St. Ides High Gravity Malt Liquor
A 99cent 24oz. can with a date code on the bottom and a caption that reads: "Hold It down"...wonder what that's suppose to mean ? Anyway, it pours a light golden yellow with a finger of white foamy head. To my amazement, the head had good retention and there was some decent looking lace involved. The smell is sweet and malty with notes of corn adjuncts and hot alcohol when it warms up. Doesn't really smell all that bad, but it lacks any hop presence. The taste on the other hand, not so good. Very, very sweet and cloying with a hot alcoholic over profile throughout. Tastes like sweet corn syrup , Nutri-Sweet and malt-beverage like alcohol...I've tasted worse, but not much. With a medium body and good carbonation, the mouthfeel is pretty slick and smooth with an astringent feel on the tongue in the finish. Drinkabilty...no thank-you, definitely not for me !