Originally Posted by
N965VJ
I bought a six pack of Red Bull (by Schlitz, no relation to the energy drink) in the early 90s from a gas station next to my hotel. Nasty stuff, didn’t make it through one can!
I left the remaining ones on top of the coke machine and went back for a six pack of Bud.
The Red Bull to which you refer is Schlitz Malt Liquor. The original SML was the Blue Bull and was popular enough in the late 70s to merit frequent TV commercials ("Don't say beer, say bull! Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull!") and in the 24 ounce cans was a mainstay of my younger days. The red bull was even stronger, and like the 8 ball (Old English 800), made me "earl" (a reference to St Ides commercials). IIRC none of these was as popular as Colt 45, which Lando Calrissian assured us "works every time" (maybe for you, Billy Dee), it only worked to make me naseous the next day