So, I'm finally doing a review after a long ass absence. Now that I have switched jobs, hopefully I can devote some more time to the site so it doesn't get as stale. Of course, that doesn't explain Ken's laziness, but I guess I shouldn't say too much since he has posted more reviews than me.

Anyway, I guess I should get to the review. Of course, the return event had to be a quality malt. Unfortunately, we got Camo Black Ice XXXXX instead. We weren't really sure if the 5 Xs were technically part of the title, but there were other Camo options, so I guess that is important to this brew.

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Zach's Review

Taste: D+ The first swig from the mighty tall boy is not terrible when it first hits your tongue, but that sure doesn't last! After that, you get your mouth slammed with some taste that is really hard to describe. It isn't quite as easy to peg like some that just taste like kerosene. I have to say that while this malt isn't the worst tasting ever, it does have the most god awful aftertaste. Not sure what they added to this shit to make it do this, but that nasty ass taste lingers with you for a long while after. You know, I would probably have given this nasty malt a lower score, but I did want to stress that it is slightly better than the all-time low of AXE Head. 

Packaging: B Surprisingly, the folks over at Camo HQ do a decent job on packaging. It is a pretty aggressive can with massive graphics and weird starburst-looking things. They also put some weird tree looking stuff in the background that I assume is supposed to be the Camo. I think their strategy is to get your attention by jamming as much shit as possible on the can. They also excel in the area of printing BS on the can. Clearly the people who made this can never tasted their product as they printed ICE BREWED FOR EXTRA SMOOTH TASTE down the side. Although, they get some extra points for having the balls to print something like this on such a piss poor product.

Value: C+ This was slightly above average in value as I believe it was around 2 bucks for 10.5% alcohol. Not much more to say here. At least it stays below the $3 mark which is crucial for any malt.

Drunkeness: A Where the folks down at Five Star Brewing Company skimped in the taste department, they made up for it in the ABV. Coming in at 10.5%, this is at the higher range when it comes to malts and will certainly get your ass on the ground. Of course, that assumes you can actually keep it down long enough. 

Overall: D+ The only reason Camo wasn't lower is because I wanted to rank it slightly higher than AXE Head and it does have some pretty interesting packaging. I still haven't figured out what XXXXX is supposed to mean, but I can only assume it is 5Xs as terrible as other malts. The bottom line for this malt is that you have to be really desperate to buy it. While it does have a high alcohol percentage that will definitely fuck you up, you have to ask yourself if it is really worth it. So, only dumb asses like us or masochists should ever buy this brew.

Last update: 01-28-2010 21:19