Milwaukee Special Reserve Ice
Melanie Brewing Company

Milwaukee Special Reserve IceMilwaukee Special Reserve Ice
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From:
Melanie Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #294
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
58
Ranked #28,495
Avg:
2.08 | pDev: 41.35%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
40
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 30, 2022
Added:
Mar 27, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Rated: 2.06 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

Jun 30, 2022
 
Rated: 2.77 by DownyIsHungry from Minnesota

Jul 04, 2021
 
Rated: 2.44 by MatthewJW from Wisconsin

Feb 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.08 by funku2 from Colorado

Dec 12, 2020
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Reviewed by TotalBrian from Minnesota

1/5  rDev -51.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
My friends and I were camping, and we were on a budget, we saw a 30 pack cans of this for $8.99 it was rape, via beverage. The beer looked cheap, it smelled awful, and it tasted worse. It felt like a dead orphan. This was by far the worst beer any of us had ever experienced. It was so bad we decided rather than drinking it, we would use it as target practice. The ammo cost more than the beer. It was the best use of ammo in human history. Forget Gettysburg. I never thought I would shoot unopened beer cans, but it was a joyful catharsis. Our souls were cleansed of that evil brew.
Jul 22, 2020
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Reviewed by Kmoney357

3.6/5  rDev +73.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I feel that this is an underrated beer. Yes, is is one of those beers that one purchases when the budget is tight. However, that is what I like about it. When I want something that is highly drinkable and cheap, it is on my radar.
Apr 30, 2020
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.53/5  rDev +69.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
24 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 9/10/2018. Pours crystal clear pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of cracker, corn, and white bread dough; with light notes of biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Some fruity corn aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with pale malt/grains and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of cracker, corn, and white bread dough; with light notes of biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, corn, white bread dough, biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of pale malt/grains and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Very clean on lager flavors, not overly fruity/yeasty. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Thin but not too watery finish. Zero warming alcohol for 5.9%. Overall this is a pretty good iced pale adjunct lager style. All around good robustness and balance of pale malt/grains and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Nice clean pale malt/grain showcase, with solid earthy hop presence/balance for the style. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. Not too overdone on adjuncts. A nicely enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Jan 09, 2020
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Rated by FromGoodtoBad

2.04/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
It is what it is. A cheap ice beer with a sweet/sour aftertaste.
Oct 05, 2019
 
Rated: 1.35 by RyanKininger from New York

Jul 09, 2019
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Reviewed by Max2158 from Pennsylvania

2.83/5  rDev +36.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great bear compared to others in it's similar category. Obviously, you're drinking this to save money and get a nice buzz. Easy to get down compared to other ice type beers (natty , keystone, regular Milwaukee)
Dec 08, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by Foxman27 from Iowa

Feb 20, 2018
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

1.87/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
12 oz undated can poured into a perfect pint glass at fridge temp. The beer is very pale golden straw colored with essentially no head or lacing. The aroma is a bit chemical but faint. Taste is predominantly bitter with no malt presence. Mouthfeel is sharply carbonated with a slight oily/soapy character typical of these beers. Overall, not good, but I've had worse. This can was $.63 as a single, so drink it ice cold from the can if you choose.
Apr 14, 2017
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Rated by EddieBee from Colorado

5/5  rDev +140.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best Bang for the Buck Beer Bever!
Jun 29, 2015
 
Rated: 2.1 by Goodspeed83 from Minnesota

Jan 06, 2015
 
Rated: 1.25 by DownWithSocks from Massachusetts

Jul 27, 2014
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana

1.57/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
Milwaukee Special Reserve Ice has an initially medium, off-white head (which fizzes away, much more like a soft drink than a beer), a clear, somewhat bubbly, straw appearance, and no lacing left behind. The aroma is of wet straw, and the flavor is of cheap, store-brand grape drink, wet straw, green apple, with even a touch of hop bitterness at the back end. Mouthfeel is light, and Milwaukee Special Reserve Ice finishes semi-dry and unappealing. But, I was able to choke it down.

RJT
Jul 22, 2014
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.02/5  rDev +45.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a pale yellow color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of corn, a bit of malts. Taste is mild malts, some plastics, kind of mild, flavorless yet unoffensive. Feels light in the mouth and overall, considering the low price point, is about what you can expect from this style.
Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jan 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by JayJ14 from Minnesota

Dec 27, 2013
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Reviewed by MarkSmith86 from Wisconsin

2.19/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Save your money folks, this isnt worth the time trouble or hassle for you to drink... go with a 40 ounce of mickeys ice or something because this beer is funky tasting.. I seen it in the store and figured id give it a try, especially for 2.50 a 6 pack. well the only good note is i had lacing in the glass. The head was thick but quickly went away, the smell is grainy and something old..
Dec 02, 2013
Milwaukee Special Reserve Ice from Melanie Brewing Company
Beer rating: 58 out of 100 with 40 ratings