Is Malt Liquor Really Quicker?

[@birthgravy]

Malt liquor is what sent me spiraling into alcoholism. I used to spend $2.90 every day for a couple of 42 oz Steel Reserves with 8.1% ABV because it was cheap and powerful and it damn near replaced the blood in my body. Glad I got sober and just passed 5 years.

[@natalie_v0.0.1]

congrats on your 5 years , i know it aint easy. i feel you, literally still feeling the repercussions of being stupid with the steel.

[@kendallfach7020]

Same bro used to pop addy and chase with a king cobra or high gravity. Barley drink now cause i got an ulcer so i dont even think about drinking now

[@cpu554]

For a $1.39 back in the day ,you could get QUART (not a 1/5th) of MD 20/20 @20% alcohol. A quart of PBR was 32 cents including tax.

[@glidershower]

Just buying Steel Reserve is proof one already has a drinking problem, man. I know because I went through the whole thing, hahaha. I still dunno how I tolerated that foul sh**.

[@microbios8586]

​@@glidershowerI used to drink Steel Reserve exclusively. Honestly, there's something in it that creates a weird initial high, drowsiness and horrible hangovers. Other brands of 8.1% beers do not have the same crappy effects. From what I understand, there are different mixes of ethanol in different brands. Steel Reserve seems to have the worst mix (Idk I don't understand chemistry). Just switch to another brand that costs the same.

[@agnosticbeliever138]

Malt liquor...brings back so many memories of missing memories!

[@dvereckis]

I used to drink old English, colt 45, and Labatt's maximum ice, while in Quebec in the 90's. I thought the brands had died around 2000 when I moved to the prairies since I never saw them in stores. Then one day around 2008 while working as a truck driver I delivered a full semi load of colt 45 40's to Saskatoon, the warehouse workers told me that it was being sold exclusively on native reservations in that region.

[@detroitfunk313]

In Canada it is called just "Labbatt" with no "s". That "s" is for US consumers - lol.

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

@@detroitfunk313depends on the part of Canada. In London Ontario where there’s a labatt brewery it’s still generally referred to as Labatt’s.

[@jax2428]

​@detroitfunk313 Vancouver Canada its Labatt's

[@olympian3]

Colt 45 and old English can be found at stores in south Calgary now. There’s also 8% labatt blue which is good. If I want a drink it does the job the best. 710 ml 8% for 6 bucks…

[@Ghosky-cr9dl]

No wonder I don't ever see them here

[@MikeU128]

A few technical errors regarding the brewing process: - The description of the malting process fails to mention the most important part - namely that the grain must be moistened and allowed to sprout. This is what releases the enzymes which are later activated in the mashing step. - The vast majority of beers to not contain any spices. Just water, malt, (optionally) grain/sugar adjuncts, hops, and yeast. - Hops are not a grain, they are the flower of the hop plant. Adjuncts replace some of the malt, not hops. - The active ingredient in Sweet'n Low is not dextrose; the dextrose is only used as a carrier for the artificial sweetener saccharin.

[@roblivingston1167]

Yeah, pretty glaring errors. Unsubscribing in three, two....

[@MikeU128]

@@roblivingston1167 Personally, I wouldn't go so far as to unsub over it; but it would be nice if there was a little more effort put into fact checking.

[@poofygoof]

Errors like this always make me wonder what other errors are made with subjects I don't know much about. I think it's the nature of summary channels like this one; they do not have the resources to go as in-depth as is needed to dig into primary sources and separate myth from fact. (It just needs to "sound true" instead of being "factually true" which is why machine learning models seem impressive.) My understanding based on first-person conversations with industrial-scale beer brewers is that malt liquors share the same grain bill and similar or same hops schedule to other beers that are brewed using a high gravity process, where the regular beers are diluted down to the normal (~5%) ABV but the malt liquors are left undiluted at roughly 8%.

[@degueloface]

I think they succinctly explained the brewing process, they gave the appropriate amount of information to keep with the pacing of the video. I do agree with the sweet and low bit and the part about the spices. However, I'd still consider that nitpicking.

[@degueloface]

​@poofygoof close, they actually mentioned a key point that is very important in the video itself. Many macro lagers are produced using adjuncts which can range from other grains like corn or rice all the way to just pure sugar. The adjunct is a way to get cheap sugar into the wort which is converted into alcohol without contributing much body or flavor. The difference between your bud light and a colt 45 is just the amounts of malt vs adjunct they begin with. There isn't a point where anything is diluted per se, moreso the dilution happens by changing the relative available sugar.

[@jfess1911]

Back when I was broke and had a back injury, I used alcohol as a muscle relaxer. I ran the numbers and started drinking malt liquors to get max alcohol for the dollar.

[@kloss213]

Malt Liquor may not be as popular today but malt beverages sure are. They just put coloring more sugar and sometime caffeine in it.

[@Psilomuscimol]

They aren't allowed to make caffeinated alcohol. Except coffee infused alcohol.

[@Lynnaverym]

and they go under the guise of alcoholic sparkling water

[@mr.snicker-doodles7081]

True!! College kids guzzle those and use them to get girls drunk I'm sure haa..

[@red_doggo7219]

Kids these days, SMH. Can't even handle a few stimulants in their malt liquor. You pass out on the roof of your neighbor's house one time and all of a sudden everyone blames the alcoholic energy drinks.

[@beepbleepboop]

​@@red_doggo7219just have to drink a vodka redbull instead now

[@saintrocketIX]

No, Billy, it only "works every time" if you look like Billy Dee Williams.

[@mcrobielord1503]

It was served everywhere in cloud city

[@JellyFilledEmpanada]

Or are rich like Billy Dee Williams

[@MFBURNS7909]

​@@JellyFilledEmpanada Sorry but Billy ain't that rich 😂

[@CAP198462]

I am altering the deal, pray I don’t alter it any further. 😉

[@kkeithf]

You don't even have to look like that you can just sound like that

[@carllyngholm5568]

When I was a teenager, my malt liquor of choice was Mickey's because it was "Irish". I mean, it had to have been, It was called "Mickey's" and the label was green. God, I was an idiot back then...

[@dillbill7152]

It was the same for me. To be fair they all have really stupid names. I drank King Cobra too.

[@natedefrees5862]

We called them Irish Grenades.

[@carllyngholm5568]

Wow... I hope it's not because you literally threw them at each other... lol...@@natedefrees5862

[@adriantallent8557]

So what's your favorite malt liquor now?

[@carllyngholm5568]

@@adriantallent8557 None... I'm in my late 40's and haven't drank with any seriousness in at least 5 years. Occasionally have a beer, but stopping drinking Malt Liquor before my mid-20's.

[@mrben6573]

Malt Liquor has a reputation for tasting bad, but that hasn't been my experience at all. I think I've only had King Cobra and Mickeys but they're both very drinkable. There wasn't anything off putting about the flavor, I was actually rather impressed.

[@hoooptie]

It tastes fine but it smells horrible when you walk up to someone else whose been drinking it when you havent

[@ryanelliott822]

I agree king cobra is the best

[@snazzypotatoes6930]

​@@hoooptiethat's true of any alcohol

[@FinnSwede906]

Mickey's Ice is a lot better than Mickey's in my experience

[@bb-remy]

the only one i don't like is steel reserve it tastes foul to me but for some reason i love st ides

[@nferraro222]

"It's not beer - it's Maaallltt Liquor" - Billy D. The earliest TV commercial that I remember. Probably 1981/82, so I was six or seven years old - that must've been one hell of an ad.

[@UNKNOWNPERSON-kk9kd]

If you're going to drink malt liquor, then do it right: Squeeze in the juice from half a lime and half a lemon into every 40 oz bottle. Ice cold from the freezer. Absolutely nothing wrong with that on a hot day after finishing mowing the lawn and clipping the bushes. That's the highlight of my day.

[@salvador1749]

totally agree. lime makes malt liquor kinda refreshing 😭

[@dsxa918]

Holy ship, bless you guise!

[@dsxa918]

Colt 45's horse is really 'brilliant' marketing

[@AndreaC_303]

Took a screenshot because this sounds incredible lmao

[@toastedt140]

You sound like the people who used to drink motor oil during prohibition.

[@thatguymatt5816]

“If you wanna party and you feel loquacious”... times have changed 😂😂

[@bryanbrewer4272]

@@YourChannel-r4v same

[@joesickler5888]

You guys still can. It’s not to late.

[@billybandyk0720]

​@@joesickler5888So WHIP IT; WHIP IT GOOD!!!!!

[@pam8962]

Nothing better than dry heaving Colt 45 and hot dogs and mustard. I was traumatized. Never drank malt liquor again 😢

[@dsxa918]

Damn I'm doing this this week. Ideally, while watching the Barbie movie

[@JetstreamGW]

I feel like there'd be nothing dry about that heaving, mate.

[@MWCG]

Try Vodka and sauerkraut 😂😂😂 fucking never again

[@sly4293]

What happened?

[@pam8962]

@@MWCG 🤮

[@thevinyltruffle]

Back in the day, malt liquor was so much stronger than 99% of beers you got at a store. So ya, it was “quicker.” Being stronger, it got you drunk quicker. But now, we have soooo many higher % options. You can get beers or other alcoholic bevs that are just as stronk or stronger.

[@codiefitz3876]

S T R O N K

[@johnphantom]

Flavored malt liquor drinks are taking up the slack over old school malt liquor. I had to quit drinking, but I miss the acquired taste of Olde English or St. Ides.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

Those were My favorites too!

[@short537]

Agreed, I'd take olde english over Mike's Harder or Beatbox any day, and those are marketed toward my age.

[@phillipmargrave]

Olde English is my favorite malt liquor. It’s has a slight skunk smell similar to Corona Extra. So for me it’s like drinking a larger stronger Corona Extra 😅

[@AaronHendu]

Almost fogot about them st ides

[@2jcward]

Mad dogs?

[@ontherez7860]

I'm a white guy who grew up on a Indian reservation we drank old English 800 in high school it was cheap when I moved to Los Angeles my black coworkers were shocked that I drank malt liquor. Barry told me "I'm from the hood and we don't drink that crap in the hood"

[@amang1001]

Lol use to also drink old E back in high school and had a blast doing it... however last year got nostalgic so decided to drink it again after 20 years. Never again dude never again😂

[@willissudweeks1050]

I used to drink that to but I sure wouldn’t anymore

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Barry was capping. Malt liquor has been a staple in every hood in the US since day one 😂 Especially in LA. I grew up on Central and 103rd, right by the Watts Towers in the 80s and 90s. Every brotha in South Central, Compton and Watts drank 40s

[@homerthompson416]

@@amang1001 Loved Olde English 800 in high school too, unless I let it get warm. You had to down those 40s quick because they were terrible if they got at all warm. Now that I can afford decent beer I usually like to let it warm up a bit out of the fridge but not an option with 8Ball. Never did see the 64oz bottles, probably better since I could grab two 40s and down them while they were still cold but two 64s might have been rough as a high schooler. If the store didn't have OE I'd grab King Cobra which was decent too.

[@cpu554]

Carbonated syrup.

[@SheilaisOffensive]

Back in the 90s, my friends and I would buy this ML called Lazer. It was 99 cents a 40. We'd be obliterated for 3 bucks 😂

[@Jthewoods153]

Can still buy natty daddy’s for 93 cents ($1 after tax) with 25 oz. In them. Many a times I would have change left and just a few of those and be smashed

[@SeamusMcBundy]

@@Jthewoods153Damn, theyre 1.99 here. My go to atm is a Cobra and natty daddy. 5.16$ after tax.

[@sr7312]

Lazer was .89 in Ohio but difficult to find.

[@NebUlaDeigns]

You just unlocked a memory for me lmao

[@SheilaisOffensive]

@sr7312 I'm in Akron and every drive-thru on the East side had them. I don't remember them being .89 cents though. This was 96-97 maybe.

[@meanmommy77]

My ex husband is a high functioning alcoholic. He drank 4 40s of St. Ides religiously for the first 4 years of our marriage. Talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

[@hehhehheh4588]

More like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Ides.

[@pam8962]

I bet

[@thejetfan1989]

4 40s a day?

[@meanmommy77]

@@thejetfan1989 Yes he was a bad alcoholic. But I guess he's upgraded to hard liquor these days. I can look back and laugh now but those were hard times. I got good material from it tho!

[@meanmommy77]

@@hehhehheh4588 that's describes it PRECISELY!!! Man!

[@zackjohnston-watson4874]

I remember one magical summer I drank 2 40's of Old English everynight(on top of my regular drinking). Good times

[@jax2428]

Love LOVE LOVE my 40s. Been drinkin them for like 35 years.🍻

[@davidwoolley707]

I’m 40 and still drink my mickeys 40 oz

[@MrZappaman420]

can't get 40's here in florida 🥲

[@vr4787]

“Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker”-Willy Wonka

[@teleiosdawyz4044]

But, sex won't rot your teeth.....or your liver!

[@pam8962]

😆 🤣 😂

[@dsxa918]

"Plowing in that way might take your whole day, So get liquor dick and plow at great lengths!"

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

>> Dorothy Parker.. ..

[@wailingalen]

I live this bro thank you for this

[@donkeyboy585]

Possible another factor in the decline is simply that you can get equally strong beer from any number of craft breweries now.

[@BeyondDaX]

In some demographics, but usually it's the expensive stuff

[@lakrids-pibe]

7,2% vol 'Gold beer' (guld øl) are well established in Denmark. But those are not the same as Malt Liquor, are they ?

[@redbarchetta8782]

And tastes vastly better.

[@obsidian00]

True...True.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

That and prices of some liquors have dropped. Might as well buy a bottle of vodka or rum and get between 30%-40% ABV

[@EsausFables]

The narrator listing the hip hop artists is top tier content. Thank you!

[@mhicaoidh1]

Yeah, that was my favorite part of the video! 🤣

[@Lessenjr]

I was dying! Pretty sure it's the whitest thing I've ever heard. 😂

[@LostCanuck192]

The proper annunciation of the names is what killed me. People who sound classy usually mess it up hahaha

[@LostCanuck192]

The proper annunciation of the names is what killed me. People who sound classy usually mess it up hahaha

[@jasonallen3678]

@@Lessenjr 🤣🤣🤣

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

I drank every malt liquor under the sun. The one that tasted best to me was Colt 45. There are others that were good also, but if a store carried Colt 45 that was my go to....

[@furrycircuitry2378]

Colt 45 Is the only malt liqour I'll drink but american beer of choice is miller highlife in the big 40 oz bottle nothing less

[@jasonallen3678]

Same

[@powertothesheeple5422]

​@@furrycircuitry2378 You can get MHL in a 40oz? Man I'm jealous. The cheapest beer on the shelf and actually tastes great.

[@furrycircuitry2378]

@powertothesheeple5422 yeah man every grocery store here keeps it stocked I've even seen them come in 6 packs

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Growing up in St Louis, I was lucky to try out Colt 45, Schlitz, King Cobra, Mickey’s, and others. Malt liquor was very much an urban drink

[@rick-db1wr]

it’s an urban drink almost everywhere

[@richardschaefer3889]

Yeah. I remember when they quit allowing 40's to be sold in glass bottles, in the city.

[@mickylawless1941]

Back in the day, Mickeys wide mouths were actually kind of dangerous. Instead of a normal twist off top, it was a spiral pull. Leaving a sharp edge for a top. And after a few, one's coordination got sloppy. You could cut your hand pretty easily. Ah, the good old days!

[@Donathon-qx8kq]

Ah Mickey's.….. definitely my choice during my college days.,lol

[@maxwellmortimermontoure7274]

Great memory of a friend giving me a stick and poke tattoo while drinking warm mickeys in his moms house. Scum bag days. Good times.

[@blisterbill8477]

Tasted like a skunk smelled…..but in a good way.

[@pepeshadilay]

Mickey's is ok tasting but only when it's ICE COLD

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I had some Mickeys, but years ago when had those pull tabs on Beer Cans, I was drunk in a Motel Room and almost swallowed one. I was just sober enough to pull it out of My Mouth!

[@pamelamays4186]

Billy Dee is the smoothest, coolest dude ever.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

The loquacious-bodacious rhyme in that King Cobra ad was pretty fancy for a drink that might render either word un-pronouncable.

[@Troy-McClure81]

Couple cases of Mickey's Grenades were always close by in 90s for me.That and a another 90s favorite Aftershock,and Avalanche.Sugar was a big thing for us back then kids lol

[@BearManNorth]

I'm 71 yrs old....rule of thumb where I come from, was you couldn't sit at the mens table (eating or drinking) until you could keep up with throwing hay bales all day, and so on. I had my first cold beer at 8 years old at the mens field table at lunch. Been a beer drinker ever since, and have 5-6 every day at least. Sundays I do communion with a bloody and a snit. Malt liquor cold as posible with lime and lemon over ice on a hot summer day after chores and sitting at the lake dock watching the grand kids swim is pure bliss. I always have some malt liquor on hand.

[@thefreestylefrEaK]

Terrible bad habit. Diabetes incoming. Surprised you didn't get it years ago.

[@BearManNorth]

@@thefreestylefrEaK bad habit only for you. I am checked regular, and am doing fantastic....I take no neds at all....time for a nice big steak off the grill and and of course....BEER! Sorry for your problems though. Chin up!

[@heinrichmuller7974]

Ahhhh... the good ole Forty Oz. i honestly could not count how many friday nights consisted of spending 10$ on a dime bag and 10$ on two 40 oz of St.Ides ...

[@johnnybyrd300]

Still can't believe they missed the song literally titled Colt 45 by Afroman. Lmaooooo

[@AreUmygrandson]

That’s not the title. The title is Crazy rap (colt .45 & 2 zigzags)

[@Xippone2093]

@@AreUmygrandsonafroman has a song called colt 45. Look up colt 45 afroholic version

[@AreUmygrandson]

@@Xippone2093 that’s not the title the title of the song is “crazy rap. (Colt .45 & 2 zigzags)”

[@HisVirusness]

About a decade ago, I used to drink 211's like it was water. Nowadays, I just stick to Icehouse. Less fights start that way.

[@namenotfound8747]

Heineken is also malt liquor but it's advertised as a Premium Malt Beverage. But unless you have never lived outside the US, you might think malt means cheap or lesser quality but around the world they sell malt liquor that is sometimes better then regular beer and even more expensive.

[@powertothesheeple5422]

I always wondered why it smelled like a rotting corpse.

[@dannyho6786]

apparently that skunk smell is on purpose, its the light coming thru the green bottles that give it the smell and taste.@@powertothesheeple5422

[@Drforrester31]

No way, it's a shitty pilsner. The bottles I've found with the word "malt" say "Premium Malt Lager"

[@namenotfound8747]

@@Drforrester31 It’s in the fine print of their products. I like the beer regardless. It’s just advertised in Asia from the US because over there. Malt liquor, beverage or any other name isn’t considered cheap beer necessarily.

[@olympian3]

Isn’t malt liquor just beer with sugar added to the brewing process to boost alcohol content?

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

That Saint Ides in the early 90's was a banger. 2 of those and you're doing good.

[@superstar7849]

Schlitz Malt liquor Bull too! I remember those commercials, the bull would bust through a brick wall😂 everyone running on the dance floor!

[@palletwizard]

As a long and loyal Hurricane drinker I get a deal on my flats of 25oz at the local store. Long live Hurricane!

[@JohnScott-js9lv]

Stop

[@deletdis6173]

That was my shit when I was still active, that and E-40s malt liquor with a hint of honey

[@Mickeyliv-ij8tt]

I aint seen those in a while

[@nicolasbaker9601]

Slurricane!!

[@usernotfound40495]

Bruh I buy them hurricanes high gravity for 1.29 a can lmao that or king Cobras.

[@WC_Beer_Reviews]

Pabst owns the rights to a bunch of these brands. Their distribution is so spotty, it's hard to find any of them.

[@EightySeven-c8v]

It's because they market it to colored areas, it's cheaply made and cheap to buy you won't really find that in the suburbs or country areas the exception might be steel reserve that's everywhere because that's marketed by Miller/Coors they choose vaster markets I guess it doesn't really move much though it's pretty much stays on the shelf.

[@davidmitchell6873]

Colored areas. Geez.

[@rodgerklotz6810]

still pisses me off how hard it is to find St Ides now, and how the east coast gets the low alcohol version of OE compared to the west coast version

[@swervsplatt9672]

Hurricane malt liquors slogan used to be "Brace for the smooth taste".....😂

[@_Volt_Ron_]

I'm recovering alcoholic. This was a fun video to revisit things. I remember trying them in college. It was cheap. It did the job. It was easy to take a nap after one. Or was I passing out? It was nice option in school. And you felt like a bad ass. Old English was the one I had the most. And a couple others I can't remember. Though we mostly had other 12 ounce beers, or hard alcohol. Then later as an adult, I'd try these on and off. Though mostly Whiskey. Did Steel Reserve for a while. If your drank too much, then it made going to the bathroom have this extra weird stink. The last couple of years of my drinking I was into Mickey 40 ouncers. If I drank it too fast, or more than 2 bottles, then it was easy to black out. I liked to keep 12 of them in my fridge on the start of my weekends, and other days. I seemed to black out a lot. But that's just me. Peace!

[@humachine5226]

That's one alcoholic reminiscence, good for you for snapping away from it!

[@CaseyMcGeorge]

I love this guy…especially his pronunciations of all the rappers…

[@cjwill08]

In college my buddy and I had a film class at the local art house cinema. We’d get out at about 10pm and hit up the gas station on the walk back to our dorm to brown bag some King Cobra. Good times.

[@pamelamays4186]

I had my first taste of Old English 800 when I was 16 years old. I was done for the day.

[@yell0wberry]

I had a friend who could do five 40 ounces in a day before he even begin to think about throwing up

[@LazzerArmy]

Thanks!

[@KAPKAPKapkap-ml6wx]

"Only 13 percent of the country, but accounted for 30% of all malt liquor sales." Getting pretty close there, WHF 😅😅

[@pacman10182]

inserting a despite joke is a ballsy move, funny nonetheless

[@ExtraGrandeJerolo]

THE NUMBERS MASON

[@NotTheAverageBurner]

Bro I thought the same thing my eyes went wide for a second. I was like no fucking way this is about to happen. I came rushing to the comments to see if anyone else noticed

[@Rostov_red_beard]

per capita

[@davemccage7918]

Malt liquor has the same marketing strategy as Versace and Gucci. Convincing black Americans that a completely TRASH product is actually fancy.

[@mtevilone]

In the late 70's and early 80's, it was Schlitz Malt Liquor for that quick buzz.

[@Bf26fge]

And schlitz reached perfection with the Bull Ice.

[@freshlove1]

@@Bf26fge yoooo!!! Bull Ice was the best. Love me some Bull Ice!!

[@PhantomLover007]

I definitely remember the colt 45 and Billy Dee Williams growing up. But you cannot forget “schlitz malt liquor bull“. Had seen, bottle caps for “steel reserve“ at one houses my dad had my brother and I help clean up for his renovation business. But Saint Ides was the choice for me during the 90s in the army.

[@yell0wberry]

They desperately need to bring their commercial back with the bull

[@homerthompson416]

Good logo but Schlitz was bottom tier malt liquor. Didn't have Saint Ides a lot in Texas so I mostly drank OE800, King Cobra, or Mickeys in high school in the 90s. My uncle said Country Club was awful so that scared me off from it.

[@smittykins]

⁠”Don’t say beer, say bull!”

[@PhantomLover007]

@@smittykins Man I had honestly forgot about that quote. Lol.

[@csnide6702]

They actually had two versions one had a Blue bull on it - the other was a Red bull (this was before the days of the energy drink of that name) and the one with the Red bull had higher ABV... one 40 of the Red bull got you DRUNK.... !

[@marcel1372]

crazy how colt45 had issues using a horse to imply its 8% kick while in the Philippines their most popular beer is Red Horse which also is 8% and gets you absolutely fucked up

[@Nohoihoewa]

Tried Red Horse in Manila 4 years ago and taste like Colt 45 and feels like it after also 😊

[@JohnScott-js9lv]

Just stole a 4 pack from the Asian store and yea it's good stuff nice flavor too

[@LarryJFly]

Tried Red horse back in November in the Philippines surprisingly good!

[@Rockhead84]

Seeing one of my all time favorite movies, Don't Be a Menace referenced in Weird History (food) is amazing. Cobra Man and his "bodacious" dance moves is a close second lol

[@gsdfan8455]

Who remembers the original Red Bull? A Shlitz malt liquor. In college I could drink half a case of regular beer and still bar hop. I couldn’t get past 4 Red Bulls.

[@Chesternut007]

Check the couch for change and return some bottles/cans. Get a few OEs, yup... that will get you there.

[@watchingitallhere]

Story checks out.

[@_Scyber]

Sippin' on some 211 while watching this while I DGAF about the massive hangover I'll have tomorrow....😆🍺

[@RenaissanceManchild856]

Australian here, I had no idea this was a thing and thought malt liquor and spirits were interchangeable. The more you know!

[@TheHuntermj]

Actually, most beer in Australia has a malt liquor levels of alcohol!

[@alfsmith4936]

​@@TheHuntermjYou're having a laugh, aren't you? Foster's and 4X are what the Europeans call a "driving beer". You can drink a case of it and you'll piss it out before you get too drunk to drive.

[@TheHuntermj]

@@alfsmith4936 I don't know a single person here who drinks Foster's or 4X, I think we just export most of it lol! In the US, to be called beer it can't have more than 5% alcohol so that's why they had to call beer with 6%+ "Malt liquor".

[@Kudeghraw]

The trick with malt liquor is the fact you have to drink it fast because it gets warm quick. It is only tolerable if it is cold. I don't think folks drink it as much these days because there are so many other high potency alternatives in the IPA and cider market now. Heck, I drank something that tasted like huckleberry juice the other day and darned if it wasn't 7 percent. Back in the high school days Ice Cube sold me on St Ides from the commercials. It was better than messing around with 24 beer cans.

[@MikAnimal]

I’m drinking malt liquor as I watch this 🍻

[@desklaser]

I only drink at all very sparingly, but when I do, Steel Reserve is almost the only thing I do drink. It just works for me when a lot of other stuff doesn't.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Me and Malt Liquor stopped hanging out a long, long time ago...

[@nv_chino]

Liquor is my friend now

[@corriedebeer799]

For the better of both of you?

[@CoralCopperHead]

Malt liquor (Colt .45 specifically) when I was 28 is what finally confirmed something I was certain of when I was *_11._* I legitimately prefer 'lower quality' food and drink. Brand name? Never as good as the house brand. Gourmet burger? Not gonna beat the local diner. Carefully crafted Belgian beer? ...well okay yeah I like it just fine, but I like it _equally_ to Colt. Hell, I would take a can of Colt over a mug of Guinness any day, and my personal nightmare is being forced/coerced into eating at a five-star restaurant. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it doesn't really matter if it works faster, what matters is whether or not someone likes drinking it. If you just want to get drunk hard liquor is objectively faster and cheaper, but it's easier to be an idiot and drink so much that you get alcohol poisoning. Then again, nothing stops people from drinking so much beer and malt that they get sick anyway, and at least it usually gets out of their system before it's absorbed enough to kill them, so maybe there's an argument to be made.

[@jasonallen3678]

Facts and that is why I don't drink hard liquor anymore, just beer..

[@KAPKAPKapkap-ml6wx]

Guinness is not some luxury beer 😂😂😂😂😂

[@III-jj8qk]

Same here, and Colt 45 specifically is among the malt liquors that has the least amount of malt liquoriness. I was drinking craft beer in my teens and started to drink malt liquor as a joke in my 20s and now I pretty much drink a lot of C45 and Blatz. Guinness is in Ireland basically what pbr is in the US, it is not fancy and you can drink it by the gallon. I will say I can't get into bum wine though, that is still an abomination.

[@JimDog794]

Drink too much beer and you'll puke like a firehose.

[@olympian3]

@@KAPKAPKapkap-ml6wxwell in Canada it’s pretty expensive compared to colt 45

[@zachnichols6434]

Ahahahah 'works every time' thanks Billy, your the best.

[@reggiebenes2916]

I miss the long summer days that I could sip a foe-tee of Olde English on my stoop, while kickin it to the orchestral machinations of Spandau Ballet emanating from my Vela Discolite DK-990R. A life lived well.

[@quantumparadox2518]

I was a St. Ides lifer. Crazy Horse was another one if the ides wasn’t on the shelf. While in Tech School in San Antonio we went to a club that had the Ides on tap. Heaven 😅😅😅😅

[@MrMaxinne]

Funny you didn't mention Steel Reserve or Hurricane: the real kings of malt liquor. At least here in Cali

[@ROKASniper89]

Shout out to the 211s

[@Flow-J.Simpson]

@@ROKASniper89 Definitely said, (to paraphrase) not drinking Steel Reserves in the 1900s.

[@C-Thunder]

Everybody talked about Hurricanes around where I'm from (DMV). Hurricanes are indeed legendary status!

[@bastardjew3730]

Ever try earthquake?

[@drefrazier4266]

Steel reserve is dog vomit

[@LLYMYNT]

I used to drink the King Cobra 40 oz in the ‘90s, and boy I don’t miss the taste of it.

[@bob4535]

The lack of mentions of Afroman seems criminal, he has more songs mentioning colt 45 than anyone mentioned here and there all bangers.

[@JZT-JZT]

Mickey’s grenades were my go to back in the day.

[@weswhite6058]

With 5$ you used to be able to walk into the gas station, buy 2 Old English, and get fucked up for the night. Best way to drink on a budget

[@dillonakaeduardo1732]

You still can lmao it's still really cheap

[@weswhite6058]

@@dillonakaeduardo1732 yeah but now it’s like 6.50 for two, back in the day all you needed was a $5 bill to get fucked up

[@AZEOforreal]

@@weswhite6058 It’s $2 for a bottle at my local Speedway.

[@Ianforcements5669]

I don't think I've had malt liquor since I've been legal drinking age 😅. Always found colt to be really inconsistent. Sometimes it was delicious, sometimes absolutely horrendous.

[@vladdracula2643]

The history of Slivovitz is really cool. Youd bring your fruit to the distillery all year and get a chit for every certain amount you brought. (In Bohemian territory everyone would have some kind of fruit they grew generally plums are used). Well when the time theyd shut the whole town down for a few days pass out tje liquor youd earned and tje whole town then gets loaded.

[@VirtualHolocaust]

dude when i wass like 16 and for a couple years i used to go and get king cobra cause it was like a dollar a quart cause the convenience store indians really couldnt care less if i was underage.

[@brandtmanning1084]

"It works everytime" is hands down the best and most truthful advertising slogan of genius ever devised.

[@seagie382]

5:06 hearing this phraise in a video about beer gave me whiplash

[@shartsmcginty8056]

"Despite making up only 13% of the population..."

[@crypt_1085]

finally someone fucking said it i was dying

[@IanOnTheDL]

I like malt liquor more than beer. To me it's smoother and has more alcohol so I don't have to drink as much

[@samholdsworth420]

It's pure sugar. Aka headache in a bottle 😊

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

That's really not what causes hangovers

[@samholdsworth420]

@@jimsonjohnson3761 who mentioned hangovers?

[@christopherwaller2798]

We don't really have it in the UK, but probably the closest you will get is Carlsberg Special Brew. Originally 9% ABV but now "only" 7.5%. Other similar drinks are Tennents Super. That said, because of tax reasons, strong cider is cheaper than strong beer in the UK.

[@eduncan501]

We used to drink the Carlsberg elephant beer in the Virgin Islands when I was younger. It's not the same anymore. You drank 1 and 1/2 bottles and you were tosted.

[@מילחמאאש]

In UK we got the 7.5 polish beer.

[@daemon.running]

I, a prior enlisted service member, and 35 year old man, realize I have never tried one.

[@wlewis2070]

I remember drinking St. Ideas in highschool and they thought it was an ice tea drink

[@kindbud]

Ive been drinking Hurricane high gravity, 8% alc/vol I love the taste of malt liquor beer, its my favorite!

[@howyoudurrinhunneh]

That's hilarious. Olde English was always the go to, if not Blue Bull, then Colt.45 If really unlucky, any other brand

[@lakrids-pibe]

I still don't understand the difference to ordinary beer? You can make ordinary (sort of) beer with rice, maize/corn, wheat, instead of/combination with the traditional malted barley. You can make traditional beer with high alcohol content. 7,2% vol is pretty standard here where I live (Denmark) , where they are called 'guldøl' - gold beer. They are also known as "beers with handles" (gashåndtag) because the bottles are decorated with golden neck cuff of folded metal foil. What am I missing?

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

Yes that's a mistake in his video. He mistakenly described beer and non grain adjuncts which are actually grains. Malt liquor however doesn't contain hops and can be sweetened. That would be the difference. And traditionally high abv. Like 7+ abv.

[@yell0wberry]

I was once always under the impression that the purest stuff at the top of the processor was used to manufacture beer, while the nasty stuff at the bottom was used for Malt liquor

[@Default78334]

@@jimsonjohnson3761 In the US, all "malt beverages" (which includes "malt liquor") must contain at least 7.5lbs of hops per 100 barrels of finished beverage.

[@SalticidaeFan]

It’s double/triple strength beer that contains a lot of adjuncts (non barley sugars) to lower production cost.

[@lizzkaayako2270]

7:29 Now we _finally_ know the mystery beer Sam served everyone at Cheers...

[@pennjets]

Old English and Colt 45 are my goto malt liquors still. I was only able to find Old English about 6 years ago in Brooklyn and got back into that recently. Colt 45 is more readily available near me and both are cheap and do the job. lol😆

[@echardcore]

This is the most thorough and concise history of malt liquor I ever saw. I recently revisited a few from my 90s punk ass. Some I really liked and some were bad. I still need to try King Cobra.

[@prestonnewcomb5991]

"A" for effort on using a Hi-Point instead of a SAA to illustrate Colt 45

[@GoldenGun1994]

I think 1911 when colt 45 is said

[@dougsmalls5459]

Back in high school me and my friends could get a case (12) king cobras for $20. We’d drink those every weekend. Can’t stand the taste anymore though

[@detroitfunk313]

Crazy Horse led to one of the most memorable nights of my life back in college. For just a moment, I was smooth like Billy Dee.

[@OG-BIG-SHEPHERD.]

LOL! Love 6:42 COLT 45'S own version of the Hi Point😂

[@CwL-1984]

Malt liquor is like being an alcoholic on a budget

[@JohnGalt916]

Its like? Bro nobody drinks 211 cos they like the flavor. 😂

[@whysix3417]

@@JohnGalt916 I like the flavor of natural ice. And it's one of the cheapest beers at the store I go to, and has 5.9% alcohol

[@hed1fsu]

​@@JohnGalt916black or silver? Hahaha. Both were good.. silver usually.. black for the fancy days or if it was actually in stock haha. Smoother somehow? I was a child haha

[@hed1fsu]

​@@whysix3417try bud ice.. smooth and no gnar hangover after 12 of them haha.

[@whysix3417]

@@hed1fsu I've had it, not bad, it's also pretty cheap. I think it's 5.5% though. I want that extra .4

[@thevinyltruffle]

That Billy D Williams commercial had HUGE creeper vibes. Like, “it works every time to get her drunk and lower her inhibitions so I can nail her.” Truth be told, no woman was drinking that crap. I’d be embarrassed to pull that out on a date. “Hey baby I got this dirt cheap horse piss that’s gonna fk you up! Let’s get nasty!” I felt like Billy Dee Williams when I typed that.

[@ttabood7462]

I had Old English when I was younger and I can honestly say that I could never need a drink so bad that I'd settle for that swill today.

[@montreauxs]

Love it.. Malt Liquor.. Awesome. IMHO.

[@SB-qm5wg]

Ironically, it was my favorite.

[@tscottshea]

In college I drank something called "Big Bear." I figured they all tasted bad, but it had the highest alcohol content. Somehow, I graduated anyway.... Great video, great channel!

[@MikePakaRoostahvelli]

We used to buy Olde English by the case. Teenagers chugging 40oz bottles. Plenty of "cases" of alcohol poisoning back then. Pretty sure that's why I have trouble with short-term memory sometimes. That and the fights. Good times, gooooood tiiiiiimessss.

[@tonyclemens4213]

There was a local malt liquor called Extra Old Stock which was 6% and the same price as the 5% beer. It was my go to beer during university. No longer made locally and these days I prefer Imperial Stouts and Triple IPAs.

[@christophermoore5328]

I was definitely took by the hip hop artist in the 90s. But luckily stopped malt liquor in about 2003. And stopped drinking all together about 2017. No drunk driving tickets either. I made it.

[@thefreestylefrEaK]

Same here brother. Blessings.

[@Apotheosis_44]

Cheers, you deserve a drink.

[@LiberalPeaceKeeper]

👍

[@josh19200]

A craft beer store Near me sold malt liquor from England I decided to get it and it was really good Unfortunately I drink it as fast as a Bud light.

[@martinwarner1178]

40 secs. in and I love the channel. Going have to catch up on back issues! Peace brother

[@jakeg1148]

I love the king cobra, started drinking it when I was in the army. To this day, if I ever see it for sale, I just buy it, but I hardly come across it anymore.

[@dopefiendchronicles2974]

ATF regulating beer while allowing narcotics is laughable 😅

[@FinnSwede906]

Around my life's lowest point in 2011-2012 I lived on an old air Force Base turned into low rent housing and the combination of boredom and poverty got me in a nightly routine of rounding up $2.32 to walk to The Shoppette for a 40 oz of Mickey's Ice. I'd feel alright for an hour or two but usually experience mild hangover effects immediately afterward, headache, dry mouth, upset stomach etc... Glad I don't drink alcohol anymore.

[@Oonagh72]

I loved Champale. My mom let us drink it. (We were like 10). It never got us drunk.

[@yell0wberry]

If she gave you guys malt duck, you guys would’ve been slipping and tripping in the hallways of school the next day

[@charlesbowers8112]

Mickey's, Schlitz Malt liquor and Old English 800 in that order. It's a miracle i survived my youth.

[@FinnSwede906]

In "Dont Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice In Tha Hood" theyre steady drinking St. Dies 🤣 oh weird just got to that part of the video