24 oz. can, dated 10 Feb. 06. I’d never seen this before, but I could tell from its red and blue packaging it was an A-B bladder buster. So I finally found their malt liqour line. Oh, hell, at least it looks like a beer, I’ll give it that. In fact, once the fizzy head goes down, it somewhat resembles a whiskey and water. But there’s an evil corn mash smell right under the tab. Taste is like tonic water with Karo, ethyl alcohol and Betadine stirred in. Again, it edges out beers I’ve had that were simply ruined: this one is exactly what it claims to be. And now I know what beer to have for my 800th rating coming up… but the gas station I found this at didn’t have it.

24 oz can that Muzzlehatch shared with tiggmtl and myself on 11/6/05. Deep amber-gold with the usual orange gleam of a malt liquor and the even more usual fierce carbonation, large (initially) white, bubbly head that was slow to diminish. No lacing. Aroma of light dms, lots of corn syrup, almost a light tart/sourish thing, stale corn with mint? Lots of cheap sugar. Initial flavor does not have that thick, overbearing dms and corn wretchedness, just lots of candyish, cloying sugar. I almost start to remark how surprised I am, but then, as the liquid sits in the mouth and growing on the finish, builds a wretched, spoiled veggies, sourish and putrid. Soon alcohol has joined the foray and is backed by more cloying sugar. High levels of sharp carbonation, cotton candy and more alcohol and veggies on the aftertaste. Very challenging to drink more than two or three sips.