other than that I love this 40 not too heavy at all. I will definitely drink this on the reg as long as I can get it. I give it 9/10 swills overall. |
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11/20/09 Sharkey: Picked up a St. Ides today instead of my usual Steel Reserve, and god damn I am beginning to think I made the best choice to start off the weekend. I've only had an Ides a couple times before, and it's been about 5 months since my last. Crack and hiss were loud as I remember, the 40 was ice cold from the store freezer and the first swig went down nice and smooth, best thing I tasted all day. It does have a little of the HG malt bite like Steel Reserve, but the colder this 40 is the better, last time I had an Ides almost turned me off completely because it was not very cold and had a serious metallic and alcoholic bite to it. About halfway done now, buzz is starting to come on pretty nice as with all HG malts. Gonna finish this off while watching some videos, definitely glad I picked this one up tonight. From what I remember if you take your time the swill is pretty rough, my theory is it's all about temperature. St. Ides is a classic and should be experienced at least once by every 40 drinker.
Taste: 8/10 Overall I'd give St. Ides an 8/10 swills, classic, tasty, and a nice buzz add up to make this a worthy 40. |
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11/20/09 sleazye: Scrolling the the reviews here, I realized I had never reviewed that classic malt, so here goes... I decided to mix things up this weekend with one of my usual alcohol stockups, I decided to try St Ides again for the first time in months. The hiss and pop were extremely loud for this bad boy. Always something good to me. First few pulls into this and unlike most other HG 40s, it has its own unique taste with a little bit of a an alcohol taste which is to be expected with an 8.2% 40. About halfway or so into it and the buzz is starting to kick in; buzz is way different than Schlitz Bull Ice or Steel Reserve for example. The buzz never lets up and kicks your ass more and more the deeper and deeper you get into this beast. Down to the swill and even that is pretty tasty. Maybe it's the fact I was listening to Brujeria while drinking this monster that made it worth it. I have no idea, but I'm not complaining at all!
Taste: 8.5/10 |
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8/27/09 MikeeG: St. Ides 8.2% is one of my favorite malt liquors. |
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8/23/09 d07c0m: Had my first St. Ides HG in about a year and a half. I've always liked/hated it but the one I had last night was definitely opinion-swaying. It was at an Arctic temperature when I cracked it and hesitantly took my first swig. Immediately my eyes widened as my tastebuds registered the freezing booze. The beer was immaculate, I couldn't believe how good it tasted. It didn't have a hint of the usual St. Ides funk that had turned it off for me, instead it tasted like an incredibly smooth HG. I must have had really bad luck and only ever had old, skunked, and warm St. Ides before because this was truly awe-inspiring. I hate that I can't get it by me because it would be one of my top HGs for sure. The buzz was supreme and I continued to get hammered afterwards. St. Ides is the bomb malt liquor. 9/10 |
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7/8/09 shakesbeere: so, wasn't aware this had such a following, always passed it up lumping it in with shit like Wildcat, anyway, first taste, great, second swig, shit, then tolerable. actually thought it got better as it warmed up a little bit. Got through the swill almost unknowingly, whether or not due to taste or buzz? who knows and who cares. not a bad crack, sure i'll be visiting again. |
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7/7/09 pookster11: Been wanting to try this brew for a long ass time. Had a good crack and a strong ass hiss. The first swill was nothing to be happy about cause of the strong alc and skunky taste ( giving the fear a shout out for the hookup in my vid). At the top of the label it tastes better, dont know if its cause it has gotten warmer or if the 8.2%abv has kicked in. Now at the top of the bar code it has a better flavor even tho its warm as piss. The last swill was a lil ruff but not as bad as I thought. The buzz has kicked in fully now and it is pretty nice! Would drink it once a month if I could! 5/10 for taste 9/10 for buzz 10/10 for being a boyz in da hood classic!!!!!!!! |
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5/17/09 BWill40s: Wow, I went through the reviews and I have never gave the classic St Ides a review. Well here goes. I never got to drink the 6% St Ides Premium. Though the Ides HG 8.2 is not bad at all. For HGs it does have that bold taste. Though weighing in at 8.2 imo it is way better then Steel and Olde E HG but trails the Schlitz Bull Ice but not by much. Ides has that sweeter taste but yet still smooth. Overall I would give this classic a 8-10 It is $2.45-$2.65 here a little more then the Steels and Olde HG but it is well worth it. 2 40s of St Ides and well you will be rolling with the crooked I ha.. |
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5/2/09 maltliquorswigga: St. Ides 8.2%... 1st Ides in like 3 years, never was big on Ides since it became an HG, the Premium wasnt bad, but was never my favorite malt. Anyway good crack, small hiss. 1st few sips (like almost to top of label) was FONKY, str8 ghetto funk, but once I got past that point, it started to taste pretty good, had it in my freezer for almost an hour, so It stayed cold all the way to the swill. Nice Buzz. Way better taste than I thought. I'll definitely be copping an Ides 40 at least once a week from now on to add to the rotation. Overall I'd have to say 7.5/10 swills... woulda rated it higher if not for the initial funky taste.  |
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4/6/09 TheFear: The St. Ides 8.2% HG is movin up on my list. I never was a St. Ides guy, but I like this one Alot! I like it more any HG 40oz. that I can get. Better then OE800 HG, 211, and Camo. Taste suprisingly smooth, and the buzz was Definately there! I did drink it in under 10mins so I can't comment on the warm taste. I'd like to say it's my favorite HG, but I need to try Hurricane HG 40oz. 24oz HHG was Very good. |
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3/30/09 ripping76: I have to say.. St.ides will kick you square in the teeth ,.. The taste is pretty good! But Not comparable with a Huricane HG though! |
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3/21/09 slipknotdepp: St. Ides is a sweet tasting high gravity malt liquor. I had to search to find it out here but it is worth the search. 8.2% and gives a decent buzz. Was a bit flat but I didn't mind the lack of foam because it went down pretty good. As far as tastes goes, it was okay. Not the best. Buzz is decent. I'd give it a 6/10 because of the buzz factor and the price. Not my favorite but up there with the best of them. |
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3/16/09 SourStomache: Finally, drinkin a classic malt I've been waiting years to try. This is the malt all my favorite rappers talked about (well, they were repping the Premium Malt not the High Grav, but thats not available anymore) Nonetheless, this is St. Ides. Whenever the word St. Ides gets mentioned in the northwest most people assume you're talking about the special brews. Not suprising, you can find them at every gas station or corner store. So I had to look to other means to aquire this malt. Thanks to Alvin Karpis
So was Eazy-E wrong, is it wise to get faded off the St. Ides. Weighing in at 8.2% It packs it punch. My only other experience at that level to compare would be Schlitz Bull Ice. Hated that stuff on first try, don't mind it now but nothing I would buy regulary. I"ll give Ides a one up on taste compared to Bull Ice. It's definetly smoother and not so sweet. But it lacks the drinkability of other malts like Olde English or Colt 45. So is it all that was expected. Pretty much. With it's high alcohol content, I got a good buzz. Buzz 8/10. Taste 5/10  |
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2/13/09 Pacuguy: Had my first St. Ides the other day, thanx to BigJ for the hook up. |
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11/17/08 BigJandthe40: The good old St Des aka 8.2  |
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9/13/08 SpyderMike: I have a problem....I love St. Ides. |
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8/24/08 timcom99: I had 2 of the 24 Ounce Saint Ides Tall Boy cans yesterday. The 40 Ounce Bottles are available in Los Angeles County but not everywhere. The Two 24 Ounce Cans put me at 48 Ounces anyway. Good Sweet taste compared with Steel Reserve 211. I like Saint Ides alot now. When it First came out I thought it tasted Funky. It was too Thick and Nasty. Now it is Just right and at 8.2% Alcohol at a Reasonable Price it is a Good Bargain. |
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8/20/08 nastynate81: this shit is mean.It takes a while to get used to the taste.After pounding one down you may feel alright but then it creeps up on ya. i don't remember how many crazy things i did while being fucked up on this 40 the most i can drink of this shit is 2 40s.So as for taste 5/10 buzz a good 8-9/10 |
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7/5/08 troutkilla77: Had my first St. Ides 40 ever day before.. many thanks to dj oe 800 for the hookup. Very nice crack.. and hiss. Cracked this 40 while watching some fireworks being put off in a nearby park with my girl in the backyard. First pull was a surprise... not bad at all in my oppinion. Half way through it before the fireworks were done.. and the buzz began to kick in.. helping dull the itching from all the mosquito bites I had incurred while out there. At the swill now and the buzz is very nice.. actually better than I usually get with the Steel which is my usual 40.. and the taste is much better also. I give this 40 a 7/10 for taste, and a 9/10 for the buzz, netting it an 8/10 swills overall. Great 40. |
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211 Swilla: The best HG. I will sip 211 when I can't find this stuff, or get sick of the sweetness. "Crooked I" is damn good, but it can wear on ya. This stuff is not for beginners, even 40oz fiends may complain of its harshness, but I say "At least its better than straight $5 vodka." As long as you compare Ides to something more poisonous, it becomes a simply enchanting mistress. Halfway through the bottle, you won't be tasting much of anything because the buzz is so strong. This stuff is great for getting the most out of your money and still looking like the man-- the man on the corner passed out. 9/10 swills |
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40 Ounce Legend: High Gravity: first off...excuse all grammar mistakes cause i just finished a 40 of the shit....but st eis'es has claimed the king of all kings title in malt liquor by producing high gravity ML at 8.2% alcohol. the shit is mean.... really mean. i bough one about 3 hours ago, whackjed it \down and am really fucked up. steel reserve no longer rules the block....one of the "big four" (st eides, mickeys, colt 45, OE finally stepped up and saif FU to all of the peripheral ML brewers out there. this shit is the real MOFO deal........legend Premium: the most ghetto of the big 4. A favorite of eazy-e in his malt swillin' days. Without question it illicits the worst headache of the big 4 when one consumes too much. I spent the day after my 20th b-day praying for death thanks to this highly potent swill. Tough stuff, with the rowdiest and toughest taste to bare of the big 4. |
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40oz Philosopher: Call me crazy but I think st ides is the worst 40 I’ve ever had....the first time i had one was the at the last beer pong tourney i had at my house (to celebrate my new and improved table). I decided to get some St. ides in addition to my regular standbys (hurricane and coqui). As soon as they ran out we start using the St ides, before the St ides leg of the tourney was over everyone stopped drinking because of how bad it tasted. it literally made people who were wasted and eager to go all night instantly turn sober because of the horrible taste. |
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40oz Swilla: St. Eide's will rock your snot box if your not ready for that swill. |
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40x40Vision: Last night i meandered my way down to the ghetto mart and picked me out a fresh, new, crisp 40oz friend out of the cooler. She calls herself St. Ides. This be my new 40 of choice. 8 point fuckin 2 percent. Now thats the shit. Last night was a good night cause I was able to swill two and actually wake up the today will the capacity to remember what i did last night. The St. Ides flows so easy. Being my 145 lb self, the St. Ides kicks me around like i'm its bitch. |
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91firebird: Finally got to try this for the 1st time last night(St Ides High Gravity). Got it through a friend who went to Phoenix for Christmas and went into the hood to get me a couple 40's. As for the 40, not bad. I was expecting a very strong taste like Steel Reserve, but it was mild IMO. Very smooth and sweet, but towards the end when it started getting warm, the detergent taste kicked in. Finished it all the way. Buzz was decent. Overall a decent 40. Wish I could get it in my area though. 8/10 swills overall  |
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4TDogg: With any high gravity 40 you have to take into account that it aint going to taste as sweet and be as drinkable as a good regular 40. However St. Ides does the best job I have seen yet of masking that acidic bitterness that comes with the extra booze. Decent drinkability and an ass kicking buzz factor. Plus they got the balls to put the 99 recommended retail price right on the label so cheap ass bodegas can't inflate the price. The champ of the alcohol heavyweights. 9 of 10 |
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AK40seven: What I thought was reg Ides, a 7. something brew, turned out to be a pleasant surprise of 8.2% It does taste better to me than the Bull Ice, to compare another 8.2%. I still stand by my Steel though, I dunno maybe I'm weird but that stuff just seems to have a fuller bodied malty flavor. I read Bruz's stuff on it(Ides), I don't how many he had, but for me just one it isn't going to screw my typing up much. I need at least three to do that. Good stuff, 8/10 |
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Alvin Karpis: Preimum: The First 40oz I have ever finished alone 12 years old baby no joke. I drank St. Ides for the first 2 years of my drinking life then at 15 after getting shit from my boys that Olde English tasted 100xs better I gave in. Upon doing that I then realized how bad St. Ides really tastes. I vividly remember being made fun of for the face's I would make with the last warm ass 3 swigs as I tried to take it like a man and get the whole 40 down. The last time I ever drank Ides was in 1995 at my house after a party I put 2 40s in the freeze at night then passed out. The next morning my dad yelled who the fuck put these in here??? I got them out totaly frozen and leaking frozen ides out of the cap...so what to do??? we took a hammer and broke open the bottle, then put the frozen brew into a bowl grabbed a spoon and ate it like ice cream. A word of free advice..for the love of god dont ever do this!!! it is the worst taste ever!!!! I have never had a St. ides again...so the HG that came later has not been tasted by myself. So this score is tricky because of the memories and the fact that it was my first. The only reason it was is because of the rap and boyz in the hood...whatever Ice Cube said was good for him it was good for me and my crew. Taste 3/10 Buzz 10/10 Overall 7/10 High Gravity: The first taste and smell of HG brought me back to the St. Ides premium days. The buzz factor and taste seem to be on par. It has been a long time since I drank St. Ides (it was preimum the last time I drank it) and I am glad that I picked one up. the taste brings back so many memories. Overall 7/10 its just like the original |
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Arlington: My wife, Whoremonger Bob and I just drank this stuff tonight. I think it is GREAT, and the other two agree. Cheap, agreeable and gets you drunk fast. Love the label. BLOWN AWAY by the high alcohol content. I'd give it 8 out of 10. It be smokin'. |
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beam21: St Ides is the bomb. Flavor has an extreme malt funk and takes some getting used to, but now I like the funk. Also the taste is real consistent; it doesn't get too rough at the bottom or when it starts warming up. I still can't pound it down fast but it's just as well because of the wild unpredictable buzz this shit sets off. The first time I drank the Ides, I got the most violent belligerent drunk I've ever been, and even now I tread lightly with the stuff. Unlike many on here, Ides is difficult for me to come by, and I've only swilled 6-8 40s of it ever. Super unique, classic big hitter, probably my favorite HG out there. 8.5/10 blackouts; buzz: A taste: B- |
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beerface: I must give the props to the 40 Ounce LEGEND!!! He is 100% correct. St. Ides new high gravity is mean shit and it is the ultimate MOFO!!! It tastes like straight Robitussun cough syrup. That's bad shit. I previously thought Coors Original was the worst, most bitter tasting beer ever. Well, this is worse!!! The worst taste, the worst aftertaste, the worst foam-taste ever!!! I can't wait to get my hands on some 8.5% Camo! |
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billmac1981: does it seem out of the way that i needed to be about 45 miles away from my house to get this 40???... yet i can get heffy's by walkin about 50 steps from my house??... does anyone else think it's really worth it as an hg....I can get 211 much more readily available around here, and i find 211 to be easier goin down...but hey, it's still better than hhg....geezus...that shit i will never try again...picked up a tallboy in nh for 2.00 (ya....2 bucks for a 24oz) and my god...had acid shits for hours....seriously..only thing worst than that shit imo is harpoon ipa (i swear it gave me ibs...)....geezus christ...if your in the boston area and you see this swill in a packie...dont bother....does harpoon even distribute out of new england???....although their "UFO" is pretty decent if you guys can find it out there....unfiltered microbrew with from what i remember about 6 % apv... |
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BoozeClues: The classic high gravity malt liquor. For its high alcohol content, it has a decent, subtly sweet corn flavor. Hi gravs don't have the best taste, but this one is always my go-to for any occasion in which I must be tanked. It has a more subdued "rocket fuel" taste compared to others such as Steel Reserve and Evil Eye. 6 of 10 swills for taste, but it's the best for getting plastered quickly and on a budget. |
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BrainDamage702: i drank this badboy in 50 minutes, its 8% here, im buzzed nicely, and it tastes good... the swill dont suck either.. well it got me buzzed enough were i dont really care what the swill tastes like....9 outta 10...! |
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brooks79Z: theres no doubt in my mind that this is my favorite HG of them all. Very sweet and smooth. Goes down easy when ice cold. The 8.2% seems fair, but for whatever reason, alot stronger reaction than Camo at 10%. So thumbsup to the best HG Buzz-9/10
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Buzzcore: High Gravity: Gawd damn! Some of you guys really like this vile piss? Maybe I got a bad batch or something because this stuff tasted horrible, like licking the inside walls of a garbage truck. I don't care if it's 8%, there are much better ways of getting a buzz...........and it didn't even get me very buzzed! Even listening to The Cro-Mags and Jerry's Kids can't make it taste good. Nothing could. 1/10 because this stuff can even give the "Crooked I" a bad name. Georgia version: Weird, this tastes like Big Bear or maybe Laser? And considering I'd doubt that Pabst would brew a unique version of St. Ides just for the people of Georgia, I'm guessing that this just a re-labeled version of some other Pabst brand. This is all just theory though. Well, whatever the facts may be, this was a lot more enjoyable than the 8.2% version I find around my 'hood. So, I give it and "8" for being better than 'regular' St. Ides and pretty damned rare........... but then subtract two points for providing less buzz. 6/10 |
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ClockworkDroogie: Saint Ides HG is my top choice in 40's, as well number one with the rest or the LADP crew. It always fucks me up good and never lets me down. My favorite game to play is to swill the triangle and then stand up to see if it hit me fast, if not the i drink the whole thing sitting down then stand up and try to walk aroung to find my sleepng spot by passing out. Saint Ides is number one and i give it a 10 out of 10. |
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Coleman The Ape: This was my first go at any of Colt's two main competitors and I can sum the experience up in one word: disappointment. My first impression was of day-old Colt swill and I couldn't shake that thought through the entire bottle. While it definately gots some kick, it doesn't have the full-bodied flavor of Billy Dee's homebrew, nor does it carry the cultural prestige of C45. Thankfully, I was drinking it while watching bad-ass Isaac Hayes shoot up some pimps or else it would be a total loss. Two out of Ten. |
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D4N0: The best HG we have around these parts of the world. Our 40 selection is limited, however I'm fortunate enough to be able to buy a St. Ides anytime I like. The first couple of sips are a lil "rough around the edges". But after that it's smooth as a baby's bottom. I give it a 8/10 swills. |
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ders0: Drank this for the first time in awhile last night. Good taste for an HG and a fucking awesome buzz. Very good HG forty. Probably my favorite as far as HG's go. |
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diapers: A friend of mine told me about a liquor store down the street that stocks "Side Pocket", but they were all out, so I settled for St Ide's HG. The clerk said that there had been a "run" of the Side Pocket, for some reason. Anyway, I decided to test my skill and agility by organizing my sizable tool collection while drinking the 40. I guess it did the trick, since now my tools are less organized than they were when I started (before the HG I fortified myself with several coors original 12 oz bottles). I had fogotten to put it in the fridge before drinking, and thus it was room-temperature from the start. I drank the thing in about 35 minutes, and enjoyed all aspects of the experience. Good full taste, and not nearly as sharp and nasty as many high gravities out there. The swill, for some reason, tasted very good, despite being warm and flat, and I must admit that I was sad when I had to drink the last drop. Next time I will purchase two. A second St Ide's HG might have motivated me to work on my second project for the evening, the mini-ramp I am building out back, but instead I stumbled around for a while and passed out. I designate 7/10 swills, for the very nice buzz, decent taste, and good swill. |
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dj oe 800: usually not a big fan of st. ide's because of the horrible, disgusting taste. out of the few HG's i've gotten my hands on (steel reserve 211, camo, camo silver ice, and this), this is by far the grossest. i only get it if i wanna get a sick buzz really fast (and there's no camo silver ice available, which is always because my town has almost no malt whatsoever; one out of the five bars has takeout, they only have st ides, oe, colt, and mickey's, AND every forty -- even beer forties -- are 3.50. god bless pennsylvania and her shitty liquor laws). however, i picked up a couple four-ohs of st. ide's this weekend (one for me, one for a buddy), and for whatever reason it didn't taste so bad. definitely not oe or hurricane, but not as shitty as i've found it to be. curiously, the best part about this individual st ide's was the swill, of all things. incidentally, i bought a homeless guy a st. ide's while at a leftover crack concert. i handed the gentleman the cold, brown paper skirted bag, and he said to me: "now, that's love." i sure hope not. |
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Drastic Mezures: High Gravity: I finally got a 40 of St. Ides HG and I think it's not as bad as OE HG but not as good as Steel Reserve, which isn't saying much. Premium: The mighty St. Ides... What else can I say! This shits awesome. When you get about 3/4 down it gets a little rough around the edges but what 40 dosn't? This shit got me fucked up! |
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Fat John: this may be the new 40 of choice for the fat one himself.High Gravity 40's always kinda intimidated me before.I've handled steel reserve(nasty as fuck) and olde e high gravity(not bad for high grav)but this shit (st.ides) weighs in at a higher alcohol percentage than steel and olde e hg so i expected the worst.I've had this shit once or twice before but i was so trashed already i can't remember the taste at all.So i'm at the store yesteday and decide to pick one up.I let it chill for an hour in the freezer before consumption.Finally i crack the cap and take a swill expectin the taste of rotting corpses but i was pleasently suprised.I've had weak ass beer forties that tasted worse than this.This shit wasn't bad at all.Had me swillin like a villian.Gave me a nice ass buzz at a cheap price with good taste.I can't really rate the swill because i felt good enough by the time i got to the bottom that i didn't give a fuck about it which is good.overall i'd give this shit 8 maybe even 9 outta ten swills. |
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hg8point2: High Gravity: man this shit rigt here is by far my new bitch.hg is all i drink any more,and with good reason.you don't get better when it comes to the best all around 40 out there,st.ides hg got em' all beat.this is one of the best tasting malts iv'e ever had,it has a great full flavor with a sweet after taste.keep your guard up though cause that swill will twist your face up if your not ready for it.the hg has a great buzz factor,one of these will do the trick but if your like me than one is just not enough.bottom line is this is the new big dog on the block avalible everywhere.ounce for ounce the best 40 out there.10/10. Premium: good malt if you like that ides signature flavor.lucky for me i do.another classic malt.very distinct flavor,gets a bit stronger as you go but no big deal.that swill is pretty gross but what do you expect?ides always has me feeling better than most of the regular {non-hg} 40's out there.8/10. |
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HighGravity: Picked up one of these at a deli earlier today to celebrate father's day (nevermind that my ex-wife hasn't had my daughter call me or send a card or anything ... ) |
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High Gravity Swilla: Id move to Lexington just to be able to swill this shit on a regular basis!!!!-- Its already one of my faves-- but to be as high powered as this???-- Definately a requirement for the Malt Gangsta-- East Coast Ides is a buy by the case deal if you run into it!! |
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ImissMy64oz: High Gravity: well first ides in over a year and probably my 10 maybe of all time
Premium: shit sucks |
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JAP: I still love this malt. this is one of the first malts that really fucked me up back in the day before it was a hg malt.It alway gave me a better buzz than colt,mickeys,or old english.I put a 22oz of this shit in my freezer for about an hour and it did not freeze at all(i kept it in my ice tray).When i took it out i decided to take the temp. of the brew because i was curious.This shit had a temp. of 16 dgrees!At that temp. I found the brew to be very easy to drink, probably because it numbed my touge.With that being said, 9/10 swills because of the buzz factor and the fact that it is a pretty good tasting for a hg malt.one of my fav. hg malts for sure. |
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JoeWebberlione: Yeah I love this shit. Its the highest alcohol content malt in my state. This is usually my HG of choice when I'm drinking, but of course you cant forget the Hurricane HG which is another one of my favorite HG's. |
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John Holmes: This was my first St. Ides HG 40. I swilled 2 22oz cans of the stuff last time I was in NYC and I don't know if it was the Ides or somethig else I ate or drank that night.... but something put the hurt on me. Anyhow, the Ides 40 was very good tasting, very smooth, and an enjoyable beverage. Provided a very energetic buzz and the swill wasn't TOO bad.... luckily I paced myself pretty well (since I don't usually drink 40s). Was riding the longboard skateboard around the hood and rippin it up while swillin. Post-swill: Got a headache this morning and I feel all out of it. I think the Ides does something weird to me. Although I did drink 2 16oz cans of Mickey's Ice after the 40, so that could be part of it. Either way, it was a great swill and much thanks to Bruz for makin it happen. I agree with 64 : 8/10 swills |
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Kool EJ: This sh*t f*cked me up like an accident last night! I didn't realize what I was getting into at first until it was too late. I looked at the label after I started drinking it and realized that it's 8.2% - Higher ABV than Steel Reserve's 8.1% (which I prefer). F*ck! This one definitely has a funny sweet aftertaste that can churn your stomach. I woke up this morning with the worst gas that I couldn't even get back to sleep, cuz it smelled so bad. I had to get up, take a sh*t, and then sleep in my living room, cuz it still stunk in my bedroom. I also made the mistake of splitting a 40 of Hurricane with my 2 friends after finishing this one. I think that really pushed me over the edge. I was just rolling around like a turtle on its back on my kitchen floor laughing uncontrollably. Overall rating: a mixed 6 out of 10. Good because of the high alcohol content & level of f*cked-up-ness. Bad because of the weird taste & horrendous gas it produces, not letting you sleep uninterrupted through the next day. |
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lookin 4 a 40: I got this 40 thanks to satan165 of Chicago. I let it chill in the freezer for about an hour or so. I popped in Boyz N the Hood and cracked this bitch open. First few sips were rough. The middle wasnt too bad and the end was rough again. This 40 gave me a pretty good buzz that snuck up on me after I drank the whole thing. The buzz hit hard around 15 minutes after swillin it. 7/10 for being decent in taste but good buzz. |
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MarkBlackout: I thought this shit was really horrible until I drank it (again) recently). It definitely has an HG funk you'll want to chill down fully before getting into, but it isn't really too bad at all. Good buzz, if you can "fuck wit' it." OK, that was gay. 6 out of 10 beer blasts. |
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MyLiverHurts: I was already buzzed, and couldn’t taste this, and frankly didn’t want to. I’m gonna take an edga-macated guess here, and say that St. Ides HG 1.79 SRP, is a lot like St. Ides HG 1.99 SRP, and almost identical to St. Ides HG no SRP. Just a hunch. And yes, I did drink an M-X and a St. Ides back to back. If only I had a Piels on hand to complete the trifecta of rankest 40s ever. That would be the gauntlet from hell. It’s probably an initiation ritual somewhere. |
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nickmoulton: Enjoyed this 40 in the shower after a long say in the kitchen..the flavor wasnt doin much for me, but the buzz made up for it..at 8.2% it felt like a 12%, buzz was great...this was extremely cold, due to my fridge freezing overnight..so the swill wasnt too bad at all.. Flavor - 5.5/10 Buzz - 9/10 Overall 7.5/10 |
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OldeGoldSwilla: This gets respect from me off the bat cause its HG. It is in my opinion one of the sweetest/sugaryest/thickest HG's. I usually swill this as a change of pace from steel. It's still better than OE HG-maybe its close |
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Rex Gibson: 40 ozers are rather uncommon in Jackson, MS where I live, which is probably why I look for them so much. There are only about 5 brands that are carried in 40's anywhere in the area. St Ides is one of the hardest to find. One day while searching for new and interesting beer I ran across one and purchased it. The taste seemed much more bitter and stronger than Colt 45 and Old English 800. I drank this boy down pretty quick though. I have to say that it gave me one of the strongest buzzs I ever had from a 40. Not the best, but a must try for 40 lovers. |
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RickCarling: Canadian: First, thanks a bunch to Thugwigga for the hookup. I wanted to try Ides since i saw that rap video Ice Cube did for it. The cap came off pretty easy, with a nice lil hiss-crack! sound. On the first sip, i noticed it has a somewhat similar taste to a mix between Canadian Colt 45 and Big Bear.......but thats just me. As i swilled on, i noticed that it went down easier and easier. Even the swill was easy goin down. When i was done, i had a really good buzz goin, way better than i would have expected from an 8% brew. I hope to try this again some day soon and until then will give it a 9/10 swillz. |
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RTR tm: St. Ides is very Colt 45-like, in another words it's amazing. I think I actually like it even more than Classic Colt, and that's really saying something. The last time I had a 40 of Ides I was watching Truck Turner starring Isaac Hayes, and to sum up this review, I think Truck said it best: "Did you piss on my shirt? My last goddamn shirt? Get the fuck outta here, you son of a bitch!" |
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saint ides heaven: It's probably pretty obvious that I love this shit. I once drank 160 ounces of it in an afternoon, and as far as the drunk you get I think it's unbeatable. Keeps nice and cold and has a very tolerable swill. The alc. content is higher than 211 Silver Label, and its flavor lies somewhere between that and the 8 ball. For awhile, I spent my days brownbagging the crooked I by the train tracks with the bum who lives across the street for me, Hank. That's about the best description I can give of it. |
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satan165: The standard to measure other HG's by. No one said that getting bent by the shit was going to be pretty. It has a defintite funkiness to it, its what i would say is the true gutter-malt taste. Can't be beat. Very common and easy to find. You could drink it every day as it is almost the perfect 40. But for myself, some nights I just like to get buzzed, not crooked on the I. 9 or 10 swills, loses a point for the funky taste and cause i dont want/need to get this trashed everytime i guzz. Buzz: A+, Taste: C+  |
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Shag40: I dig this 40oz. The most alcohol content of any 40 I can get. The flavor of it aint too bad. It left ample lacing on the sidewalk as I poured it out for my homey C-dogg, RIP, you’s home now! As far as malt liquor goes, this is it. $1.79 is all you need to start rolling. |
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sippin apache: Thanks to Joe W for sending this. This is my favorite type of bottle. Clear small mouths. Good crack on the cap and a loud carbonation hiss. Brew is a very light corn color. Very inviting considering this and the fact its a heavyweight. Wow, 1st swilled right down to the top of the label to get a 1st good tatse. I was amazed by how crisp and aftertasteless it is. For a 8.2% brew it's impressing. No Canadian 40 at this % is as smooth and dry as this one. It's not even sweet like other HG's. The buzz factor is perceivable rapidly. This is no fake 8.2%. The 40 stayed pretty cold all the way and the taste remained the same also. 9/10
(The label has always intrigued me, a sketchy design of blowing palm trees, now thats ghetto)  |
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SouthLyon40s: Alright. This is the first St. Ides I've had in a couple of months. When I grab an HG, it's usually Bull Ice for me. Picked up the Ides on my way home from the library where I was doin homework all night (at MSU). Picked one up for my buddy too. First sip... WOW not as harsh as I remember at all. I literally pulled it out of the fridge two minutes ago, so no doubt the sour alcohol taste will creep in as the temp climbs to room temperature... so I'm gonna try to be quick. And now that I'm halfway down the label, the sour alco-taste I always associate with HG's shows itself. However it isn't bad by any stretch. No where as close to as bad Steele Reserve in my opinion. Halfway through and I'm not thoroughly buzzed, but I definately have the warm-stomach and warm-face that I always get from drinking.
And now I'm below the label and I'm pretty buzzed. Typical for a HG, but I'm more used to 6.0% and below malts. I like it. A little more fucked up than usual. I personally have nothing bad to say about the label. Dig the crooked I on the inside, and I think the odd palm trees on the front are kind of cool. 8 out of 10 swills! Killed this moderatly fast. This shit will FUCK you up no question 9 out of 10 swills, now simply for that fact. |
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splatterhouse00: My favorite HG 40oz. Has almost a sweet taste to it. Not as harsh as Steel Reserve and has more street cred. |
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Testarossa50: st ides is the most delicious thing ever...the 40 had a distinct malt taste with NOTHING unappealing about it...i really think this may be my favorite 40 of all time...it most reminds me of private stock and it doesn't taste cheap at all...it was really easy to get all the way down -- it almost seemed to drink itself -- but the buzz was quite limited...overall i'm going to give this thing 9/10 swills because none of the 40's i can get my hands on have a good buzz factor --- note: this was undoubtedly a georgia version with less than 6% abv because it was so extremely different from how you guys describe it...thus i would highly encourage anybody who happens to pass through georgia to find this great brew and pick up several 40's of it  |
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TheSnakeDoctor: I would Like to shout out to Bruz for the hook up. Great crack with small hiss. When I first had a taste of this 8.2% beauty I was surprised to find it tasted a lot like Hurricane HG. It is definitely a malt that packs a punch but is surprisingly smooth. If I had reach of this 40, it may become one of my goto HG's. After finishing this beauty I acquired a strong buzz that didn't leave me hanging. Taste 7/10 Buzz 9/10 overall 8/10. |
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ThUgWiGGa: Canadian: Its a school night, but i need this empty for a trade with IMT40s, so i drank it anyways. I cracked the cap, and started drinking it, ice cold might i add, and it has a nice taste, very refreshing compared to the last 40 i drank (CBL Supreme) It is very smooth for its alcohol content (8%) and has an almost sweet malt flavour. The buzz is good, im a rookie and its 8% so thats expected. once again, i cant judge any swills, being that theres a minifridges beside me, and i throw it in between drinks. I like this malt, i wish it would come in small mouth, but its pretty good. Theres a slight aftertaste, but nothing to cringe about. Made me piss 2x. I'll give this baby a solid 9/10 Swills. Update: st. ides gave me the beef stews of the century! my farts smelled SO bad, and i had to shit badly, i think it even gave me diarrhea too, and a bad case of gut rot. Fuck a st. ides, OE rocks it eternally.
High Gravity: big thanks to the bruzman for this 40, nice and full! I drank a canadian OE a few weekends ago, and it was alright, tho the aftertaste was very sweet and unappealing. |
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Tiger Tai: High Gravity: St. Ide's High Gravity caught me off guard the first time I drank it since I hadn't had a high gravity 40 in a minute... well needless to say this new High Gravity Ide's FUCKS YOU UP!! It also made me wanna kill some people, an added bonus. however it doesn't taste that great, taste's like...umm....St. Ide's.... I'd give St. Ide's High Gravity 7 of 10 Swills...losing a point from St. Ide's Premium only because I'm rating this as compared to other High Gravity 40's... Premium: my first 40 I haven't had one of these in a while since they switched over to high gravity. but I remember the good old days when we used to drink these in the woods at parties and heat em up in the fire before we drank em (I dunno guess we were weird). St. Ide's used to be my favorite until I got turned on th OE... I give St. Ide's Premium 8 of 10 Swills for being my first 40, having cool commercials with rappers (Wu-Tang, Biggie, Snoop), and for the Crooked I... |
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troobie: 8.2% ABV: I consider the HG's to be a seperate subclass of malt liquors because of their tastes. St. Ides HG is one of the best tasting. You can tell it is a high gravity, but it doesn't make you say "god-damn" like that first drink of Steel Reserve. The taste is definitely high gravity, but sweeter and toned down. If you get it ice cold it has what I consider the perfect malt liquor taste. Another high point is that it's cheap. Not as cheap as a Hurricane, but much cheaper than an OEHG. Now for St. Ides downfall...weak buzz. 211 fucks me up, no questions asked. For 8.2% ABV, St. Ides HG doesn't really pack the punch it should. Oh, wait....now I'm fucked up. It's like a time bomb with a built in delay. It tricks you into thinking your fine, then all of the sudden BAM! and your shit faced. For that awesome taste and cheap price 8/10. EDIT: Since this review, I've found that in my area no high gravity malt liquor fucks me up like this stuff. I have to adjust my score to 9/10 for the black-out drunkeness this fine-ass American product will cause. Crooked-I for life! |
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uk82chaospunk: what can i say about this 40...i used to drink it every day in high school back in the day when it used to be 8.2% out here...now its 8.0% i think the taste got better, but i dont get too drunk off a 40 so i just prefer OE to it, i'm not too much of a fan of the taste anymore, probably because i got tired of it or something...but it does taste good and it's pretty strong....i would give the saint 9 out of 10, but i have to give it 10 out of 10 swills because i have countless priceless memories due to this shit!!! the best high gravity 40 by far!! |
