Steel Reserve 211 Triple Export
Miller Brewing Co.

Steel Reserve 211 Triple ExportSteel Reserve 211 Triple Export
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From:
Miller Brewing Co.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Malt Liquor
ABV:
8.1%
Score:
64
Avg:
2.62 | pDev: 31.3%
Reviews:
56
Ratings:
99
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 25, 2021
Added:
Dec 05, 2005
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  10
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

3.98/5  rDev +51.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
25oz can stamped DEC2021 poured into a mug at fridge temp 8.1% ABV. The beer pours bright golden light amber with minimal off white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and single layer of bubbles. The aroma is mild with sweet notes of grain and orchard fruit. The taste is semisweet grain with light caramel and apple notes. Minimal bitterness and minimal diacetyl. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation and a somewhat dry finish. Overall, very good malt liquor. Maybe a touch sweet, but a steal at under $2.
Jul 25, 2021
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Reviewed by BCole281 from Texas

3.61/5  rDev +37.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Purchased as a 24oz can, poured into an Arcoroc nonic pint glass.

A: Pours a clear, light amber / golden color with large volumes of foamy head that quickly recede to leave minimal lacing on the glass.
S: Faint aromas of malt and caramel. For the strength of this malt liquor, the alcohol content isn't very apparent on the nose.
T: Mildly sweet corn upfront with pleasant notes of malt and caramel on the finish. Not as sweet as the silver can Steel Reserve which, in my opinion, is to its credit.
M: Medium-bodied with decent carbonation. Very smooth for its ABV, coats the palate nicely.
O: While this is not the best beer I have had, this is a surprisingly good malt liquor that I would come back to when I want something within the style.
May 29, 2021
 
Rated: 2.7 by BrewsOverHoes from Georgia

Jun 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by StevenC from Alabama

Mar 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.02 by bushwack from Alabama

Feb 09, 2019
 
Rated: 2.81 by robebo44 from Virginia

Dec 30, 2018
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.93/5  rDev +50%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Apperance- The beer pours a golden amber color with a tiny white head of foam. The head fades fast to leave a little bit of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell -The aroma is super light... Just a little bit of caramel and grain.
Taste- The taste begins with surprisingly smooth caramel and light bready taste. When cooled, these tastes are joined by some light earthy tastes and a bit of herb to leave a rather nice, and surprisingly clean taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel- The body is thinner for a 8.1% abv brew with a carbonation level that is high. Great overall for a malt.
Overall-. One of the best malts out there. This is far superior to steel high reserve as it is way easier drinking. An advance in flavor, feel, drinkability
Dec 15, 2018
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Rated by Pattiholiday from California

5/5  rDev +90.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I love it. I’ve been drinking 211 steel reserves for 18 years. This one has a sparkle lighter feel which goes down real easy. Two thumbs up
Dec 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Bsimpson91 from Georgia

4.2/5  rDev +60.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
The chardonnay of beers!
Fine presentation, one of the best cans as far as malt liquor goes. The smell is typical for Miller, that somewhat metalic/copper penny smell with hints of wine. The taste is not for the faint-of-heart. Very white wine chardonnay flavor with some great malt flavor to back it up and little to no hops at all. Surprisingly this beer does not remind me of corn what so ever. All I get with this beer is a fruity white wine top end followed by a faint malt middle with a good bit of alcohol burn at the end. The body of this beer is medium with a nice bit of carbonation bite. Overall I must say this beer reminds me of a Miller high life with more alcohol. This is a pretty good beer to have only if you are craving it. I personally won't be buying this beer again.
Sep 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.39 by Wrigfen from South Carolina

Aug 10, 2018
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

3.53/5  rDev +34.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
(24 oz can, purchased cold... warmed to cellar temp, poured into a clean snifter)

L: crystal-clear, brassy-amber liquid; puts up a finger-width high head of foam that suds out to a relatively sticky collar... minimal, spotty lacing

S: notably toasty malt character, similar to a euro pale... beyond the toast and sugar cookie notes is a mild, white wine fruitiness... very subtle hint of spicy booze... the more it warms, the more the white wine essence takes over, with a mild whiff of band aid coming up out the nostrils

T: curiously dry up front, the malt presents itself in the finish, with a pleasant, almost oatmeal cookie-like malt and spice rising and holding immediately in the aftertaste... further into the aftertaste, a remarkably fresh (malt) grain essence lingers, while the spiciness fades, with a barely discernible sweetness and a very subtle dry grassy bitterness hanging... the aftertaste vaguely resembles a lightly-spiked, beefier Miller High Life

F: relatively light-bodied, but it carries a delicate heat and mellow ribbon of oily viscosity... gets to be a little filling, might be a bad move to swill from the container unless it stayed cold

O: right off the bat, this does have a slight flavor difference than the marginally superior standard version - slightly thinner, less malt depth... regardless, it was much more enjoyable than the half can of Hurricane I slogged through an hour prior
Jul 30, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by tykechandler from Kentucky

May 15, 2018
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Reviewed by huthuty from Utah

3.93/5  rDev +50%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a pale amber
Smell is aggressively turdly,alcohol and adjunct malt abound
There's actually flavor here, some dark malt amongst the sea of corn, blends with the alcohol nicely
Oct 28, 2017
 
Rated: 1.16 by OriginalWayOut from North Carolina

Aug 23, 2017
 
Rated: 2.92 by Dave1999 from North Carolina

Jun 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi

3.17/5  rDev +21%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Light yellow gold color with voluminous white cap.

Aroma of cooked grain, clean but unimpressive.

Taste is not bad for this kind of panther juice. It's definitely sweet but not cloying in the sense of canned colas. Really sort of a sweet corn flavor which isn't inherently bad, just not my personal choice. Aftertaste could be cleaner.

Medium to full texture with not quite enough carbonation to offset the sweetness.

Brewer states on the label, "we believe this to be among the very best beers in the World". Apparently their world is smaller than mine.
Jun 08, 2017
 
Rated: 2.59 by Mister_Faucher from Washington

Jan 08, 2017
 
Rated: 1.91 by wshbrn6strng from North Carolina

Dec 02, 2015
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Reviewed by Raime from Korea (North)

1.55/5  rDev -40.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
Soooooo on the way back from a longggggg day on the job I'm cruising on a janky exit from the highway needing a pack of smoke and decide to stop at the nearest convenience store I can find. Low and behold I stumble upon cases and cases of this and other bottom of the barrel Malt liquors for $1 a piece or $15 for a case of 24.

Curiosity may kill the cat, But tonight is not a night for fancy aristocratic swill to grace my palate, it's a night for GETTING DRUNK. So begins the conquest..

Oh lawddddd Satan in hell what have I gotten myself into with this one. Good ole Steel Reserve high gravity was the legendary peepee monster of the beer world consisting of tastes of fresh morning urine and a smack of sweaty gym socks in the finish. let's see how this incarnation stacks up.

Look - Dark dehydrated yellow with a 4 finger white head that runs away like your father did after you were born. Probably why you're drinking this. The lacing doesn't even stick around to pay child support.

Smell - Disappointment and depression. the corn is that of an Arkansas red neck getting ready to penetrate some fresh bacon on a night after everclear.

Taste - Oh yes. fresh toilet residue and probably what I would imagine unwashed balls to taste like after basking in the sun on a 110 degree Texas day in sweat pants.

Feel - Lawdy lawdy I swear I never jaywalk again. Alright enough of this humor, medium bodied with medium carbonation.

Overall - You get the jist.
Jul 22, 2015
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Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire

2.58/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
From the 26 oz can. Sampled on June 28, 2015.

Yellow pour. Fizzy white head.

Toasted bread, butter, corn, grain, and mild booze.

Light to medium body.

Harsh metallic character buried in the vague sweetness of the taste. Clean enough finish. Still fairly obnoxious.
Jun 30, 2015
Steel Reserve 211 Triple Export from Miller Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 64 out of 100 with 99 ratings