just finished this shit after a forty of Molson ice. coqui 900 is a St Ides wannabe, lookat the label & design & colors and that is apparent. however, i have a good buzz. who knows how much of that is due to Coqui 900 though... remember, the Molson Ice 40 was 5.6% and i dunno how much this is... but i'm feelin good & lightheaded. however, being i already had a 40 before this it was hard to tell exactly what this tasted liek... in fact, it was hard to tell if it even tasted good (at this point). i think it was ok, not bad at all, but the swill got a bit rough at the end.... tasting like cheap ghetto swill. i got depression man, i hope this shit in addition to the other 40 i drank helps kill of my cavity so i don't have to have my filling done at the dentist tomorrow, but in reality i know thats bullshit. but hey, ever true alcoholic needs hist reason to guzz, eh? damn, i just reread all that i typed and it seemed perfectl y normal, it took a 2nd lcosler reareading to realize al that i misspelled & shti, fuck man, now i'm doing worse than before....... let me end this quick before its all jujst hiroglyphics - did is pell that right? - overall raitng is 5/10 swills for being a cheap imitation of the classic "crooked I" and for the swill being similar to a dead old lady's urine....
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40 Ounce Killa
Thanks out to PhivePointOhhh for the hookup on this St. Ides lookalike! First impression.....this didn't look too appealing. The color was the dark brownish gold of urine from someone who's dehydrated, and it was cloudy to boot. I then noticed around the neck that the glass itself was cloudy. I poured some in a glass, and found that the liquid itself was a bit cloudy also. Drinking it, it had a bit of a bite to it. I'd take a swig, and there would be a delayed-reaction bitter after-taste. By the time I reached the swill stage, I was ready to dump it. However, I gave it a fair shake and finished it. The buzz factor was not worth the taste. If you're willing to put up with crappy taste, you might as well go with the real St. Ides and get a decent buzz out of it. I give the Coqui 4 out of 10 swills.
40ozcasualty
First off, much thanks to satan165 for hooking me up with this! Overall, a pretty average pretty 40. Had a nice hiss and crack when I opened it but for some reason immediately smelled like heinkin (sp) First sip definitely didn't taste like heinikin Tasted very malty and very ghetto. After a few more sips I got into it but still tastes very ghetto to me. Average buzz but still very cool to add to my collection. Swill was drinkable, still drinkable but not horrible but then again what swill is? As I drank it, many other people around me were drinking colt 45, OE, and St. Ides,etc. so it felt very awesome to be swilling a 40 that no one else had.
662
I picked this one up from south side chicago,right where coprene green used to be, so that was a buzzkill already when I brought it home I looked at the label and it just looked foul, with toxic waste flowing on the bottom of the label, I figured it cost me $3.30 for two of them it is a good idea to throw this shit in the freezer for 1/2 an hour, I started drinking it later and it tasted really malt then my roomate started smoking weed and I hit it, the buzz got weird, like I felt like I should kill someone or rob a bank, shit made you think evil, I figured it was a good idea to dump the last inch, this slut who was at my house called me a wuss, I looked at her and thoght about raping and killing her but then I figured it would be a wiser thoice to sleep this wicked buzz away.
AK40seven
I approached this one with extreme caution, I heard everything from tasting like ass to little buzz which had me apprehensive. I cracked the cap and took a sniff, not bad! pretty fresh and fragrant! I took a sip, what the fuck???!!! I'm not going to go through this whole thing. I belted most of it down, after the third gulp it really didn't taste bad, it just had some strangely bitter unrefined metallic taste that couldn't be completely ignored. All in all I wasn't put out or grossed out, it just didn't have pizzazz. It was like an aborted attempt of a triad between St. Ides, Colt 45, and Olde English with the end result a Frankenstein. 5/10 because of the strange taste, a malt should just go for one aim, whatever it is, and get there. No place for something that tries to cover a bunch of bases. Yogi Berra said "If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there"
Buzzcore
I haven't had this stuff in years, but like everyone else says, the newer (well they're not that new anymore) style "900" labels do have the same feel as St. Ides. A side by side comparison shows that they're actually kinda' different. Considering they're both part of the Pabst portfolio, I wonder what their angle is? Unlike popular opinion, I thought this 40 has an awesome taste. Crisp and clean, it reminds me of a smoother Night Flight or possibly Crazy Horse. Better than both however, and real smooth. Fuckin' smooth like Private Stock. My boy, Chino also bought a bottle of this stuff and I was gonna' include his review, but the bitch dropped it on my stoop and it broke into a million pieces. Dude acted like it was the end of the world, so I gave him a 40 of Camo Ice and he forgot all about it. It's hard to remember anything after drinking Camo Ice though! Anyway, I'm giving this a 8/10 because it's a classic, it's really cheap, and it's a lot better than you'd expect. The name still has me guessing though...............the origins of this brew are rooted in Philly, and a Coqui is that frog all the PR's plaster all over everything. Oh, and your guess is as good as mine as to what the hell the "900" represents??? Good stuff.
dollazz
found this shit in Newark, NJ the other day on a hunt w/ Drastic Mesures. crack was good, hiss decent, this shit smells terrible, smells like ballantine oddly enough. 1st sip is tolerable, really cold. taste is consistent. nothing terribly special about this brew. doesnt taste like it packs much of a punch either,similar to Country Club. by the bottom i'm used to this and its goin down real smooth. ill give this shit a 6/10 swills.
Drastic Mezures
Average taste with a mild buzz. If you drink this fast before it starts getting warm you'll get a little buzz. This is one 40 that goes bad quick. When I got to the middle of the label it already started getting swampy.
elantrax
out of any 40 Ive ever drank this stuff had a dirty stinky sock smell that ive not smelled on any other 40's so far even Ides.
Fat John
when i had coqui i actually liked the taste.i expected it to be nasty as fuck because it sat warm for 4 months in my room before i swilled it.I popped it in the freezer for a few hours and slammed that fucker.went down real smooth.just had a basic ass malt liquor taste to it.not a huge buzz but it made me a little light headed at least.reminded me of country club or laser.personally i'd rate that shit at 7 out of 10 swills.
FultonCounty40z
This was suprisingly good! I expected a harsh flavor like St. Ides going into it, but no complaints here. A solid malt from start to finish. It wasn't too heavy, and flowed real well. The ghetto label makes it that much better. I enjoyed it while watching Not another Teen Movie, which is hilarious. Props to Shottie for the hook up.
hg8point2
of all the other 40s on earth this one has to be the worst.the only reason i drank the whole thing is cause i wanted to give it a review."40 ounces of torture."this shit should come with a pack of mr.yuck stickers.
ImissMy64oz
tasted like a malted miller genuine draft but worse not that bad not that good funny rip off label 5/10
satan165
Found it deep in the ghetto. It looks like its going to taste cheap and shitty, we'll have to wait and see... This shit was pretty good. I was surprised at its taste, I wouldn't drink this regularly even if it was more easily accessible, but its far from bad. Swill wasn't too bad, it did however induce the unstoppable hunger that can only be quelled with $9 of mcdonalds breakfast....oh yeah, but all 40s do that to me. overall, this was better then i thought it would be, but still not very good. this is a 6 of 10, barely above 'just average'. Buzz: C, Taste: B
Tiger Tai
Pman hooked me up wit Coqui in a trade that went sour when 1 of the Coqui's and my Phat Boy bottle busted in the mail! I don't know if these Coqui's were skunked or what but they tasted like rotten ass. My first impression was Coqui's a cheap imitation of St. Ide's Premium. I'd rate Coqui 900 4 of 10 Swills.
for this 40 I've
wanted to try since 1997.
