Evil Eye
Melanie Brewing Company

 

I literally had to hold my nose as I consumed this. Good for nothing other than a cheap buzz that will make you wish that you had chosen something else.

 

When I want a lot of kick-ass lager, it works cheaply. I'm not some so-called snob who thinks this is the worst they ever had. These folks must have been born after Pabst quit making Red, White & Blue(the kind you bought to give unwanted guests). Most "high gravity" beers kind of suck, if you compare them with "craft" beers. BUT, if you want a buzz, Evil Eye will get you there quickly. Truth be known, I would prefer it over regular Budweiser! I buy a 40 oz. bottle for $1.17 at a friends string of stores. After the first 6 ozs. it gets better, as with most high alcohol beers. There, a different kind of review!

Yellow beer that foams up but doesn't stick together to form a head. Smell is of corn based infused grain alcohol.

Taste is more like hard liquor than beer, barley missing, hops missing, harsh alcohol heat and corn shot killing you not softly edge. Vodka boilermaker.

Bad even for style.

Had the opportunity to taste this when I worked at the liquor store. Look was your typical malt liquor/adjunct lager. Smelled of green apples, jet fuel. Left legs on the glass. This was pretty foul stuff, as I recall the liquor store didn't really sell much of it and we liquidated stock. Felt slick in the mouth, like something I don't like. Avoid at all costs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16oz can, poured into a crystal chalice... just kidding I chugged it out of the can like everyone else drinking this garbage juice.

The look I can't comment on, but the smell isn't great: fruity low quality booze and trashcan-juice. Not ideal... The taste honestly isn't that bad, I was expecting the worst but it is very drinkable. Sugary booze, like a white wine version of Mad Dog with a sour candy aftertaste. Dry with almost no alcohol burn because of the extreme sweetness.

Unfairly shat-upon here. Sure, it's not tasty beer, but that's not it's purpose. Rating for the style it is very good. Give it a shot if you're into hobo swill

A - Pours a very clear yellow with a massive white head that leaves no lacing. Hmmm pretty typical.

S - Only thing I can honestly think of from this scent is grapes and fusel alcohol.

T - Tastes exactly like a Jack Hammer from Melanie, But with a slight bit more of an alcohol burn at the end. Trust me, It isn't as bad as what you might think, depening on whether or now you're having a good time with your friends, or basing all of your reviews off Maxiums or Mad Hatter. Grapes and fusel galore, with a tad bit of malt and luckily no adjunct.

M - Heavy stinging carbonation with a medium to heavy body

O - Overall, It was very average for a malt liquor of this strenght. I'd have again if with I were with my friend's ( remember, I am in fact only 23 so I go to quite a bit of college parties ) No true complains. It's $1.19 for a 24 ouncer. No it isn't a craft beer, But if I'm heading up to EMU, WMU, MSU or U of M anytime soon you're damn right I'll be picking some of these up

 

 

Big thanks goes out to MBrausen for sending me this one to tick! Thanks buddy! Served from bottle into a Duvel Kishimoto tulip (class it up!). Poured a golden pale yellow with a one finger white head that subsided to half a finger slowly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, corn, sugar, prune juice, and despair. The flavor was of sweet malt, fruit, sugar, prune juice, corn, grain, alcohol, and crushed palate. It had a light feel on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was definitely a terrible brew. Who in the Hell thought this would be a good idea to brew? There is a lot going on in this one and I have to be honest that I am not a fan of ANY of it. I could see this being cool as a novelty beer, but why the Hell would you put it in a 40 oz bottle? Come on guys… I could see being forced to sip on this one as an alternative to water-boarding. I would only ever get this one again to set at the back of my fridge and unleash its fury on an unsuspecting victim. If this is YOU reading this, avoid at all costs. If this is for a funny joke, definitely buy it and have the camera ready upon the first sip. You will thank me either way.

 

 

Appearance - Pours a clear golden color with an inch thick, fluffy head that lingers for a minute. Has nice lacing.

Smell - Very sweet, fruity-like wine smell.

Taste - Same as the smell.. Very sweet, actually kind of tarty. Basically tastes like cheap wine. There's a nasty alcohol bite in the aftertaste. But they cover it somewhat good for being 10% ABV.

Mouthfeel - Light bodied with medium carbonation.

Overall - I wouldn't drink this twice.. but it's not the worst thing I've ever had.