Leinenkugel Fireside Nut Brown

Nice, Nice brew. Not on par with some of the world class Nut Browns, but, nice flavor and the quality is there...well done and very flavorful and drinkable. I love this brew with its nice color and creamy head. Nice flavors of malt and hazel nuts are present with spicy chocolate tones. This beer is dessert and you can't have any... good beer.

4 outta 5 points Nicely done...

Budweiser American Ale

This is not bad ale. Clearly it is quite a bit better than some of the other crap that AB has produced in the name of appearing to be a craft brewery (think Elk Mountain). This brew in my opinion could give Samuel Adams a run for its money. Coppery in color with an ample head, there are hops prominent and well balanced malt flavors.

4 out of 5 points...not bad

Schell Octoberfest

Nice tasting, rich Marzen style beer. You want a paragraph to convince you that it is good? OK...rich caramel flavors followed by hallertau hops and nice balance are what you will get with this brew. Short paragraph, but to the point.

4.95 out of 5 points. Nice!

Bud Ice

Not a very good malt liquor. I noticed that the hop flavors were rather uninspired and really, the brew was not pleasant to drink. I did however, drink as I am no waster of perfectly good swill and I was entertained with the idea of complaining about the brew as I drank it. Could be that this was not at all a fresh beer or just could be that this swill sucks. Remember when Bud Ice was the newest of the new stuff on the market. It followed Bud Dry, I believe. Well, this sucks and sucks hard. I could try to screw up a brew and do better than this. ugh...

1.5 outta 5 points. There are much better Malt Liquors out there...just find them.

Magnum Malt Liquor

Magnum...I remember Magnum from when I was young and growing up in California. I remember that this brew was promoted and advertised and competing directly with the leaders of the seventies. You know, Schlitz Malt Liquor and the venerable Colt 45 and many others. I found that the brew was harsh at the time as compared to the soda pop quality of Budweiser Light. Yes that is right. Not Bud, but Budweiser Light. My last reference is rather dated and my beer experience was limited at my last meeting. Circa 1980.

I will have to let you know that unless you happen to be in Wisconsin, you will likely not see this brew. At the same time, I will release a loud ugh and tell you that if you are to drink a "Malt Liquor", that perhaps you should drink this one as it is smooth and has some real flavor. It is golden and mere minutes after pouring, it has not a trace of a head. That does not take away from the flavor however as I like this beer better than Mickey's Malt Liquor and that is a difficult choice. Sometimes, you try a beer that has "failed" in the market and yet they got it right. Plank Road is another Miller failure that tasted great. How about Clipper...the dark light? These are some of the things that Miller pulled off over the years that tasted good and somehow managed to fail in the market. Speaking of things that you cannot buy...Miller Malt Liquor...lasted through 1975 in the red can and several test colors and was repackaged as Magnum in 1977 or so.

This beer deserves a chance as it displays some balance that other malt liquors clearly lack.

4.8 out of 5 points...malt ligga done right, now bust out that blunt...

Olde English 800

Brewed by Miller. Tastes actually balanced and nice as compared to some of the sugared up swill that other brewers concoct in the name of inebriation and early evening hang overs. I like this beer. I would like to say that 40 ounces of this stuff may be too much, but a 12 ouncer or two are nice and warming. Drink it while cold and enjoy.

4 out of 5 points-Apples to apples, this one measures up well with other Malt Liggaz.

Rogue Half E Weizen

Nice, rich and satisfying. At 4.99 a painted bottle, it had damn well better be. It was nice and smooth with assertive and yet not overpowering hops and good flavors overall. I drank that and went to see the races and needed nothing more for the evening...maybe, a Cigar...E

4.95 outta 5 frigging satisfying points. If it is great, it needs no words at all.