Malt liquor, also known as "Forty" is a North American term referring to a type of beer with high alcohol content. It is said to be a cheap beer of low quality and is popular in the ghetto especially the youths.  According to a study, malt liquor is the preferred drink of college students, unemployed, and the homeless.


Gangsters pour malt liquors to the ground to pay homage to their dead homies.  This drink also become a pop culture in the hip-hop community.