ok.stupid question.what's the difference between malt liquer & just beer?u can laugh,i?

Answer 1

Ones made from barley and ones made from malt.

Answer 2

It's really more to do with the mind set of people when they see the words "malt liquor". Yes, malt liquor generally is a higher alcohol content lager but not all are poor quality. The Europeans like Carlsberg makes an "Elephant Malt" that is pretty good.

It's just that most people drums up the image of drunks sucking on a 40 zo malt in a paper bag that gives it a somewhat undesirable label.

Answer 3

this came from wikipedia, in a nutshell, beer must be under a certain percent alcohol. over that, we call it malt liquor.

Malt liquor is an American term referring to a type of beer that has a high alcohol content and is therefore considered too alcoholic to be called "beer".
The apparently confusing and inconsistent use of the term 'malt liquor' has to do with the vagaries of American alcoholic beverage regulations, which can vary from state to state. In some states 'malt liquor' refers to any alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grain and water; in these states a non-alcoholic beer may also be called a non-alcoholic or non-intoxicating malt liquor. In some states, products labeled 'beer' must fall below a certain alcohol content, and beers that exceed the mark must be labeled as 'malt liquor'.

Answer 4

Malt Liquer is effectively just really high gravity beer. It tastes bad because brewers tend to use really cheap ingredients and less strict brewing processess then other beers.

Funny thing is that many craft brews are technically malt liquors because of their high alcohol content. The difference is that they tend to use very high quality ingredients and very strict brewing practices.