Shit-faced drunk for less than $3. That’s probably the easiest way to sum up the genius of 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 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 its name. What I do know is 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 of the 16oz cans of this stuff in one night before I wake up feeling like I went through a session of chemotherapy the next morning.
The aroma, as well as the taste, is very pungent. They both 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 hardcore 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 tallboys. Stay away from the 12 packs. Trust me. The temptation to drink the whole thing is too 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.
Hmm… Let’s do the math:
750 ml (1/5th of a gallon) = 25.36 oz. of Vodka
Routine Vodka is 80 proof or 40% alcohol
Steele 212 is 8.1% alc
5-24oz. SR 212 = 24oz of 40.5% alcohol (8.1 x 5)
Conclusion:
Each 24oz Steele 212 is just shy of 1/5th of 1/5th of a gallon of Vodka (or Whiskey etc.)
Drink 2 1/2 and yur just shy of half a fifth.
6-16oz. = 96/128 or 3/4 of a fifth of Vodka
I have been drinking this for years and really like it. I just tried it at a slightly chilled temperature rather than ice cold and liked it even more. SR forever!!!
Bad for your health. Brother Drank these for years then hung himself. Kept him coming back.
But at a cost.
I miss him dearly.
Am drinking one right now in his memory.
Know I’m going to pay tomorrow.
Think while/before you drink.
God rest your soul
Rest in peace little brother
(Zachary Wilson)
– cody wilson
I HATE THIS BEER. IT DESTROYS FAMILIES AND NEEDS TO BE LISTED AS AN ALCOHOL. IF MY SON DOES NOT STOP DRINKING THIS, SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR DIE!!!!!
I rarely drink. Had three Bush beers at home. Left after at work so only wally mart was open so i grabbed these 4 pack 12 O Z to carch buzz. Holy shit! I woke up like 1030 next morning in bed phone in my hand still on playing You Tube music. My k-cup coffee maker still works but i broke it when i threw trash can at front door. I all wanted was a shooter or two of vodka or but instead i got took out by the 211 blu raz.
I had one and a half of steel reserve 42’s. The next morning i was woke up earlyer than i wanted to be woken (the city was resurfacing the roads in my neighborhood). Wile i was up anyway i decided to run some erands and i got a dui. I thought i was sober but now i think im simply smurfed. I made a bad decision and am glad nobody got hurt but im still going to have to pay a price. Ei do the math on when you will be sober after drinking. And stick to it . Or dont be me , because im not going to have a good time in my neer future.
When I first got a taste of SR I was like omg this is the shizz- nit. In fact we fell in love at first taste..lol. That was a couple years ago. Everything was good between SR and I until I realized how much weight I’ve gained over time. Had no idea this lager was packing. 444 calories per 24 oz can. I drink maybe two 24 oz cans a day. That’s 888 calorie intake just on beer. On top of my daily intake of whatever I was eating that day. I have packed on 20 lbs in the last year or so. This truly broke my heart. Should have done my research way before. So now I’ve decided to go my separate way..tear..lol
Ive been drinking 211 for hella years and I must say, this shit is amazing. Cheapest way to get drunk when I have no Congnac money❤️ #loyalCustomer
The Steel seems stronger than Hard Liqu , I drank 2 pints of Vodks and hardly a buzz! 5 25 OZ Steels, or Natty Daddys and I wasted , blacked out! This is stronger than hard liqu, more like an hallucinagin!
I like it alot. It’s basically a BUDGET Duvel. Same BUZZ at 1/10th the price.
Drink it ICE COLD. Want a tasty treat? Add a shot of ORANGE Liquor.
Courvoisier. Drambuie. Gran Gala. Tasty.
Hi does anyone else notice the difference in taste with the cans and the plastic bottle? Color is darker in the bottle much darker than in the cans . The can’s make excellent beer bread half 24 oz can warm it up a little mix with 2 cup flower package of yeast pinch salt tsp oil kneed let it rise twice size put in pan nale 400 45 min or so .
I prefer natural ice but this is alright the first one is a litte rough then its party on. Ever notice it makes your shit green. Wtf?! The berry tastes the best to me the pinapple is unberable. Couple gulps & i puke
I’m probly ganna dei. I love the beer I get the 12 pack, but I need 3-5 a week to keep up. I think my problem is that I really am rasisct against my liver and these lil guys are pure gold liver acid. Less intense than a bullet and maybe the fam can sue for neglagence after the inevitable early 30s deah. Honestly, fuck this place, lets get fucksed up and eject
Ive been a 211 drinker for years. Ive had some good time. I turned on a good freind to them and thats all he have been drinking for years. We even talked of getting 211 tattoos, but seriously if your not a long time drinker and your curious start slow.you dont want to wake up the next morning in another state with no clothes on.
Greetings, fellow drunkards! I just tried Steel Reserve 211 for the first time a little while ago. I had watched Stobe the Hobo drink it all the time and it piqued my curiosity. Got a couple of cans at the local gas station c-store for $1.39 each. Wow…it gives you a very nice buzz. I can see how folks could get addicted to this stuff. Tastes like a typical domestic like Bud, but a bit sweeter. It goes down easy and gives you some awesome belches. It’s something that you definitely need to drink ice-friggin-cold, though. I’m definitely feeling every bit of that 8.1% ABV. All in all, it seems like a good, cheap way to get f-ed up.
It’s hot as hell out, perfect beer weather. I picked a can up out of curiosity at ths dollar store. I’m no beer expert at all, but I found this brew to be tasy and satisfying ice cold. Goes good with a cig/or vaping while chilling on the porch on a hot lazy afternoon. One 24oz gives you a mild, pleasant mellow buzz.. I’d buy again.
Hi, new to the site. I got to say, after three years of drinking this thing, being an alcoholic, this review is quite on the nose about a double edge sword. I drink anywhere from 3-5 of the 24oz ones (a night) and yes, I am seeking help, but please let it be a warning that the fast acting effects of even one can become very appealing to someone with a low income or who likes to drink till they black out. Please be aware it is VERY addicting when you start losing your jobs because of it. (Maybe just me)
Anyways, if you can handle stoping yourself, by all means, 1 or two even for veterans is more than enough
The flavored ones are good
Honestly, I just like popping open a couple of 24 oz cans of 211 with a good video game, Youtube, or a movie. I only ever really drink it at home. Anywhere else, I’ll drink something else for obviously good reasons lol. Most people I know say it tastes like crap but I tend to like it better than many other beers I’ve had!
You above commenters be warned. This is some potent, potent shit. Will wack you out.
Better than whiskey, wine, this is super duper drink. Better than dope in my opinion. And, I
have been smoking dope since 1966. Clear it up for you youngsters? Good Brew. Drink it.
I drank about half a quart of it before I looked for reviews.. Tasted damn good to me and I don’t understand all the negative Ju-ju people are spreading about it. It tastes like a good strong beer- no doubt the impression being augmented by the claims on the bottle that it has Extra! malt, barley and hops. Many high alcohol beers taste like something that might have been decanted from the bladder of a diabetic horse.. Not this one. Strong without being cloyingly sweet- Almost Germanic in body and to maintain the Horse Zeitgeist, seems to shout, ” Ich bin niche habe Zuckerkrankheit!
You are so funny I almost pee’d my pants! I love the flavor but can’t drink a lot. Id that weird?
I gave a neighbor a ride to the store yesterday and he bought a 12 pack of Steel Reserve. I googled it out of curiosity and found this site. The beer is what I guessed it is. Thirty years ago, on a workday, I would smoke half a joint and drink a 16oz Budweiser each morning while reading the newspaper before leaving for work at my outside sales job. I drove a couple hundred miles each day on my rounds and would take a two more beers and another joint with me for the ride. At lunch I would take a customer out for beers and food on expense account. I would stop at a tavern on my way home. More beer sitting on the couch and then off to bed. Next day repeat. After a DUI I quit. I’d surely been dead long before now if I hadn’t.
Steel will make you do some dumb ass shit i drink dayly liqure to. Not shure whats in it but it makes me want to get out and do dumb shit. Ing. Need to be on bottle like all alc. bev. Atf.
As a LONG TIME 211 drinker, I want to know this: WHAT ARE THE EXACT INGREDIENTS IN STEEL RESERVE?? I’ve looked at their site, and they don’t list them. This shit caused me to nearly develop an IMMUNE DISORDER. The only thing that stopped that, was me stopping the 211’s, and instead ingesting CBD oil. I am quite serious about this, and I WANT TO KNOW THE INGREDIENTS. If you can’t tell me, can you at least direct me to who CAN tell me? Surely it’s not TOP SECRET. SOMEONE knows. HELP ME, PLEASE!!
I agree with Matt. Although I now live near a convenience store that sells 3 tall cans (24 oz) for $5.30. They don’t sell Cameo or Earthquake. The names all check out.
Hurricane is the safest. You can hide from a hurricane in a cellar (well unless flooding is a risk) or flee from one as you get a warning.
Earthquakes are second scariest because you can’t hide from an earthquake. There is no warning. And you have no idea whether you will live through it or not ( When I was in 5th grade a moderate earthquake occurred and we were living on the 3rd floor of an apartment building ).
And Cameo, as it’s name suggests, this stuff is super stealth or camo. One minute your drunk and happy, the next, you’re waking up and all your friends hate you and you have no idea why and have to ask one of them. Then you get to hear the shittiest story of your life. It’s this god awful horror story about some dumbass being a dick to all his friends. You have no idea what the main character is about to do next in this story as your friend tells it to you, even though the main character is you!!
I’d honestly rather stick to the earthquake cuz merely thinking I am going to die for about 20 seconds was easier than making an ass of myself :D
Hurricane is still available, also 8.1%, and comes in 40 oz glass bottle still, unlike the plastic 42oz plastic steel reserve. Way smoother and it doesnt taste or smell disgusting like steel.
I totally agree with that very truthful and hilarious review. LOL!! @ “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..” … Oh man for real. I always just get a single 42oz bottle of Steel Reserve and a sixer of something more mundane like coors light. BTW: it might just be me but Steel Reserve became far more enjoyable, far more drinkable when I started drinking it from an RTIC mug and, ON ICE! Don’t scoff … I typically don’t drink beer on the rocks but Steel really does good by it. Almost delicious … but lets be real. It’s about the ABV in the end …. ;-0
TOTALLY AGREE
I am a 300 pound guy and 1 24-oz can of this stuff gives me a great buzz! And I am paying $1.49 for that can in a supermarket that is not cheap!
If I want to get seriously ripped, 3 of these and I am good!
They should ban this beer, 211 killed my brother and my son is s alcoholic because of it
It has ruined his life and his families lives
Got hooked on this a month or so ago. I’m proud to say that I’m DONE. It was cheap, I was depressed and wanted to drown out the pain. I’m 500% sure it’s not made with the best stuff on earth. It does get you buzzed really fast, that’s what I liked about it. It WILL f**k up your day if you have too much like the other reviewers say. It gives you a hangover that can make you beg to be put out of your misery. It also messed up my stomach a lot where I couldn’t eat the necxt day without feeling like puking. It doesn’t make you a Stud to say you can handle a lot of this stuff because it’s not good for you – because it’s crappy made beer with a ton of bad crap in it that will destroy your insides if you keep drinking it. It definitely made me pass out and not know where the hell I was plenty of times. No other beer has done that to me. I’m DONE.
I’ll drink a 12pk plus 2 42ozs in a night everyday. It’s strong, but not that strong.
Oh, my! All the comments blaming the drink for this and that. How about personal accountability? Furthermore, cannot people express their personal opinion (good or bad) without getting crass? It gets you drunk on very little. Who could ask for more? Buy 2 at the store, drink them at home, enjoy life. It’s called staying in control at home! My God, this society sucks!
Ya thanks Miller and Steel Reserve for all the really great liver shit.. My liver thanks you. It’s great gasoline for the abusive boyfriend too. This should be banned from the market, PERIOD. Ya this is real nice murder juice for the poor alcoholic.
You guys are seriously a bunch of pussys, I drink 2 42 Oz in a day and have been for years. I only get really fucked up when i drink 4 42 Oz. in a day.
I am a beer expert. I was making my own beer from scratch before most people were born. I’ve made beers similar to steel using corn and or rice and high alcohol yeast. My favorite beers are dark using chocolate malt or Carmel malts and they can be very expensive. Steel reserve has a place in my consumption. I am drinking one right now needs to be cold and the effect is great. Price is also great. Steel definitely has its place. This is not a pussy beer.
My wife calls 211 stupid beer for all the right reasons, it is. It makes you stupid.
I drink one 42oz in tha mornin, one 42 oz for lunch, then one 42oz for supper. Never get a headache. It takes 2-3 hours to hit me. Thats why I call it the ultimate CREEP BEER. It creeps up on me. CHEEP CREEP beer buzz, meet you at my place. Watch out for the creeping out flatulence, Serious weight gain made me an even larger stronger CREEP. BUDWIPER IS ONLY GOOD IF YOU WANT TO SPEND MORE FOR A WIMP BUZZ AND A MIGRANE.
Having a 24 now……not bad but definitely strong flavor and after taste. Shit for a $1.35 in NY it’s practically a free buzz!!,
Step yo game up! 8.1 ain’t shit. Get yourself an Earthquake at 10 percent or really fuck your shit up with a Camo Black at 12 percent.
I used to drink Steel Reserve and I could drink 5 and sometimes 6 in a night. Earthquake I usually only need 2. If I drink a third I am FUBAR.
LMAO…..hilarious post, man. Hilarious, but true. The stuff is gross, but potent and I only drink it when broke and desperate
I love the spiked flavors they are strong but after u get used to the drink its like smooth sailing ahead lol
Dis stuff was made to destroy the Black Man in the Hood, vagrants and other undesirables, it has some kind of poison in it, I used to drink several 40’s at a time. Its not a normal hangover, its like being poisoned maybe it has formaldehyde in it .I could drink a whole quart of Jim Beam and be drunk but not the blackout, passout style like Steel Reserve gives. Budweiser had a similar beer called High Gravity Hurricane and they pulled it from the market!. Naty Daddy was out for a while it seems to be gone too, another High Gravity fusal alcohol low bottom malt liquor poison.. It was impossible to make it to work after a Steel Reserve drunk, maybe down for 2 days .
Maybe this some kind of Illuminate population control agenda scam.
I drink a 40 oz steel reserve almost every other day good way to go to sleep easy just don’t chug the stuff unless you want to be sick.
This beer turned me into an alcoholic. It is cheap and easy to get. How sorry I am! Many health problems aside from being disgracefully drunk! Have constant rashes on my face and bruises. No, I don’t fall down to get bruised, 211 puts them on my face with no effort from me. I hate to guess what is going on with my liver and heart. and guess what? I can drink hard alcohol and not have the skin rashes and hives and bruises. 211 is nothing but poison! Think about it. Yes, you have a right to drink. But you better think twice about putting straight poison into your body! BTW, have also used meth and not had so many health problems!!! Think about that! I am now in recovery from everything, but hold no judgment against people who want to drink and drug. I still relapse, we are all human and need to feel good. But I will never put 211 poison in my body again!!!!!
This beer turned me into an alcoholic. It is cheap and easy to get. How sorry I am! Many health problems aside from being disgracefully drunk! Have constant rashes on my face and bruises. No, I don’t fall down to get bruised, 211 puts them on my face with no effort from me. I hate to guess what is going on with my liver and heart. and guess what? I can drink hard alcohol and not have the skin rashes and hives and bruises. 211 is nothing but poison! Think about it. Yes, you have a right to drink. But you better think twice about putting straight poison into your body! BTW, have also used meth and not had so many health problems!!! Think about that! I am now in recovery from everything, but hold no judgment against people who want to drink and drug. I still relapse, we are all human and need to feel good. But I will never put 211 poison in my body again!!!!!
Every man i have been around who has been drinking Steel Reserve, turns into unreasonable hateful jerk. It should definitely come with a warning lable to the women who are around Steel Reserve drinking men. He goes to the store to buy some leave then to unknown destination.
This is my stimulate. I drink one 16oz and a shot of dark liquor and im having fun like I have in me I’m 28 I don’t have an issue but when it comes to performance yea try it.
I hate to say it, but I really love the 24 oz Blk Berry Steele Reserves and limit myself to one a night. All flavors are potent and carries a punch so you must be at home when you drink them. I never had a bad experience and they are cheaper than buying a 6 pack of most beers.
Is it weird that I drink this every morning then follow it with 2 24 oz coronas while I work and two steel reserves at night when I get home? That’s an everyday thing lol
I used to drink one of this (24 oz) and I am done! No reason to drink more. The taste is no the best but I like it that I get buzzed super fast. Now, if I drink two of them is a different story. I know I shouldn’t drink more than two cuz it gets bad. BUT for the prize you can’t go wrong lol. Just stick to one a day and you will be fine, IMOHO.
This malt liquor is potent if you want to get blasted, the taste is awful and repugnant.
I like to drink beers occasionally, but for this one you will certainly need a Helmit.
Good uck, for those that whould like to take a risk..
Idk if this is exceptionally bad, but there’s been quite a few nights I sucessfully finished 3 42 oz steel reserves. That’s 126 oz of 8.1% alc.I’m 22 and I only weigh 155 lbs. I just have no life. Lol
Steel is da bomb yo. All you weak fag can suck my throbing g man meat while I chug a 4-0 my wiggga!
Yeah bums like it. Ya dumb fuk. Highest alcohol content.
$2 for a 40 = a six pack of your Nancy beer you chardonnay sipping fags. Ya know why they make it plastic? Cuz us wild ass mother fuckers be breaking shit. Recognize da king nigggga
Great beer , seriously
How about a dose of personal accountability?
And a wonderful fan Facebook !
Very colorful comments, must be nice to be anonymous….
Wow !
I am into iced tea!
It is bum beer. Only people I see buying and drinking this toilet cleaner are bums in the alley. End of story
Lol! We as America’s have a right to choose. Don’t we? The federal government says r can consume deadly alcohol but hold on….u don’t have the right to put harmless Marijuana into ur system. Hmmm. Maybe we apeople need too re think this ! We have addicts putting elephant tranquilizer into them and killimg them selves…. MAYBE if we legalize bud AND low dose codeine or 10mg hydrocodone and MAKE THEM SIGN FOR IT AT THE STORE, THEY WON’T DIE???? that way we track who has a prob, we give them “so much” opioid PER MONTH and still big Parma keeps making billions! Hmmmm .. when did I or you lose the ability to choose WHAT you can consume???? I believe the answer outta 1930’s when the feds created the DEA and FDA.. abolish the drug enforcement agency PLEASE. OR AT LEAST LET YOU AS A INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGN PERSON CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO CONSUME!!@!! THANK YOU. Chad F.
Someone I know is in the hospital for steel reserve right now, he had a seizure cutting it out his life and it’s ALL he drinks. He also wakes up with bruises bc the alcohol makes him bruise easily, another thing it is made with everclear and a whole bunch of garbage ingredients as additives.
Why do I drink this stuff?
Woman here. Remember this? The luck is gone, The brain is shot. But the liquor we still got. Well now. I have cirrhosis. 8.1 got me pretty good. Still drinking it though. 24 oz, bout 3-4 a day. Some people never get it and I’m one of them.
I can master 2 steelys no problem with a lil bud and also food and coffe because iam a smart drinker and only 20 started drinking em when 18 first time i drank two my ass was grass had to pray to the toilet god but after that i was good with 2 man one gets you good n gravy but 2 man your in a hell of a ride iam drinking one now feeling cant be a newbie drinker when drinking 211s may try one for first time i like 24s cant find a pack of em but lets cut to the chase taste is kinda strong on the taste buds buts its hella good drunk dont care about looks coler just taste and feeling love 211s have a nice night stay 211 strong
How can you not love this shit. My former love for MGD has now burned away with the discovery of 211 in 12 packs. What’s the point of drinking if you don’t get drunk or buzzed, and what’s the point of NOT drinking beer that’ll get you there faster and harder?
If anyone reading this works for Steel, lemme tell ya; if y’all keep selling 12 packs, you’ll keep this customer right here. Thank you, Steel Reserve.
$9.00 for a twelve pack? Shit, sign me up.
My sincere apologies to anyone offended by my previous comment. I was about half way through 211 #3, and that’s enough excuse for any quality drinker. I do stand by my assertion that the flavor is like a strong German lager, at least the ones I enjoyed in Deutschland. If you want something to make your tastebuds scream, try St Pauli Girl. First one tastes like a drink from a rusty cistern pump, but by the time you get to #3, they slide down with ease (not to mention shocking speed!) P.S. If you’re going to try Pauli Girl, cancel all your appointments for the next day. Check the label art, forget the tits, notice the arms on that ale wench with 2 giant shoopers in each hand. You better believe she can kick your ass!!!
Now go out there and STRIKE A BLOW FOR LIBERTY!
All you pussies used to your bud lite and other overly sweet “American” beers, fuck off!! This stuff tastes like a good German lager. If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the fucking porch!!!
Your high gravity product is a disgrace to the American public! Especially with the sugar content with in it! Ass holes like you look at money and not the safety of your American family!!! This is a drug that I associate with the worst. I’m talking about your new flavors that r coded with a great taste but deadly results. It’s everyone s choice as I Know but as a good brewery it needs to be recognized. I’ve became very sick and needed many of treatments. Again your a business and I understand but please find it in one of your hearts this is poison. So much sugar compounded with 8% percent alcohol should be illegal. Thank u Miller for your products in the past but I ask sincerely keep it out of your homeland due to sickness and alcoholism that plagues all drinkers. Thank you
Yeah 2.39 now 7/11 wants 4.50 for that beer. I used to get it for $13 a case so fuck that shit now…
Watched my son drink himself to death with 211. Even had the tat on his forearm to proclaim his loyalty to this fine beverage.R.I.P. Danno
I weigh.140 and just drank a 12 pack of regular sized csns in maybe 14 hours. It’s a good buzz just don’t start chugging it like bud light or you’ll be.too drunk.or dizzy one. It’s okay and it’s the only 12 pack that’ll last me a day or two. I don’t drink everyday but when I do I like to continue the event for at least 24 hrs. SR is perfect for such a thing.
Steele is making my brain shrink….Wierd I drink 3 or 4 a day….Have been for years…..Yep
Love your article here. It is accurate as all hell. I mean, I have been around the globe when it comes to liquor, beer, ll ect. This is the cheapest and best drink at this time and it’s selling like that of hot cakes man. Great writing as well.
I consider myself fortunate to live in a country where I can get piss-wasted for about 7 bucks. I’m also glad that my organs are scarring up nicely, and soon I won’t have to live anymore. It would have been more glamorous if I had died in Afghanistan, but I’ll settle for liver cirrhosis and a local gutter, I love you, Steel Reserve.
I buy a case of the plastic 40 ounce bottles every month. Downing one 40 ounce bottle is perfect for watching the latest TV news on the Donald Trump administration. It’s an acquired taste, but the best ghetto beer for the price.
Ban this item. After drinking only one can a few hours later I have a lump in arm and no I didn’t fall down or hit my arm. I am sitting here drinking an obscene amount.of water to flush this out of me. NEVER AGAIN.
Hello my name Chandler, and I am a habitual steeleo drinker. I’m a huge fan of the 211 and am probably the solid reason why it’s still sold at my local gas station haha. My County is a 3.2 alc county, so being able to buy things fine beverage is a gift… and also a curse. But, never the less I have no complaints. The 12 pack does me right. And I don’t black out so its a safer alternative than jack Daniel’s haha.
Got my first DUI off of just one of these suckers. Thanks a lot Steel Reserve!!!
My bf drinks one and is good the second makes him angry and want to fight the third always ends baddly needless to say I get this beer.
I agree with all the pro Steel Reserve fans here. I actually LIKE this stuff. I limit myself to two-tall boy’s a night only, I use to help with insomnia. I start out slowly and hour or so before bedtime. It helps me sleep and, put’s me in a ‘happy-zone’ b4 I drift off. Yes, the Pirate is correct, you will need to “Pay the Piper” in the morning. I have found that some Power Aide and a brisk morning walk cures all. Plus, while all the yuppie’s drink the latest “Hop-Mania” brew, who want’s t pay extra money for fancy beers or, have to drink multiple beer’s at a low ABV when in reality, a buzz is the ultimate goal?! This stuff does the job and, does it quickly. It’s NOT about “drinking beer’s”; It’s about getting a good/quick/inexpensive buzz. . . Just sayin’. . . .
I like Steel Reserve because i end up in so many lovely places on the river. Apperently my bass boat is a magic carpet and SR is the fuel.
What is so neat about Steel Reserve is waking up, on my boat, in some lovely places.
This is the first time I’ve ever wrote a comment on anything. But this beer is so good, and I love it so much that I have to share. I drink a 40 most days, two 40s if i feel like 2 of em, take a couple shots of pickle juice.. will wake up feeling like a champ. My favorite beer
I bought 3 for the nite 24of but 2 is my limit unfortunately after 2 I want to drink the 3Dr ex opiate addict what the hell do I care if I feel like shit da next day. From Tampa we roll hard so I can take some Valium in da morning and b straight.
jacy, you’re an idiot my good sir.
They’re not pussies, they’re wise.
It seems you have a tendency to confuse smarts for fear. Not cool.
Go pound 7 of these while destroying every last semblance of well being inside yourself, if you don’t vomit that’s because of the derelict condition of your gut which is probably ridden with ulcers from years of alcoholic maltreatment. In that case, don’t for one second think you aren’t shrinking that already dilapidated organ you call a brain when you pound that many of these.
Liver cirrhosis and more degenerative brain cells are calling.
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My fiance drinks 2 tall boys a day, (most days). It’s a residual habit that he’s trying to kick but normally he does like to have a tall boy or two and I absolutely hate it. Is his liver going to fail? I don’t think this behavior is healthy by any means… 211 kill brain cells?
Stop giving your dogs alcohol let alone sr you fucker they will die
S R is YUMMMEEEE!
SR is DELISH !
Im glad I read through the comments, makes me happy other folks like the 211. Everyone I know besides some real white trashy guys cant stand the stuff, but I like Iit way better than coors, bud, miller, or anything.
I don’t know if it has caffeine. But I don now I don’t seep well after drinking just a few. It’s a beer I going to say away from. That’s for sure. It’s crazy beer.
211 will leave you drunk and happy, but if you drink it regularly make no mistake – you will gain weight.
These malt beverages are like little milkshakes.
Just bought 24oz for $1.29 a can. Cheap buzz that flavour takes some getting use to, but once you do its all good.
Go to choice for hard times.
I can down a twelve pack. It takes time. Fair eating. No crowds. It can be done.
Ahaha i have 211 tattooed on my wrist! I drink 4 loko now becos iits easier to drink but ill always love my 211
I have been drinking Steel Reserve for maybe 5 years. I prefer it either warm as much beer type drink is enjoyed in Belgium or in the style I grew up drinking beer in Kansas back in the 1950s.
In fact I am right now having a red. That is a 16 oz can of SR and an 11.5 oz can off Spicy Hot V8 Juice mixed together.
It is beers answer to a bloody mary.
a little extra salt and maybe a bit more heat from Tabasco Sauce.
A light buzz and (at least for me) an enjoyable tasty drink.
This red is the drink I grew up enjoying back in Lyons, Kansas in the 1950s and still do today. Thanks to Steel Reserve because I really can’t handle SR real cold and the warm style is good but not real good.
I’ve been drinking this stuff (2 or 3 24oz cans per night) for the last 8 years. I have put on about 20lbs, feel bloated, have bags under my eyes 24/7 and have probably shortened my lifespan. But I keep drinking them. I like the mellow feeling and the quick buzz and I can’t sleep without it. I read on this thread that it has 444 calories. I might have to try that Hurricane stuff at 275 calories. I just hope I don’t get the spins from switching to something new.
45yr old female btw.
Drink up bitches! :D
I love Sr !been drinking it since 05 it gets the job done and no other fixes that Sr Jones! It’s great because yuppies either puke or wince at the awesome taste. And it’s cheep and most people won’t ask you for a beer because they can’t handle SR.
I drink 211 like water seriously but I pay 4 dollars a 4 pack in arcadia,florida recently I started mixing Canada dry ginger ale 50/50 I will drink 2 4 paks through the night 1 about every hour or so.. weekends it is my coffee in the morning..i am 50 and very healthy and I use 211 to cook with 2 and my 2 dogs love it to..it is the best mixed with fruit punch like Tropicana brands of juice watermelon etc….steel reserve will fix that nerve if you are a happy drinking person
I can drink it hot cold been drinking 8yrs and is the best to get drunk its for camps
I drank scotch for 15 years. Single malt, preferably. But Clan McGregor was more affordable. I switched to beer a few years ago and didn’t take long to settle down with SR. LOVE THIS STUFF!!!! But now I have a huge beer belly from the calorie content and have to give it up. Gonna miss it though…
I’m from Canada and regularly drink 8 and 9% craft beers. On my way to Florida I luckily found this beer at a convenience store in Georgia. Wow, what a great beer! Sure hope I can find it in Fort Myers.
211 Steel Reserve was the first beer I tried when I moved to the USA back in 2009. It’s the best US beer ever. The rest is weak as tap water.
I remember growing up and seeing my uncle down 4/ 24 oz cans of 211 like water! He also used to down 2 pints of MD20/20 or Wild Irish Rose at the same damn time! Now I indulge in 211 spirits but no Wild Irish Rose tho, but I do buy 2 Steel Curtains a day after work and get to buzztivity fairly quickly and I feel awesome! I do not recommended this beer for the faint of heart! Cheers brothers and sisters! 1.50 beer drinkers salute!
Watched a guy down a few of these when I went on an AA 12-step call. An hour or so later, he proceeded to run to the bathroom. He made it in time to shit all over the toilet, bath tub and wall. Is this what they mean by “high gravity?”
Steel Reseve Alloy Series has 32 grams of carbs in the form of High Fructose Corn Syrup per 12 oz. That means a 24 oz can is over 2600 calories!!!! Unacceptable. Knowing that, I can’t drink it. It’s fat city in a can.
Good beer, must try it on my beer tower.
Sorry for the typo. Derp
I got lucky and last time I scored a couple cans last minute (I prefer arrogant bastard or something much “better” but it’s not available locally to me anymore) they were actually awesome . Skunk free. Color was gold and not urine like . Anyone will tell you with cheap malt liquor there are no consistency guarantees . There are worse malts oit there with less the buzz and probably cost a buck more and for your money there’s no bigger bang in the ghetto beer department .
211. Is the best. I’m a female. I weigh 130. I’ve had 8 already today. But since 3:30. I am definitely seasoned. But if I drink them fast I get drunk super fast. And…. I’m still small. I was made for 211 haha
Steel Reserve will get you DRUNK! About two 40 oz will get you going real good! Anymore and it’s Puke Ave and then Hangover Central.
The rumors are true. SR will definitely get you effed up on a budget.
I’ve been drinking for some time now, but am usually a binge type drinker. For instance, last Thursday I put away a fifth of Smirnoff Thursday evening, into Friday morning. And in the days before that, a liter of Smirnoff didn’t last too long. I’m currently about 5’9″ and 230lbs. So, I can handle my booze.
Also, my current favorite craft beer is a Belgian style Tripple Ale that is 9.5% ABV, but I can usually kill a six of that in a night, plus some liquor, or maybe a lighter beer on top. But, that is $10.99 a six pack, and I’m pretty broke right now, or would be drinking it. Plus, I’ve never been “above” drinking cheaper beer when I have to. Besides, if I was a true “beer snob,” I wouldn’t even have given this a second thought.
So, here I am, doing some “day drinking,” and about to watch the season finale of Game of Thrones, and I go out to get me some 40’s, and on a whim, decide to see what all the hype is about with SR. I pick up 2 40’s, and 2 40’s of Icehouse “just in case.” I’m already riding the 211 dragon, as I prepare to watch some fantasy dragon program sheet!
Well, maybe it’s my light breakfast of ramen noodles from a few hours ago, but I’m only half way through my first 40, and I’m definitely feeling it. It’s for sure hitting me harder than my usual 9.5% abv choice, but I’m obviously still lucid enough to type this. I guess I’m just surprised how fast the SR crept up on me after only a couple of glasses.
Bottom line: When I saw the comments, I decided to keep it cold. I’ve poured a couple glasses now, and pop the 40 in the freezer between pours. Good stuff. It’s not the best beer (Mickey’s is my favorite when it comes to malt liquor,) but certainly not the worst either.
I’m feeling right as rain now, and not sure I’ll be able to get through that second 40, let alone into the other 40’s I got; at least today.
So, keep it cold, don’t drink this is you’re a noob, and keep the reviews coming. I’m already half way to three sheets a lot sooner than I expected! SR is the REAL DEAL!
It gets the job done if you can get passed that first 2 then next thing ya know 3,4,5xxx!Yeah after 2 yur threw.
Amen brother! And +1 on the Gatorade. This is the devils brew!!
Love my “steelies!” I drink about two or three 40s a day and I’m feeling real good after that. Cheers!
To quote the words of Samuel L. Jackson: “STEEL RESERVE WILL GET YOU DRUNK! YOU’LL BE FUCKING FAT BITCHES IN NO TIME! YOU MIGHT EVEN FIGHT A NIGGA OR TWO!
An aquantance of mine used to drink about 12 cans a night. Currently dying from cirrhosis of the liver. DEATH is not pretty shitting yourself, bloated and unable to move :(
Hmm, I don’t know what the issue is, I happen to like it! Middle-aged woman, I’ll buy a 24oz can at my local Circle K ($1.79 per can in So Cal) Just tried Hurricane High Gravity, only 275 cals vs 444, will be buying Hurricane from now on, LOL!)
This isn’t a bad beer.. In all actuality I can attest that it does what it’s intended to do with not so bad a taste if a strong flavor is your thing. Doesn’t make people as angry as natural ice and it’s sister beers , while not giving the spins as badly as hurricane (East Coast) or king cobra (west coast)
lol this is really good beer, if someone cant handle this, I would hate to see what they do with some whiskey roflmao!!!!
I buy this from time to time. I usually drink ipa’s. I usually aim for a double IPA with a good alcohol percentage. Strongest I’ve had has been a 13.1%alc and quad hopped IPA. Steel reserve compared to all those is still subpar, but when I don’t wast to spend much and I want a light buzz a tall boy is easily drinkable and gets me going. Hurray for steel reserve for putting out something good and cheap!!!
Hate to say it but I love the stuff. And at 222 per 12 oz. No worrie there. Your not gonna drink a case like coors lite.
Well…
I am a merlot , cabernet, guinness drinker. So when a friend brought this drink I did not give it a second thought! I like good things…
I love it! They have great flavors! The alcohol level is not as strong and 2 large ones can give you a nice high without getting nasty! You alcoholics know what I mean!
I give it a thumbs up!
A 211 buzz is the best ever. Anybody who doesn’t like it is an idiot. Great flavor, great after-taste, mellow feeling, and GREAT PRICE. Only a fool would drink anything else.
OH, DEAR!!! DRINK IT IFF
U MUST BUT DONT SAY U WERNT WARNED!
Ohdear. I drink this on and off, depending on budget. Never drink it if you can afford better. If u can afford better, why are you where? Byre. Don’t drink.
you guys are pussies i put down like 7 24 oz in one day been drinking 211 for years i whigh about 300 pounds cuz i drink alot i like hurricane better for some reason though its 8.1 and 25 ozs 1.79 a beer 6.50 for a 6 pack of 211 16oz used to buy 211 by the case like 6 cases lasted me like a 2 weeks almost
This beer got me so drunk I crapped on my floor thinking it was funny. Then when I cleaned up the turd log I stood there with it in my hand and forgot what it was so I put it in my pocket thinking it was a lighter or something.
I like Steel Reserve and the beer reviews that people do about it so much, that I created a YouTube channel to celebrate how funny it makes you feel!
Steel reserve has been my friend,my companion,unwavering and unrelenting….. All for 4.50 a four pack(we have an alcohol problem in new mexico and beer is expensive) I love the taste of steel…it does the job on a budget
I done Drank all over the World and had a bit of everything in the World and there is nothing like Steel Reserve.
They put some Chemical in it besides Alcohol and i would like to know what that is.Nothing puts me in a Coma after 2, or 3 40’s like that.It is Poison and should be taken off the Market.I heard it was designed to kill the lower end of Society that would Drink it and it seems to be True.It’s amazingly Cheap in the “Hoods” and bad parts of Town where I worked and would buy it.. Even a Bud 24Oz Can is more that a Steel 40,why is that.The Steel is like the Cheapest thing in the Store.
Been drinking 911’s for years and everyone I know thinks I’m nuts…lately I’ve been buying 2 24th 911’s and 1 peach Four Loco each night – $5.00- and mixing them… now that is a tasty and also kicking cocktail!!,
Im still drinking Steelies despite being over $4 a 4-pack now.
Back when I was Probly 14 they we $1.85. We’d scrape together 5 bucks and have the local bum pick up 2 4-packs and a pack of smokes. He’d get a couple beers and a few cigs and me an my buddies would get fucked up every afternoon..
Those were the days.
I’m a huge fan of the 211. I like all beers, but when I’m strapped for cash or want to get my buzz on quick, I will always go for Steel Reserve. I agree that if you’re a cheap drunk (i.e. get drunk fast, on not much alcohol) or can’t stand the taste of a strong beer these are probably not for you. But I love ’em! I’m a bigger guy – 230lb – and I can get just about where I want to be w/ 2 40’s, sometimes 2x and another tallboy. I find as I get older my hangovers are a bit more severe, but no more than if I were to take down a fifth of liquor or 3-4 bottles of wine. Nothing water and Advil can’t fix – or another Steel Reserve!
Cheers!
Nice
I have to say I love 211. Started drinking when
I met t the man my life.. We enjoy it-211 40oz every evening. Okay I drink one. He drinks like 3 or 4. But the taste of regular beer tastes like bear water. but let’s be honest the calories are not good for the wasteline.
Started drinking it when in the Marines. Got my wife hooked on it. Now when ever we have any in the house its a race to finish them before the other does. Talking like 11 40oz a friday and saturday
I’ve been drinking 211 for years cuz you get more bang for you buck! I always hear people talk about how bad it tastes and or you couldn’t. Pay me to drink that beer type shit but if you ask me I think it puts hair on your balls. I drink 6 16 oz cans a day its the only thing that levitates me other beers are just too weak!
Steel reserve is always my go to beer for a good buzz accompanied by a cheap price. My theory has always been I drink for the buzz not for the taste, which by the way, sr doesn’t taste too bad when chilled. But I catch a good strong buzz from a 4 pack 16oz and at about $3 a pack I can’t complain. A lot of dudes whom I talk to about it complain about the taste….I guess the makers of bud light should start serving tampons and chocolate for those guys, just sayin.
I drink a 40 and 2 cans every night I have been drinking 211 since they came out it is not for light drinkers it will mess you up
My only question and I love steel reserve is what is in the steel reserve blackberry that tastes so yummy, gets you equally as tanked as the original, costs the same, but and this is the kicker, makes some normal functions crazy colors and a burn in your throat that feels like the power of a thousand sons!! I have been having about 3 of them usually but thinking there is something in them really bad for the whole f’in digestion system. Been trying to look up ingredients but couldn’t find them. I love the flavor of the blackberry. Its beer flavored with fruit that doesn’t sweetly suck. Anyone know the content of SRB?
Roughly:
1 @ Liter rot-gut vodka = $9 = 13.2oz. ethanol.
3 @ 24oz. Steel 211 = $4.50 = 5.76oz. ethanol.
$13.50 = 18.9oz. ethanol
Vodka on the rocks w/ “beer” chaser.
Alcoholism is fun!?!
I weep for humanity. I’ll bet all your daddies (or the usual suspects) are very proud of you.
Ok… getting a little tired of the horseshit I keep reading. First and for most to the English twat upstairs, I get it you got beer that can go 40% abv which is basically 80 proof beer, that’s great but you’re dumb ass is dodging the point. IT’S expensive as hell and not everyone has your euros and your pounds to afford it we have cheap ass American currency here which while isn’t a bad currency it’s not what it used to be. Then to the brewer I read about claiming 211 is an insult to beer, dude it may very well be taste wise,but once again we are just looking to get drunk on pocket change we are not asking for fucking wine and craft beer and high dollar shit we just want to get drunk, so bitch please if your so damn smart go and brew some cheap ass beer then and get rich instead of totally dodging the point of this posting which is getting drunk on a low budget. I personally get pretty hammered after having two whole cans of this shit and when you think about it you don’t pay a whole lot. The only deals I’ve seen better are a small bottle of heaven hills whiskey, taste like shit but it’s under $5 and it’s a fairly strong 80 proof which gets you quite drunk after only a fourth or a fifth of it for most people. I say most because there’s still people who drink shit that’s much stronger then that but to the average college student, that’ll get you drunk as a skunk. Then there is club 400 which is another real cheap whiskey, aristocrat vodka, and beam eight star whiskey which all of them are all under $5 though I’ll admit if you can’t handle the taste you probably shouldn’t be drinking anyways because they all taste bad just some taste worse then others, well unless you include drinks like bailey’s and wine but that crap is expensive. So with that statement please stop insulting an otherwise potent drink that you pay so little for. I’ve had many fond memories with this beer and it may taste wretched at times but I’m far from caring when I’m drunk off my ass and my wallet is still pretty full.
Great Blog. Steel Reserve is a charismatic serpent I enjoy with a good squirt of lemon juice, beer chasers, and a steady dose of respect for the hammer that will remind me that last night I danced with the devil one waltz too many.
Steel 211 has been a favorite ghetto beer of mine since I first discovered malt liquor. It bears repeating because so many people just don’t get it: Steel is about gettin’ hammered on the cheap above all else. It’s doesn’t pretend to be the strongest and it certainly isn’t the best-tasting, but it does serve its intended purpose well, and better than a lot of other malt liquors IMO. Hurricane has the same ABV and tastes better, but puts me to sleep. St. Ides has 0.1% more ABV, but tastes 25% worse.
I’m going out tomorrow to get some Steel…and maybe a few Lokos.
Steel Reserve is amazing stuff, I drink it all the time. I didn’t know it had a bad rep until I started reading about it online. I think it tastes great, far better than most of the tasteless watery American beers. The only other American beer I like is PBR, but I prefer Steel Reserve. Where I live in Texas you can get a 40 for $1.85. That’s just ridiculous. If booze was that cheap in the UK no one would go to work. For all the people saying you can get stronger Belgian beers etc, yes, but they are about £6.00 ($9.00) a pint. You can get two and a half pints of Steel Reserve for just over a pound. It’s unbelievable!
Love Duece 11’s . Its an aquired taste. Been drinkin them since middle school. Grab six tall cans after work to get jus right.,Best part 6 dollas nd 42 cent.,no hang over…..
I could drink a whole bottle of whiskey or scotch for $18-$40. However, drink two 40oz. Reserves at 2.49 each and you will wake up the next morning, still fucked up. The steel rocks.
I finally read that someone else believes there is something else in Steele Reserve that enhances what you are feeling, besides alcohol. It is similar to Four Loco before its composition was changed. Does anyone know what else is in Steele Reserve besides just being a lager? My man, who can drink a 12 pack of ice beer tall boys and remains normal but happy; drinks only four Steele Reserve and turns into a fucking lunatic-emotional-strongman mess. Anyone give?
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!
Yes I did mispell then. And as I said steel reserve is one of my top choices.
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.
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!!!!
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 !!
MAKES YOU FAT WHILE LITTLE STEEL BUGS EAT AT YOUR LIVER, NO!!!!!!!!
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.
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
Ouch…my head
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
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?
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!
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.
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
This shit is the best fucking beer ever
amazing beer and great drinking on a budget.
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.
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
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.
@cheryl leave ur info ;) lol
2 tall cans is my sleep remedy
4 forties are surely the right dose to a peaceful nights sleep!
FYI-just don’t mix with ANY cannabis!
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!
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!
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…
Give me a break! sam me clause 14.8 % made in switzerland also in the book of records!. Bar none
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.
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.
All I know is when I drink this stuff I could suck the chrome off of …………………..never mind:~)
Steel Reserve is the shiznu! but try this, one 16oz can plus two shots of gin,talk about smooth!
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
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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).
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!!
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!!
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.
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.
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
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!
If you got my e-mail yesterday, could you please post in this review section? Thanks!
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.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh ::pukes::
will get you wasted though for the strong willed
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.
Take a sample of Lagunitas Brown Sugga @ 10% alc. Not cheap and as the name says it’s sweet. Be careful with this one.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Oh, VIVA LA STEEL RESERVE!
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.
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.
@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.
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
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) :)
@henry Exactly.
its not about percentage. its about percentage versus price.
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.
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
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.
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 ;)
I’m definitely down for a trip to England or Germany—I’m getting tired of these girly beers anyway :)
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!