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RATINGS: 541   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.45   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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For over 4 decades, Colt 45 Premium Malt Liquor has been the "class of all malt liquor brands". With its smooth and distinct flavor and historic affiliation with Billy Dee Williams, it has become an urban American icon. If you’re looking for a thick 40, or an ice cold shorty, Colt 45 is the malt liquor that works EVERYTIME!


3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
ChoppingMall (47) - Sleepy Hollow, Wisconsin, USA - SEP 15, 2011
This opened with a fierce crack and carbonated up nicely. Aroma of sweet corn, classic malt liquor smell. Slightly sweet on the palate, but not too sweet. Finishes with a nice fizzy zing and mild flavors of musty goat barn. It’s one of the better 40’s out there in my opinon. Pairs nicely with a frozen pizza. And what a great history of advertising this beer has, as its posterboy was once LANDO. I also remember a commercial where there’s some black dudes playing basketball and drinking cans of Colt 45, on a public basketball court in the park. Awesome. Works every time!

1.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
jtclockwork (3433) - , New Jersey, USA - SEP 13, 2011
UPDATED: SEP 14, 2011 Bottle. Pours old gold with white head. Nose is skunk, malt, budget grains and snow. Taste is the same. Finishes skunky, but smoother than expected.

0.9
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
Ret12 (204) - Maryland, USA - SEP 13, 2011
Love the song behind this beer though the taste is a little lacking, nice abv though.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
JohnnyJ (2869) - San Diego, California, USA - JUL 12, 2011
24 oz can, classy! Clear yellow, with a white head, what a suprise. Cheap grain, lightly pissy, very smooth and easy drink, watery. Nice malt liquor.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
AirForceHops (984) - Epping, New Hampshire, USA - JUL 3, 2011
Pored from a 40 oz. Clear yellow, ¼ inch white head. Smells like nothing. Not much in the way of taste. Light malt. Not as bad as I thought it would be. “ I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 4th of July then with a smooth, icy Colt 45.” -Billy Dee Williams-

1.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 3/20
LiteWait (266) - New Hampshire, USA - JUL 3, 2011
Drank from a red Solo cup. Aroma reminds me of a weak pear cider. Flavor of weak malt. Thin mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Not as bad as I thought. Still not proud I bought it. Experienced with AirForceHops on the Independence Day weekend. Great way to end the night.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
scrizzz (2183) - Bothell, Washington, USA - JUN 10, 2011
thanks susygreenberg! rumored to be the 09 vintage. clear dark yellow straw, wispy white head in a ccb glass. very smooth, very clean, not entirely sweet, one of the best. I feel classy.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
SuzyGreenberg (1577) - Seattle, Washington, USA - JUN 10, 2011
40 oz. - crystal clear light. Gold with foamy white head and an amazing array of bubbles forming at the top of the bottle after pouring; lovely; first aromas remind me of those first forties from high school; crisp, smooth creamed corn; super smooth going down; light crackers and white sugar; pretty much the perfect malt liquor


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