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The Art of the Malt: Steel Reserve


Yesterday I dropped the first 40 review for the Stoop. I have since realized that this content could lead to me gaining some weight and also developing an alcohol problem. But guess what? Those are the risks I take for the Stoop. Content over everything. So, if I have to drink a 40oz of Malt Liquor everyday this summer for the good of the Stoop, then that’s just what I’ll do. Nobel Peace Prize, Pulitzer, Time Magazine Man of the Year, all of these will probably mine when this list is finally compiled – but rewards aren’t what I’m in this for. I’m in it for the Art of the Malt.

REVIEW: Steel Reserve High Gravity

Compared to our last 40 (Icehouse), Steel Reserve takes it to the wood shed. First of all, it’s an actual malt liquor – which is what we are looking for in the first place. And it tastes like a malt liquor. Sweet, smooth, and a little thick. Kind of like Rihanna’s skin. And with it being a High Grav clocking in at 8.1% ABV, it packs a punch like Rihanna if you tried to touch her skin without permission. (Yo Rihanna, sup).

The packaging is still off for me. It came in a plastic bottle so that’s an automatic deduction. Although rumor has it that the glass variant is still on the street. The logo is kind of basic but it has some meaning behind it. Apparently, the 211 stamp based on the medieval symbol for steel, appears only on the high gravs. They use nearly twice the ingredients of many normal lagers and brew for over twice as long.

I’m going to try to not let the plastic thing get to my head so it doesn’t affect the scores too much but I just can’t get over how shitty it is to drink a 40oz out of plastic. Anyway, all things considered. Steel Reserve is definitely a solid malt. And if you are looking for a real nice buzz, and a real nice couple of minutes in the bathroom the following morning – this is a solid pick. 6.1/10 swills.

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