# Alcohol content of Olde English malt liquor \[new title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 19, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210 "2003-05-19T08:16:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rico776](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rico776](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rico776)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210/21 "2003-05-20T21:31:58Z")
Newbie? Oh you’re so harsh…i’m crying on the inside Is it a prerequisite for GQ that you have to be 100% serious? God, so you opened a post and found out it was about beer, i’m terribly sorry I took away the minute of your life that it took to realize it was about beer… ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210/22 "2003-05-20T22:10:40Z")
For those not from the states, hilariously misnamed Olde English 800 is a particularly vile and cheap brand of high-alcohol “beer”, typically sold in 40 ounce bottles. There’s nothing old, or english about it, or 800ish for that matter. If you watch the movie “Boyz N the Hood”, the characters consume bottle after bottle of the vile concotion, mainly because it has the one of the lowest prices per unit of alcohol of any product sold in the US. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210/23 "2003-05-20T22:57:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rico776 \* > \*\*Newbie? Oh you’re so harsh…i’m crying on the inside > Is it a prerequisite for GQ that you have to be 100% serious? God, so you opened a post and found out it was about beer, i’m terribly sorry I took away the minute of your life that it took to realize it was about beer… \*\* They’re trying to help you, kid. You need to read what **bibliophage** , a moderator, wrote. You screwed up. Not a big deal since you’re new. Now’s your chance to either turn it around or get removed from the community. What’s it going to be? Haj ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210/24 "2003-05-20T22:59:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lemur866 \* > \*\*For those not from the states, hilariously misnamed Olde English 800 is a particularly vile and cheap brand of high-alcohol “beer”, typically sold in 40 ounce bottles. \*\* It’s not beer, it’s malt liquor. Shlitz is another popular variety. Foul stuff in my opinion. Haj ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210/25 "2003-05-20T23:42:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rico776 \* > **Newbie? Oh you’re so harsh…i’m crying on the inside > Is it a prerequisite for GQ that you have to be 100% serious?** Yes, I think it pretty much _is_ a prerequisite. It’s a forum for factual answers to questions, and when it’s working, it’s one of the most valuable resources on the Internet. Want to tell jokes? Great! Try MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![raygirvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@raygirvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raygirvan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210/26 "2003-05-21T00:44:47Z")
**bibliophage** , maybe time to close this thread? The OP has been answered: as I said a few posts ago, 8% ABV. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-content-of-olde-english-malt-liquor-new-title/176210.md?page=1)