It’s only right that the first 40 review is over the classic O.E. Olde English is a pretty cheap 40 coming in at around $3.50. It has a very smooth taste and goes down almost too easy. It is really easy to just go bottoms up and get a good 5 second slamDrinking it makes me reminisce of my childhood growing up in ghetto Dallas County, seeing empty bottles of O.E. in the iconic brown paper bag all over the place. It is very** carbonated so expect burps often. I am not a fan of the plastic bottle though. Plastic is really bad about keeping drinks cold once you start drinking them, and when you’re drinking forty ounces, you need it to be cold for awhile. However the label on every bottle has a stamp that turns blue when it is cold (much like the Coors mountains) which I believe was a great touch. With that being said, you’re going to want to finish your Olde English while that sticker is still blue because the warmer it gets, the harder it is to drink. Now, let’s talk about the buzz. I started feeling my initial buzz right around where the label begins, which is about a third of the way through the bottle. Granted I am a 6’0 230 pound drinking machine so your initial buzz may differ. Once I got through my first Olde English, I was sitting at around a 4 out of 10. The second one is the one that will get you where you want to be. After taking 2 O.E.’s to the face, I was at what I like to call the “Julian level”. If you are familiar with the Netflix show “Trailer Park Boys” then you know what I am talking about. If not, then to quote the late Jim Lahey, “I’m sober enough to know what I’m doing, but I’m drunk enough to really enjoy doing it.”
3.8/5 Stars
Up a Creek Without a 40 