Colt 45 Malt Liquor - Pabst Brewing Company

zoso1967

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -0.9%

03-25-2012 21:41:48 | More by zoso1967

xip

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-13-2013 23:12:25 | More by xip

Lare453

Florida

1/5  rDev -55.9%

05-12-2013 15:52:37 | More by Lare453

NickThePyro

Washington

2.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-10-2013 00:15:09 | More by NickThePyro

smartassboiler

Illinois

1/5  rDev -55.9%

05-08-2013 21:48:47 | More by smartassboiler

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-05-2013 23:46:48 | More by ZEB89

bushbeer75

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev +10.1%

05-05-2013 22:35:35 | More by bushbeer75

shigg85

Japan

3.25/5  rDev +43.2%

05-05-2013 03:40:00 | More by shigg85

thehyperduck

Ontario (Canada)

2.01/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

710 mL can from The Beer Store; listed at a sturdy 8%. This is the Canadian version, presumably brewed and/or distributed by Sleeman like all of the other Pabst brands available in this country. I've never had this before, but watch in amazement as I continue to scrape barrel bottoms lower than any of those previously imagined, due to my insatiably unhealthy obsession with fulfilling my desire to find new beers to review.

Pours a pale golden colour, topped with over two fingers of foamy, soapy white head. Retention is surprisingly long-lasted as it takes more than a few minutes to gradually recede to a half-inch cap, leaving behind a scant smattering of lace in the process. Looks great for what it is. Unfortunately, the aroma is about what I'd expect - corn syrup, bubble gum, booze and pale malts, and not nearly enough of the latter to make up for the abundance of the first three.

This tastes bad, if not flat-out terrible. There's plenty of corn cob and malty, syrupy sweetness, with absolutely nothing else to balance it out. The finish is sweet with a hint of ethanol. Thin-bodied and very wet-tasting, with pretty low carbonation that gives it a smooth, flat mouthfeel. There's only one way to drink Colt 45 - quickly. The faster you numb your sense of taste, the faster you can keep drinking without having to taste this stuff.

Final Grade: 2.01, an ugly D-. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I guess sometimes reputations are just well-earned. Colt 45 tastes like ass, which may be why I've never seen anyone I know drink it, ever. Like any beverage with 8% alcohol in it, it'll get'cha drunk if that's your primary objective, but you'll want to drink it ice cold and rapidly, and probably out of a paper bag if you have any pride. I'm proud of my fellow countrymen; the fact that I've never seen anyone else stoop so low as to actually purchase this warms the cockles of my heart ever so slightly. Now excuse me while I finish this can, and then cry in the shower.

Serving type: can

04-19-2013 03:55:08 | More by thehyperduck

Juno_Malone

Idaho

2.25/5  rDev -0.9%

04-15-2013 04:34:11 | More by Juno_Malone

warpedrevolution

Washington

2.5/5  rDev +10.1%

04-14-2013 20:45:37 | More by warpedrevolution

Arsenal0328

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev +21.1%

04-11-2013 02:11:12 | More by Arsenal0328

nzerbe

New York

1.25/5  rDev -44.9%

03-18-2013 01:01:28 | More by nzerbe

dsreeves

Florida

2.5/5  rDev +10.1%

03-16-2013 02:19:46 | More by dsreeves

Kevincredible

Massachusetts

1.75/5  rDev -22.9%

03-13-2013 22:38:09 | More by Kevincredible

rjl910953

Tennessee

2.5/5  rDev +10.1%

03-12-2013 04:24:34 | More by rjl910953

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

1.25/5  rDev -44.9%

03-11-2013 01:42:51 | More by JeffSuttonTX

orangesol

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -0.9%

03-08-2013 00:28:39 | More by orangesol

GreesyFizeek

New York

1/5  rDev -55.9%

03-06-2013 01:16:43 | More by GreesyFizeek

kangarooAdam59

Maine

2.84/5  rDev +25.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

November 26, 2012 stamped on the bottom (best by or born on - unsure), here goes:

In a pint glass:

A: clear yellow body with a one and a half finger white foamy head, decent light spider web lacing, slow moving carbonation is rising

S: malts, corn, and rice

T: sweet through previously mentioned flavors

M: light, slightly creamy, sessionable, bland sweet corn aftertaste

O: interesting stuff, though I probably won't have it again, this wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, I say good for the style

Serving type: can

03-05-2013 14:41:11 | More by kangarooAdam59

davey101

Connecticut

3/5  rDev +32.2%

03-02-2013 07:12:31 | More by davey101

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

2/5  rDev -11.9%

02-23-2013 04:39:46 | More by JohnnieNepal

BamfBacon

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev +10.1%

02-19-2013 18:14:44 | More by BamfBacon

Alek

California

1.5/5  rDev -33.9%

02-17-2013 04:03:17 | More by Alek

Jenessa

Ohio

1.75/5  rDev -22.9%

02-15-2013 17:39:32 | More by Jenessa