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Steel Reserve 211 (High Gravity)
Miller Brewing Co.
- From:
- Miller Brewing Co.
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Malt Liquor
Ranked #32 - ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 58
Ranked #28,497 - Avg:
- 2.43 | pDev: 37.86%
- Reviews:
- 673
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 11:32 PM
- Added:
- Sep 13, 2001
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 261
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by KenjiN from Massachusetts
2.35/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.35/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
It doesn't look bad; it's gold-colored with a large, lasting head. It smells weird, and unbeerlike, however. I nearly gagged upon tasting it; it is sweet and strange. It's warming and has a kick. It is clearly intended for people desperate for a low-priced buzz.
Mar 12, 2024Reviewed by FreePal88
1/5 rDev -58.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -58.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Sadness in a can/sadness in a bottle. That is all. Would drink one (or a couple, or a few) if certain life circumstances required it, but would not enjoy.
Nov 04, 2023Rated by Azuki65 from Washington
4.04/5 rDev +66.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +66.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Sweet, malty, not much hop taste. Much better than I thought it would be.
Jun 21, 2023Reviewed by Stevie-B from Texas
4.54/5 rDev +86.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +86.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I got the canned version and didn't know anything about this beer. It was such a pleasant mouthful, taste, and overall experience to drink. It's smooth with light carbonation feel. It tastes malty and not too sweet. When I think of good beer, this is what I envision and look for.
Jun 10, 2023Reviewed by Brook82 from Ohio
1.7/5 rDev -30%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
1.7/5 rDev -30%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
Poured into a pint glass from a 24 oz can. Looks like typical mass produced brew, not bad and managed to leave a smidgen of lacing. Reality hits you in the face once ya take a few sips. No depth, just a sugary mess that coated the roof of my mouth with a taste and sensation that not even AI can identify. Brought back bad memories of hangovers from early college days. Drain pour.
Apr 02, 2023Reviewed by MetalHead7734 from South Carolina
2.34/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
2.34/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
Look: Medium dark orange with a fluffy white head.
Smell: Lights barley notes give way to sweet booziness. It's almost sickly sweet.
Taste: Overly sweet with a touch of malt.
Feel: Thicker bodied than a standard lager.
Overall: I wouldn't recommend.
Feb 17, 2023Smell: Lights barley notes give way to sweet booziness. It's almost sickly sweet.
Taste: Overly sweet with a touch of malt.
Feel: Thicker bodied than a standard lager.
Overall: I wouldn't recommend.
Reviewed by Motaparatu
3.58/5 rDev +47.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.58/5 rDev +47.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Rated for style: 8.1 Malt Liquor. It's February 11th (2/11) 2023.
Drank from a 24 oz can in a trailer park.
Look: I honestly don't remember. I always drink it from a can (24oz)
Smell: Nothing offensive. can't smell much probably because I'm drinking from a can.
Taste: Like a typical AAL with a sweet aftertaste. For an 8.1 very good.
Feel: not much carbonation goes down smooth
Overall: This is designed to give one a buzz quickly and is well suited to this task.
Feb 11, 2023Drank from a 24 oz can in a trailer park.
Look: I honestly don't remember. I always drink it from a can (24oz)
Smell: Nothing offensive. can't smell much probably because I'm drinking from a can.
Taste: Like a typical AAL with a sweet aftertaste. For an 8.1 very good.
Feel: not much carbonation goes down smooth
Overall: This is designed to give one a buzz quickly and is well suited to this task.
Reviewed by JZH1000 from Colorado
2.65/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.65/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a 24oz can
On the pour a finger of acceptable fizzy white head formed on top of a clear deep gold body. After 5 or less minutes, there was zero head retention and it ends up looking like a glass of piss.
Aroma is of stale 6-row covered by a big fruity mistreated yeast ester or phenol thing. Not stinky like some of these HG malt liquors, but not a pleasant lager aroma.
Taste is an improvement on the aroma. At first sip it comes off as a bit bitter from hop extract and too many esters but the more you drink a soft (still stale) graininess comes through for a decently good for HG finish.
Feel is dangerous for the abv. Surprisingly easy drinking and smooth after the initial shock to the system. I can put down a pint of this just as fast as a lower gravity malt liquor or even an MHL. Medium malty finish that is surprisingly pleasant.
Overall this was a bit of a pleasant surprise. After Anhueser Busch's Hurricane I just assumed all HG malt liquors were undrinkable swill, but this one has detectable grain, and vague hop bitterness, making this one of the better I've had.
Jan 13, 2023On the pour a finger of acceptable fizzy white head formed on top of a clear deep gold body. After 5 or less minutes, there was zero head retention and it ends up looking like a glass of piss.
Aroma is of stale 6-row covered by a big fruity mistreated yeast ester or phenol thing. Not stinky like some of these HG malt liquors, but not a pleasant lager aroma.
Taste is an improvement on the aroma. At first sip it comes off as a bit bitter from hop extract and too many esters but the more you drink a soft (still stale) graininess comes through for a decently good for HG finish.
Feel is dangerous for the abv. Surprisingly easy drinking and smooth after the initial shock to the system. I can put down a pint of this just as fast as a lower gravity malt liquor or even an MHL. Medium malty finish that is surprisingly pleasant.
Overall this was a bit of a pleasant surprise. After Anhueser Busch's Hurricane I just assumed all HG malt liquors were undrinkable swill, but this one has detectable grain, and vague hop bitterness, making this one of the better I've had.
Steel Reserve 211 (High Gravity) from Miller Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
58 out of
100 with
1435 ratings
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