Shit-faced drunk for less than $3. That’s probably the easiest way to sum up the genius that is Steel Reserve. I can imagine the birth of this wonderful high-gravity lager right now.
“Hey boss?…What is it Johnson? Boss I have a great idea for a new beer…..Ok Johnson, I’m listening. Let’s make a lager and let it ferment for 28 days until it has an alcohol content so high that only the most seasoned drinkers can handle it.” The boss ponders this, slams his fist on the desk and bellows, “Goddammit Johnson! That’s the best idea I’ve heard all day! I’m making you Vice President of Cool.
I’m just guessing that’s how it went down. I have no clue how the beer got it’s name. What I do know is that drinking a beer with an alcohol content of 8.1% is not for amateurs. As seasoned as I am, I can still only imbibe 4-5 16oz cans of this stuff in one night without feeling like I just went through a session of chemotherapy the next morning.
The aroma, as well as the taste, is very strong and pungent. They both definitely take some getting used to. A good way to get around the strong taste is to drink it extremely cold in an extremely cold mug. If you can do this, you’ll be on the receiving end of one of the fastest and cheapest drunks money can buy. However, much like its cousin, napalm, you have to be very careful when drinking Steel Reserve. It comes with a set of rules. Just like a Mogwai. Don’t buy any more than you know you can handle, don’t drink all that you buy and buy an equal amount of Gatorade to drink before you go to bed. The normal thing for hard core Steel Reserve drinkers to do when they get drunk is to drink until they pass out. Steel Reserve will fuck up your entire weekend if you try to pull that crap on some random Friday night. Drink an entire 12 pack of this stuff and you’ll wake up on the liver transplant waiting list.
Steel Reserve is definitely a double edged sword. Plan ahead and be careful and it will serve you well. Abuse it, and it will chop your head off and flush it down a toilet.
You can find Steel Reserve at any store. $1.35 will get you a 24 oz can, or you can pony up $2.69 for a four pack of 16oz tall boys. Stay away from the 12 packs. Trust me. The temptation to drink the whole thing is to great for a person in the depths of a Steel Reserve binge to resist. Oh, and 222 calories per 12 oz serving is probably another good reason to limit your intake.
October 24th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Wow, you guys should come to england if you think 8.1% is a strong beer… or even go to germany; their strong lager would be classed as a spirit in most civilised countries!
October 24th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I’m definitely down for a trip to England or Germany—I’m getting tired of these girly beers anyway :)
October 24th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Please, this is hardly strong beer. More like a little above average. One of the strongest beers we have here that is sold all over is “Grolsch Kanon”, which is sold in half-liter canisters and has an alcohol content of no less than 11.6% and has been on shelves since 1996 http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grolsch and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grolsch). Besides that I know of local and specialty beers with higher content.
Nice article, but read into beer before you go off about how epically strong it is when it can’t even compete with mass-brewed supermarket beer ;)
October 24th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
England? Germany? No, No, No, fools. Go to belgium. Beer so strong it’ll make you wanna slap yo mama. Or if you want to stay in the U.S.A. try a Dogfish Head World Wide Stout. 25% and only comes in 22oz. bottles.
October 24th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
lol, yeah this really is nothing. Carlsberg’s “Årgangsøl” (vintage beer) at 10.6 % can be bought at any crocery store or kiosk in Denmark.
Americans should really stick to importing, you know :)
http://www.carlsberggroup.com/brands/Pages/WiibroeAArgangsoel.aspx
October 24th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
They limit it to 6% in Tennessee. As a seasoned college beer drinker, I have no problem downing it. It’s actually really great tasting compared to some ice brewed beers.
October 24th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
its not about percentage. its about percentage versus price.
October 24th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
@henry Exactly.
October 24th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Henry/Nathan: Tomorrow when buying my groceries I will check the price for “Kanon” so we can compare a bit more. This does seem like a cheap beer, but I guess we will have to find out. When I am there I will also see if I can find a better deal (Alchohol to dollar wise) :)
October 24th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
both Nathan and onelegout are obviously missing the whole point of steel reserve.
the beers you are both talking about are expensive and very good quality.
steel reserve is about gettin a quick and intensely dirty kind of fucked up that you cant experience with that expensive shit. you’ll just have to try it to find out
October 24th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
@Kaaswagen I would definitely like to find something other than Steel Reserve lol. The stuff is awful—but gets the job done on a budget. Definitely keep us posted on Kanon. We’ll review it in a future post.
@peter I think you missed my second comment, as I agree with you! This post was written about Steel Reserve—a quick, cheap way to get drunk fast. I just want everyone to know we are always open to hear of alternatives. Thanks everyone for the comments! I’m sure James would be responding if he wasn’t getting drunk right now lol.
October 24th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I know the beating 211 deals all too well. A little bit way too well… I’m recovering from it as we speak in fact. I had to run to the bathroom to ralph in the middle of typing this comment even. I usually drink 2 40oz of this stuff every night and you’re totally right. Cheapest drunk you can get short of pruno. The 40s are $2.89 each here in Alaska. Actually that’s not QUITE accurate, as if you hit the right L store, you can find Schlitz Bull Ice, which is 8.2% and $2.69 per 40, thereby getting you drunk for $5.38. That’s what I get if I can get someone to buy it for me, because I lost my ID so they won’t sell to me at the store they got it at. I usually have to go to the mom & pop liquor store down the street a ways and get 2 40s of 211 for 6 bucks even, because they know me there and don’t ID me.
October 25th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Sorry I’m late girls:) Just got back from watching SexDrive at the movies. It’s been a while since I’ve been to the movies and I must say having a wife with a big ass purse is a definite plus. She can fit a whole bottle of Black Velvet Canadian Whiskey in that damn thing. Made the movie much more enjoyable. Now excuse me, I have 64 ounces of green Gatorade to drink.
October 25th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Oh, VIVA LA STEEL RESERVE!
October 25th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Ladies and gentlecocks, i have a mind-blower for you. Ever have that day where you can not convince yourself that showing up to work is actually in the cards for you? Perhaps a beer or two the local bar would be a much better alternative yeah? But what about the job? You can’t just quit…..how would you buy more beer? So fuck it right? Suck it up, stop by the store, grab an energy drink and get on with………. …… wait, … WAIT, … what is this…this drink here next to the beer? JOOSE?! Huh? An energy drink……with 9% alcohol content? My — God. It truly is a gift from heaven.
October 25th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Professor,
You just described the exact reaction I had a week ago on a trip to the local Jiffy store and discovered Joose! A review has already been written and will be posted Monday.
October 25th, 2008 at 8:37 am
I am an actual brewer, I happen to be stumbling, and not because I am drunk. I have to say you are so completely wrong, length of fermentation does not make the beer stronger, it is the amount of sugars dissolved in the solution and the yeast ability to convert that sugar to alcohol. That Beer is cheap because it is not made of much barley but mostly corn syrup. It is not only an insult to beer, but probably one of the worst beers I have ever tasted. The other are right also in saying that there are much stronger beers out there, and they actually taste great. I am a Pirate, and my brother I am sure you a great Pirate but please raise your standards, you’re making us look like trashy pirates! Arrgh!
October 25th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Kraig,
Sorry about the fermentation/alcohol oversight. Keep in mind I’m usually drinking when I write this stuff. I’ll be sure to pistol whip my editor for missing it. On another note I’m glad to see an actual expert has found our site. I consider myself an expert drinker, not a brewer so be sure to call me out on future errors so that I can learn form my mistakes.
On yet another note I think a few of you have missed the point of this post. It’s not about Steel Reserve being the strongest beer in the world or anything like that. It’s about getting really drunk for really cheap. And that’s it. I now however intend to do a post on the worlds strongest brews. I’ll probably start with the ones mentioned in these comments.
October 25th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I’ve checked my local supermarket where they sell Kanon beer for 3.39 (Or 4.27 dollar) for a six pack, they no longer carry the half-liters I was talking about earlier. A six-pack here is in glass bottles and 198 cl = 66.95 US fluid ounces, so compared to steel reserve you pay 1.58 dollars more, but in return one gets 3.5% alcohol and a good tasting beer extra.
When I read what Kraig said, I think it is safe to say that the best option would be starting with a nice hit of Kanon (Which I forgot to mention translates to cannon, which I think says something about the strength of stuff…) and then continue with steel reserve to end in vodka.
It’s a shame I couldn’t find the half-liter cans anymore, I’m sure they were a better deal alcohol amount per euro wise, maybe when I am down at the liquor store for my whiskey or at a big supermarket I will check to see if they sell them there.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:28 am
There’s always gonna be those folks that tout something bigger or better, but understand that those of us drinking steel reserve are in a different tax bracket than those that get those fancy beers from across the pond; so, a cheap beer with a good punch is nice. Very nice. Too bad it tastes like cheap malt liquor, though.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:24 am
Take a sample of Lagunitas Brown Sugga @ 10% alc. Not cheap and as the name says it’s sweet. Be careful with this one.
February 21st, 2009 at 12:48 pm
I’ve done the steel reserve drunk twice. Did not learn my lesson the first time and I am a seasoned veteran. The hangover the next day just plain aint worth it man,and no amount of gatorade or anything else will help you.That crap is VILE.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh ::pukes::
will get you wasted though for the strong willed
May 31st, 2009 at 3:01 pm
You boys have definitely put your finger on the goal of college drinking. Shit-faced for cheap, and you also realize the easiest way to do this is to drink the cheapest stuff you can find and drink without reducing your stomach lining to shreds. My Yankee boyfriend can down a bottle of good alcohol by himself any day of the week, but I drink him under the table every time because of the simple fact I’m used to drinking cheap alcohol. By the way, I’ve never found a review for Calico Jack’s rum. We buy it in Georgia for $7 for a 750ml, and its not bad if I do say so myself.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
If you got my e-mail yesterday, could you please post in this review section? Thanks!
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:19 am
Well—on a Reserved note—I will try this entry again. Been drinking Steel Reserve 211 for quite a while now. The cost is great, ($2.19), for 4-16 oz. tall boys. Get 2- 4 pks, sometimes 3 and a half dozen of the little airline bottles of vodka, set the bag on the floor beside my chair and I am set for the evening. I can relax, have a cheeseburger for dinner and still get to work the next day, doing something. I enjoy the taste best at cool-to-room temp and yes, the pungency is there. That is why I drink malt liquor. Drink up!
December 22nd, 2009 at 11:21 pm
First off fuck people overseas and their bullshit beers. Here in the mighty USA I drink for the effect not taste. Steel Reserve is the best beer for price and effect, I love that shit.
Great article to the OP
peace
February 12th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Steel reserve gets it name from the 211 symbol which was the symbol for Steel in the medeval times. Steel reserve is not about the percentage, it is about the message it sends to your body. It is pumped with steel and probably some sort of PCP. Steel will heighten any feeling that is in your body, if you are very good that day, it will make you into a celebrity in your mind when talking to women and the best thing is, it is a garenteed Black Out. Continue drinking up some steel.
February 26th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Haha, I looked at the links provided for the supposedly “hard core” European brews….. naturally, the 11.6% someone quoted is actually the strongest brew that company makes. They also make a laughable 3.6% pilsner and their average abv% of all their brews seems to be the same as any brewery.
I was expecting to be impressed. Guess there’s no need to plan that trip after all.
As for Europeans and their high-brow talk, let’s not forget about the wine tasting in France in the 70′s where US wines were rated higher than French wines by French judges in a ‘blind’ taste test.
It’s absolutely foolish to prejudge an entire population and assume they’ll never figure something out (like beer), when all I hear on the internet these days is how much better most European nations are than the US because the US is so stupid and racist. Apparently only countries you dislike are capable of being discriminatory, and when you do it, it’s all in good fun.
I want to travel but I’m starting to notice that every country has it’s version of “stupid rednecks”.
Auf wiedersehen.
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:00 pm
This is the funniest article I have ever read!! Kudos to the author and he is dead on with his assesments. As a seasoned Steel Reserve Drinker..like 10 years since it came out west, I dare not drink a 12 pack of this stuff in a night as it will rock your world..8.1′s are way stronger then you would think.. You definitely need a gallon of water to get back to normal. And to all those european people..can you buy that so called strong beer in the stores in a 24ounce can for 99cents? Or is that stuff only sold in pubs? Long Live Steel Reserve, It is the poor mans cognac!!
April 15th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Steel reserve will put even the heaviest drinker down. I should know as it is my cheap drink of choice. I recomend the 4 pack for less than 4 dollars. Scoff as some of you will, but try it, if you are not worthy then you will soon find that you are lying on the bathroom floor crying for your mommy. I am convinced that there is actually more alcohol in steel reserve than 8.1 percent, or at least it hits you harder than 8.1 percent should. Anyone ever hear of EVIL EYE it is 10+ percent, but it doesnt seem to swing the wrecking ball as hard as the steel reserve. DRINKERS BE WARE!!
June 16th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
If you’re really looking for high alcohol for a low price, check out Earthquake. It’s a 12% abv beer that sells in 12 oz cans for $1.19 (and tastes unbearable, of course).
June 16th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
This must be fate. I literally just logged in to write my review of the Earthquake I have sitting next to me and saw this comment waiting to be approved. And yes, It’s like Steel Reserve on Steroids.
November 5th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
211 FTW!
Another thing these Europeans are forgetting it that their beer is measured Alcohol By Weight, not Alcohol By Volume like it is over here. A beer that’s listed 4% alcohol over there is just over 3% ABV in the states. Steel Reserve would be rated over 10% over there.
January 7th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
I’m ashamed to say that me and my drinking partner have gone through 20 (12oz) steel reserves on many nights… yes I have a problem LOL!
January 19th, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Yeah some American states have been deprived of any decent ABV content. About 8 states only allow the diluted version of Steel Reserve, I guess we “can’t be trusted with ourselves”. The author is correct in saying that SR is really for seasoned drinkers, God forbid that stuff end up at a frat party as SR will sneak up on the unsuspecting and unknowing. But in a nutshell, some Americans have not been allowed to explore (or taint in some cases)the true Beergarten of Eden. Altho in TX. we can get the 8.1 SR for a buck 19 AND the 8%ABV McEwens Scotch Ale (altho I thought an 11% version too? or maybe I was drunk), that my friends is a nice brew.
January 25th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Steel Reserve is the best beer ever. You are a pantywaste if you dont like it. I like to go to clubs and spend $20 on Bud light draft and long island ice teas. I can do this because I drink about $14 worth of Steel throughout the week. Drink it ice cold (keep it in your freezer and pour out or re-freeze any leftover) and its better than any beer you have ever had.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
I am drinking this stuff right now, I’m on my 2nd 24oz Can, I love the taste!! It’s bitter; that’s for sure. Hahaha!
April 26th, 2011 at 10:32 am
This article is hilarious, and so true! I usually buy this because its the cheapest crap in the market, and by that, I mean the one I work at. Surely if there was something cheaper than Steel Reserve, I’d buy it. And I did for a while, Its called Natural Ice and it was the same price at Reserve, but now that Natural Ice went up, I’m stuck with the Steel. One of the first times I had this stuff, I Brought a 6 pack to a party, and I ended up giving the birthday girl a lap dance, and just in case you where wondering, I’m a guy. Anyway, Drink this stuff at your own risk haha. Like the article says, I just like to drink it at home until I pass out. :D
July 1st, 2011 at 5:34 am
Steel Reserve is the shiznu! but try this, one 16oz can plus two shots of gin,talk about smooth!
July 7th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
All I know is when I drink this stuff I could suck the chrome off of …………………..never mind:~)
July 21st, 2011 at 2:23 pm
I love steel reserve with clamato juice, but have to minimize my intake because of the calorie factor. It’s wise sticking to a 12 oz can instead of buying the 40oz bottles. The weight sneaks up on you.
July 23rd, 2011 at 2:52 pm
I love the taste of 211. Been drinking it since 2004.
My friends cant stand it and when they go to my fridge to pick up a beer while we are watching a hockey game or something like that they say “eew how can you drink this cow piss”. It usually takes me about 4 24oz to get pretty bounced so I have gotten used to it.
But I have pulled back from that I drink 1 to 2 anymore and than get a small bottle of Bacardi Gold and 2L of Pepsi for the rest of the night to relax on.
Not so much of a hangover and pain in the morning.
But I love 211′s flavor and I do love German beer.
July 30th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Give me a break! sam me clause 14.8 % made in switzerland also in the book of records!. Bar none
August 17th, 2011 at 1:12 am
STEEELS b1tch, here in VA theyre dirt cheap (1.99 for a 40!!) and thas alll you need really i mean sheeeeeitttttt i cant feel my face after a 24… ive been drinkin em since hi school and man aint nothin like em… earthquakes and bull ices are a little stronger but you cant find em in forties (round here) and honestly theres something about a steel buzz that has to be felt to be appreciated…
August 24th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
A friend of mine, a comrade in poverty, turned me on to this beer and OMG! This is a great beer! You have to be careful with it, that’s for sure. But after being introduced to Steel Reserve, I now regard almost every other beer as ridiculously over-priced.
The reviews I find on line make a big, negative to-do about its rather pungent whang. (Well, uh, did any of these guys ever drink a Heineken? I mean, wha-ang! And these same guys would never write a negative Heineken review!) Also, it’s “watery” consistency and the way the head isn’t so big and frothy and how it doesn’t just refuse to settle down. Well, truth be told, those thick-thick beers get on my nerves. I love a lot of taste, so I’ll put up with it, but let’s face it, some of them (like Guiness) as tasty as they are, are just plain “gloppy” going down. And you can only drink so much glop. One reason for the popularity of light beers, I’m convinced, is the easy, “watery” way they go down. This has the ease of drinkability of a light beer with more whallop than any other regular beer I have tried. (Ever. And I lived and drank in Europe for four years.)
As for the head, well, I burp enough, thanks! And I don’t need to wait for my delicious, easy-drinking beer to be ready to drink!
I just moved to a new state and discovered the 8.1% version for the first time tonight. I have had one 24-ouncer and am sitting here blissfully buzzed, thankful that I am neither bloated nor broke for this nice after-work hum.
This is amazingly good stuff!
September 13th, 2011 at 8:50 am
I drink steel reserve all the time and i like the taste! I think most domestic beers taste watered down and cant even give me a buzz. I am a 320 pound samoan and that regular stuff sucks! 211 and 4 locos!!!! Lmao!
September 21st, 2011 at 12:15 am
4 forties are surely the right dose to a peaceful nights sleep!
FYI-just don’t mix with ANY cannabis!
October 15th, 2011 at 9:44 am
2 tall cans is my sleep remedy
October 15th, 2011 at 9:45 am
@cheryl leave ur info ;) lol
October 28th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
The thing about Steel Reserve isn’t the 8.1 ABV, it’s the cheap ‘n nasty ingredients. Drinking the same amount of alcohol you are more likely to have a hangover on Steel Reserve.
It also has a nasty CORN taste to it, along with some spice I can’t put a finger on that is common in beer but not as much of it. I have to agree to drink it very, VERY cold. Until recently I could find 24 oz cans 2-for-$2.50 or 1-for-$1.50, but the price went up a few weeks ago and I don’t remember what it is now, maybe 2-for-$2.80 and 1-for-$1.60.
Anyway, I prefer something similar but a LOT smoother at only slightly higher price. Hurricane High Gravity /24oz can is $1.69 each.
However, some of you guys seem to be lightweights. 3, 16 oz cans getting you tore up for $3? A typical american beer is about 5% ABV, so Steel Reserve is 1.6X as potent. 3 x 16oz beers is 4 “drink” beers x 1.6 = quivalent of only 6.4 (12 oz. budweisers or whatever). Yes it’s enough to get all but a pretty large fellow (well over 200 lb) illegally intoxicated in most if not all US states, but hardly drunk enough that you realize it yourself.
By lightweight above I didn’t mean wimpy, I meant you don’t weigh much so it doesn’t take as much alcohol to get a buzz.
December 27th, 2011 at 12:47 am
Been drinking Steel Reserve since 2001. This stuff is pretty much all I drink. My gf thinks its disgusting, but she likes Pinot. I get in McLean, VA for $2.49 a 40oz at 7-11 or $7 a 12pk of 12oz’ers at Total Wine. Either way, it is the best way to get “that” kind of buzz. Just the sight of the 211 makes me happy. As I’ve been drinking it for a decade, it seems like normal beer to me now, but it is probably not for amateurs or light drinkers. 2x40oz and I’m straight. I must say, it does not make for a good chaser after chugging a bit of vodka…ugh!!
Stay thirsty my friends
February 17th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
I drank 211 for many years and it is definitly not a beer for light beer drinkers. although it is not as heavy and strong as a german or belgun brew it will assuredly get the job done on a budget. if you have the choice between 211 and hurricane then 211 is the safeest bet because earthquake is overwhelmingly sweet. even as a woman I love the taste of 211.
February 17th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
amazing beer and great drinking on a budget.
March 27th, 2012 at 1:35 am
This shit is the best fucking beer ever
March 28th, 2012 at 2:23 am
Steel Reserves are fantastic stuff, i just started drinking them, i am a Malt Liquor drinker mainly, Olde English, Miller High Life 40 ounce, and i’ll get stone cold drunk on spirits like Whiskey or Rum, another my faves is Hennessy, these motherfuckers rocked my world when i tried them, only one gets you right at the edge, doin sums dumb crazy shit like walking around lyka maniac or saying some dope azz shit 2 yourself, and the second, blasts your as into the high gravity zone, then anymore you guzzle rubs it in for more hours as long as you stick to 3-5 its alright, anymore than that gives me heartburn. I gotta say, i luv my mothafucken Steel Reserves bitch.
Cheers
April 26th, 2012 at 9:10 am
Steel Reserve in a beautiful 24 ounce can is eye catching. At first it would seem a typical cheap malt liquor due to its advertised 8.1% alocohol volume. This is beer at its best. It deserves a better name than malt liquor. Served ice cold, it is plenty flavorful and doesn’t smack you with rubbing alcohol taste. It goes down extremely hard warm though.
The buzz will creep up on you so moderation is key until you get used to it. This comes from a former case of miller lite a day drinker. Four of these cans pacify me and I can be productive the next day. A great elixer for sleep remedy and cheaper than Ambien. It actually tastes good in comparison with other higher ABV beers. Great for cookouts or just hangin in the garage on a Saturday afternoon. Price, availability , and palatable taste gives Steel Reserve a thumbs up here in northwest Indiana. Drink it cold, and enjoy. It pairs well with grilled fare.
June 6th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Yah Steel Reserve! .97 for a 24 over. Just finished one, now on to 2 Bud Ice 24 Ozers total damage plus 2 bags of spicy peanuts 4 bucks and change. Great end to a good work day, the Stanley Cup is in LA tonight bitches!
June 8th, 2012 at 12:08 am
Drinking my 2nd 211 24 right now. No, not for a Boston Lager drinker, or a beer sipper, it’s a “hey, let’s get drunk” cheap beer. An aquired taste, most will say “it’s ok”, but go ahead and drink a few? Most shudder away. Pussy Bud and Coors light drinkers…. I’m 57 and know what pre-prohibition beer should taste like, I researched it for 4 years. This is somewhat close, but has too much corn/rice taste. Very little hops taste, no yeasty aftertaste, but pre-beer war 8% and they must have brewed it good somehow! This is a quickie fix until someone can say this is what beer tasted like in 1916!!! Anyone got an idea?
June 10th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
this shit has ruine my life i was able to drink a 4 pack and be good nice buzz but then got to use to it needed 2 4 pack was up 2 a 12 pack of it and a tall can really messed up my life i flipped my truck 4 times almost to my death because i was to messed up to reconize what i was doing but only my fault but this shit will make you black out just be careful you will wake up in jail if not careful sucks really bad i wont ever dronk 211 ever again even though its my beer of taste got to get and stay away from this shit
July 16th, 2012 at 12:28 am
Ouch…my head
July 27th, 2012 at 12:34 am
The author isn’t such a seasoned drinker. I use Steel Reserve when i need to take a break from drinking straight Gin or Whiskey. I’ve got four 40 oz bottles and i’ll knock out all four plus a chase it with some 10mg Ltabs. But yes, my liver is blacker than Wesley Snipes. This is definitely a drink for degenerate alcoholics. ;-D
August 16th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
I hear talk about expensive drinks versus cheaper varieties and how the “drunkenness” feeling will differ. Unless the expensive brands that some of yall speak of have psychotropic compounds mixed into the brew that either enhance ethanol’s effect on the brain or serve as a piggy back, the feeling between cheap and expensive drinks will ultimately be the same. And by the time your drunk, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference anyways.
September 3rd, 2012 at 3:29 am
MAKES YOU FAT WHILE LITTLE STEEL BUGS EAT AT YOUR LIVER, NO!!!!!!!!
October 16th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Im polishing off a couple cans of SR211 right now. But if you guys want a real quick fuckup sesh. Knock down a couple cans of Four Loko. That shit is fucking insane. First time i drank it i didnt respect it enough. Big mistake. I drank 2 of them fairly quickly. And at double the size and double the strength of a regular 12oz, 6% bottle of beer,its like drinking 4 bottles. So i had the euivalent of 8 bottles of 6% beer in under 2 hours. I think the main thing that caused me to black out and fall asleep in the bathtub for 3 hours was the fact that i hit the vodka/coke mixes right after it. I use 20oz pint glasses,1/4 filled with vodka,topped up with coke and ice. Four of those later and ……… Well, the combination royally fucked me up.
There was talk of banning four loko but all that ended up happening was they came out with an 8% version in a smaller can, which the sell alongside the 12% can. ( fair enough, the makers are not responsible for what people drink so why the fuck should it be banned?)
So in short, if you want to get fucked up and fall asleep in the bathtub,give it a try, if not, show it some respect !!
I think the main reason to dri it fairly quick is because it tastes like absolute gash once it gets warm,so you need to drink it cold, LOL !!
October 24th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
MD 20-20.
I think they call it an enriched wine. You’ll find bums love the stuff.
Tasty as cough syrup, and a nice bubbely buzz.
October 24th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Also they reformulated four-loco. It was chock full of uppers to get you into a walking dead state. Even hardcore alcoholics died from it.
October 25th, 2012 at 10:17 am
12 years of drinking, I have finally caught on to Steel Reserve. I even remember back in the day when I had nightly Heineken money to spend, a friend would be just 2 cans of Steel and would be set for the night. I have to admit that when I tasted it for the first time, I thought it was disgusting…Now-a-days, I love it! But then I guess if I’m ever on a budget and I’m pretty much broke except for my last few dollars, I’d be happy with almost anything that’s gonna help me cope with being broke and get me “chocolate wasted” quickly. I have had earthquake and though I literally only had a couple dollars, I tried it out. GROSS!!!! Even though I admit to still drinking it…I needed it that day, and yet, 1 can consumed withint 30 minutes put me in the weirdest state of oblivion, plus it left me the next day craving, and I mean absolutely craving more alcohol, something to get rid of that particular effect. I’d reserve Earthquake for something like beer pong! Steel Reserve on the other hand can have a nice permanent spot next to the ketchup.
January 9th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
I drink 2 24-oz Steel Reserves a day. I work hard, then I come home and drink. I’m so damn used to alcohol,though (because I do this daily), that I dont’ really notice much on the first beer. It’s about halfway through the second beer that I notice a good buzz. And I drink quickly. In about 25 minutes I’m done with both of them. They are the 8.1% kind. Usually when I’m done I feel pretty damn good. I can’t live without my daily 2 Steel Reserves.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:24 pm
Your stories of European beer make me crazy with envy. However, here we are, faced with the reality of what is available to us where we actually live. To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld: “You go into the weekend with the beer that you have, not the beer you might want or wish to have at a later time.” Amen.
January 12th, 2013 at 4:59 pm
Ok gentlemen, I appreciate the schooling, but I must remind you that we americans live in the U.S., and so we cannot drink the beers found in your local stores. If we did live in Europe, this article would not exist. We are stuck here, living under a government elected by people who think we need a nanny telling us what we can put in our bodies. Thus, 8.1% alcohol seems awesome.
February 1st, 2013 at 9:39 pm
I love this stuff. Im a big guy 6’2 and about 300lbs it takes a lot for me to get buzzed I drank a 30 rack of keystone(piss) a few weeks ago and barley felt it. This is my favorite beer. Not because I like the taste which I prefer over light beers. But because I can get 2 40s for $5. I did that last weekend. Thought I was going to have to drink both. Not feeling much I stood up from my chair and damn nere fell on my head. 211 is amazing. I’m bout ready to go grab $10 worth in a few!!
February 5th, 2013 at 8:42 pm
All you people are fuckin retarded, 211 lager might not be the tastiest beer of all but this shit is really cheap and is worth every penny…. This is true american shit right here…The only reason you don’t agree is because you’re a rich foreigner…ALL I GOTTA SAY IS 211 LAGER IS THA SHIZZNIZZ!!!!
February 21st, 2013 at 9:04 pm
Steel reserve is a good cheap beer to keep you buzzed or drunk if you know how to drink. To me and my brother-both drinkers- we know. Steel reserve is for men if you cant hang thrn your not a real knowledgeable drinker.
February 21st, 2013 at 9:06 pm
Yes I did mispell then. And as I said steel reserve is one of my top choices.
February 26th, 2013 at 4:27 pm
One thing is for sure…if you’re fistin’ a Steel Reserve tall boy, you’re the real deal. You know you’ve got a real deal alcoholic in your presence when see one of these!