From the NY Daily News:

Oh, lawd. That stuff was the rage back in the 80's! And it's not beer. It's malt liquor, the drink of choice of ghettrons.

does it taste like piss??

Corona, Budweiser and Heineken, that's all I need...

I like the old timey beers like Pabst, Schlitz, Shaeffers.

JoeTyler said:

does it taste like piss??

Corona, Budweiser and Heineken, that's all I need...

I'm not a beer fan. They all taste pretty similar to me--bad.

sextonseven said:

JoeTyler said:

does it taste like piss??

Corona, Budweiser and Heineken, that's all I need...

I'm not a beer fan. They all taste pretty similar to me--bad.

well, I can't stand Guinness beer, it sucks, it tastes like iron, blood and piss...

That isn't beer. It's malt liquor.

This here is the real deal:

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Olde English is not really beer, is it?

If Eazy E were still alive, Olde English would be much more popular.

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Genesia said:

That isn't beer. It's malt liquor.

NorCal and Oregon microbrews FTMFW!!!! I don't really drink anymore, though. Haven't for years. When I do it's Rogue, Lagunitas, Mendocino, North Coast, etc. I got down on some Old E 40s during the high school years, though. Mickey's, too. Blech!

sextonseven said:

Genesia said:

That isn't beer. It's malt liquor.

For those who scoff that malt liquors just can't be compared with beer, Natural Light, Milawaukee's Best and Michelob Ultra, all pale lagers, rounded out the top five of this 'Don't Drink' list.

So what? The fact that those are beers doesn't change the fact that Olde English isn't.

Genesia said:

sextonseven said:

So what? The fact that those are beers doesn't change the fact that Olde English isn't.

The people have spoken. Malt liquor is comparable to beer for the sake of this poll.

Malt liquor is not beer. It's malt liquor. Close enough for arguments sake? Sure. But it's not beer.

Budweiser bleh

Budvar

The worst 50 from Ratebeer.com:

			score	count	style
1	Olde English 800 3.2		0.96	52	Malt Liquor
2	Natural Ice		1.03	723	Malt Liquor
3	Natural Light		1.03	1030	Pale Lager
4	Milwaukees Best		1.05	755	Pale Lager
5	Michelob Ultra		1.06	1009	Pale Lager
6	Sleeman Clear		1.08	116	Pale Lager
7	Budweiser Select 55		1.09	114	Pale Lager
8	Coors Aspen Edge		1.11	198	Pale Lager
9	Bud Light Chelada		1.13	209	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
10	Busch Ice		1.13	135	Pale Lager
11	Busch Light		1.15	739	Pale Lager
12	Bud Light		1.16	2297	Pale Lager
13	Milwaukees Best Light		1.17	454	Pale Lager
14	Camo Genuine Ale		1.19	47	Malt Liquor
15	Miller Genuine Draft Ligh... Light 64)		1.20	226	Pale Lager
16	Keystone Light		1.21	804	Pale Lager
17	Budweiser Chelada		1.21	222	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
18	Busch Beer		1.22	854	Pale Lager
19	General Generic Beer		1.22	24	Pale Lager
20	Old Milwaukee Ice		1.23	100	Pale Lager
21	Keystone Premium		1.23	205	Pale Lager
22	Hurricane High Gravity Lager		1.24	198	Malt Liquor
23	Milwaukees Best Ice		1.25	396	Pale Lager
24	Cave Creek Chili Beer		1.25	642	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
25	Labatt Sterling		1.27	61	Pale Lager
26	Molson Kick		1.27	53	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
27	Camo Silver Ice High Gravity Lager		1.28	96	Malt Liquor
28	Bud Ice		1.28	688	Pale Lager
29	Tuborg T-Beer Citrus/ Lemon		1.28	41	Fruit Beer
30	Corona Light		1.30	690	Pale Lager
31	Tuborg T-Beer		1.31	55	Pale Lager
32	Coors Light		1.31	2181	Pale Lager
33	Icehouse Light		1.31	49	Pale Lager
34	Old Milwaukee		1.32	615	Pale Lager
35	Molson Ultra		1.33	38	Pale Lager
36	B-40 Bull Max 8%		1.33	24	Malt Liquor
37	Old Milwaukee Light		1.33	189	Pale Lager
38	King Cobra Malt Liquor		1.33	342	Malt Liquor
39	St. Ides Premium Malt Liquor		1.34	92	Malt Liquor
40	PC 2.5 g Low Carb		1.34	18	Pale Lager
41	Olde English 800		1.35	594	Malt Liquor
42	Rock Green Light		1.35	279	Pale Lager
43	Big Bear		1.35	57	Malt Liquor
44	Keystone Ice		1.36	330	Pale Lager
45	Miller Lite Ice		1.36	76	Pale Lager
46	Schlitz Malt Liquor		1.36	299	Malt Liquor
47	Miller Genuine Draft Light (MGD Light)		1.36	331	Pale Lager
48	Jacob Best Ice		1.36	25	Pale Lager
49	Miller Lite		1.36	1811	Pale Lager
50	Colt Ice		1.37	18	Malt Liquor

Would be interesting to see how many of those are near the top of the best sellers list. And Coors Light (although NOT a "good" beer), is mighty tasty when you've been working hard outside on a hot day. Probably because it's similar to water. I'm skurred of Budweiser Chelada.

Malt Liquor is a form of beer, one with high alcohol. It has enough alcohol that it can't legally be called beer in all states (they require labels of lager or ale or malt liquor), but it's beer all the same

[Edited 10/20/10 12:31pm]

Hmm, well I stand corrected, as I guess Malt Liquor is TECHNICALLY beer. However, the high alcohol content point is rather silly since I regularly drink ales that are 6-10%.

From Wiki...

Malt liquor is a North American term referring a type of beer with high alcohol content. In legal statutes, the term often includes any alcoholic beverage above or equal to 5% alcohol by volume made with malted barley. In common parlance, however, it is used for high alcohol beers made with ingredients and processes resembling those in American-style lager. Malt liquor is distinguished from other beers of high alcohol content in that the brewing process is seen by many critics as targeting high alcohol content and economy rather than quality.^{[citation needed]} However, this label is subject to the viewpoint of the brewer, as there are indeed examples of brews containing high-quality, expensive ingredients that brewers have chosen to label as "malt liquors".

From The Straight Dope...

Beers are either "top fermented" or "bottom fermented." Porters, ales, and stouts are top fermented and malt liquor is bottom fermented, which means the wort (the resulting brew of malt, prepared cereals like corn or rice, hops and water) is fermented by yeast of the bottom fermentation type (i.e. yeast which settles to the bottom of the fermenting tanks). Top fermenting yeast does the opposite. Malt liquor is made from a wort containing a high percentage of fermentable sugars which makes it slightly sweeter and a bit spicy in flavor and also raises the alcohol content.

Again, when I drink beer it's often bottom fermented, so that is NOT a procedure exclusive to malt liquors.

Ah, OK. Malt Liquor is ONLY bottom fermented and it's sweetened to raise the alcohol content, vs being hopped to death to achieve the same result in microbrewed beers (ales, porters, stouts, etc).

Cerebus said:

Ah, OK. Malt Liquor is ONLY bottom fermented and it's sweetened to raise the alcohol content, vs being hopped to death to achieve the same result in microbrewed beers (ales, porters, stouts, etc).

yeah I believe bottom fermenting is the same process as Lager, so there are different processes for different types of beers

sextonseven said:

sextonseven said:

The worst 50 from Ratebeer.com:

			score	count	style
1	Olde English 800 3.2		0.96	52	Malt Liquor
2	Natural Ice		1.03	723	Malt Liquor
3	Natural Light		1.03	1030	Pale Lager
4	Milwaukees Best		1.05	755	Pale Lager
5	Michelob Ultra		1.06	1009	Pale Lager
6	Sleeman Clear		1.08	116	Pale Lager
7	Budweiser Select 55		1.09	114	Pale Lager
8	Coors Aspen Edge		1.11	198	Pale Lager
9	Bud Light Chelada		1.13	209	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
10	Busch Ice		1.13	135	Pale Lager
11	Busch Light		1.15	739	Pale Lager
12	Bud Light		1.16	2297	Pale Lager
13	Milwaukees Best Light		1.17	454	Pale Lager
14	Camo Genuine Ale		1.19	47	Malt Liquor
15	Miller Genuine Draft Ligh... Light 64)		1.20	226	Pale Lager
16	Keystone Light		1.21	804	Pale Lager
17	Budweiser Chelada		1.21	222	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
18	Busch Beer		1.22	854	Pale Lager
19	General Generic Beer		1.22	24	Pale Lager
20	Old Milwaukee Ice		1.23	100	Pale Lager
21	Keystone Premium		1.23	205	Pale Lager
22	Hurricane High Gravity Lager		1.24	198	Malt Liquor
23	Milwaukees Best Ice		1.25	396	Pale Lager
24	Cave Creek Chili Beer		1.25	642	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
25	Labatt Sterling		1.27	61	Pale Lager
26	Molson Kick		1.27	53	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
27	Camo Silver Ice High Gravity Lager		1.28	96	Malt Liquor
28	Bud Ice		1.28	688	Pale Lager
29	Tuborg T-Beer Citrus/ Lemon		1.28	41	Fruit Beer
30	Corona Light		1.30	690	Pale Lager
31	Tuborg T-Beer		1.31	55	Pale Lager
32	Coors Light		1.31	2181	Pale Lager
33	Icehouse Light		1.31	49	Pale Lager
34	Old Milwaukee		1.32	615	Pale Lager
35	Molson Ultra		1.33	38	Pale Lager
36	B-40 Bull Max 8%		1.33	24	Malt Liquor
37	Old Milwaukee Light		1.33	189	Pale Lager
38	King Cobra Malt Liquor		1.33	342	Malt Liquor
39	St. Ides Premium Malt Liquor		1.34	92	Malt Liquor
40	PC 2.5 g Low Carb		1.34	18	Pale Lager
41	Olde English 800		1.35	594	Malt Liquor
42	Rock Green Light		1.35	279	Pale Lager
43	Big Bear		1.35	57	Malt Liquor
44	Keystone Ice		1.36	330	Pale Lager
45	Miller Lite Ice		1.36	76	Pale Lager
46	Schlitz Malt Liquor		1.36	299	Malt Liquor
47	Miller Genuine Draft Light (MGD Light)		1.36	331	Pale Lager
48	Jacob Best Ice		1.36	25	Pale Lager
49	Miller Lite		1.36	1811	Pale Lager
50	Colt Ice		1.37	18	Malt Liquor

How can it be Nr.1 and Nr.41 at the same time?

it's a worst beer ever poll, not a 90+ rated cabernet list.

sextonseven said:

From the NY Daily News:

Olde English 800 tops list as the worst beer ever, per Ratebeer.com

by Lindsay Goldwert
Daily News Staff Writer

Hear ye, hear ye. Olde English 800 has been dubbed the worst beer, ever.

Thousands of beer fans voted on the nastiest tasting brews and the malt liquor has been declared the foulest, according to data compiled by Ratebeer.com.

Critics from all over the world seemed to take pleasure in denigrating the Miller-Coors product as 'disgusting', 'horrible' and 'unfit for bums or college students.'" Others likened the taste to urine and the smell to dog feces.

"If I hated someone I would give them this beer," said one reviewer.

Reviewers could not even praise the product's signature high alcohol content. "Drink only when you are in desperate need of getting drunk and you can't find mouthwash," advised one reviewer.

Natural Ice, a malt liquor manufactured by Anheuser-Busch InBev came in second for skunkiest brew. The cheap malty booze was pronounced, "metallic," and made to get as drunk as possible as fast as possible ... little else" with "an aroma of a public restroom."

"Top choice for beer pong. Last choice for everything else," recommended one reviewer.

For those who scoff that malt liquors just can't be compared with beer, Natural Light, Milawaukee's Best and Michelob Ultra, all pale lagers, rounded out the top five of this 'Don't Drink' list.

"We provide this list in the name of beer education. We aren't picking on the fat kid as much as we're making a few big brewers accountable for their products that are more about beer hype and marketing than substance," the site advises.

http://www.nydailynews.co...z12vBQHE00

I use to drink this shit in my teens back in the pj's... so glad that i discovered that their was a world outside of the projects

JoeTyler said:

Number23 said:

JoeTyler said:

well, I can't stand Guinness beer, it sucks, it tastes like iron, blood and piss...

You'll drink fish pish like Budweiser yet dingy the black nectar? mate, you are totally bongo. I'd get some stem cells injected into your tongue.

I was going to say the same thing, but without your Scottish charm.

PunkMistress said:

Number23 said:

JoeTyler said:

well, I can't stand Guinness beer, it sucks, it tastes like iron, blood and piss...

You'll drink fish pish like Budweiser yet dingy the black nectar? mate, you are totally bongo. I'd get some stem cells injected into your tongue.

^ best post ever