Malt liquor is a type of mass market beer with high alcohol content, most closely associated with North America. Legally, it … See more

Malt liquor is typically straw to pale amber in color. While traditional premium lager is made primarily from barley, water, and hops, malt liquors tend to make much greater use of inexpensive adjuncts such as corn, rice, or … See more

The term "malt liquor" is documented in England in 1690 as a general term encompassing both beer and ale. The first mention of the term in North America appears in a patent issued by the Canadian governmen… See more

The core market for malt liquor brewers in the United States in recent decades has been the Black and Hispanic populations. Brewers' use of target marketing in advertising malt liquor primarily to young, inner-city, … See more

In the American vernacular, a forty-ounce or simply a forty is a glass or plastic bottle that holds 40 US fluid ounces (1,200 millilitres; 2+1⁄2 US pints) of malt liquor. Malt liquors are commonly sold in 40–fluid ounce bottl… See more

American malt liquor brands are rarely exported to Europe.
American-style malt liquors were made in Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Some were American brands brewed under license, not… See more