Hurricane Malt Liquor - Anheuser-Busch

semihobo

Michigan

3.55/5  rDev +75.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Mmm 40 oz malt liquor. This bottle was born on 8/17/05, very fresh. Didn't pour it into a glass; after much deliberation, I figured that since you're supposed to serve everything in the appropriate glassware, I would leave it in the bottle. This is the intended method... that said, I'm reviewing within the style.

Nice gold - amber color, almost like tequila. Meager head but whenever it was agitated at all it fizzed up again. Nice label.

Smell was a little funky, has the generic nasty beer smell. Adjuncts aren't too offensive for a malt liquor, the corn works okay.

You know, for a forty, this tastes pretty good. Corn and adjuncts with minimal grossness. Very smooth! Smooth at first when it's cold but also stays drinkable longer than most as it warms. I finished it over an hour after opening and didn't flinch from warm malt liquor stench. The label warns "brace for the smooth taste!" I guess I should have. Sugar and corn, something else added that's a little spice like, lots of alcohol warming.

Nice mouthfeel. Retains carbonation for a while, which is important in a forty ounce serving. Very crisp, the carbonation masks bad elements and is only a little overwhelming. You will burp your mind out, though ... I was belching up a storm.

As 40 oz bottles of malt liquor go, this is decent and very competitively priced. I only drink 40s once every couple of months now, but my friend who lives and dies with the malt liquor has a fridge stocked with 25+ of these babies at all times. Sometimes you want a forty, and this is a pretty good one. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2005 06:45:22 | More by semihobo

djre4orm

Virginia

2/5  rDev -1%

06-13-2013 19:25:53 | More by djre4orm

pjkelley82

New York

1.5/5  rDev -25.7%

06-11-2013 06:05:06 | More by pjkelley82

Jimbo4430

Virginia

1.25/5  rDev -38.1%

06-08-2013 22:59:42 | More by Jimbo4430

dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -1%

06-04-2013 22:52:20 | More by dsnyder61

EricClayton

West Virginia

1/5  rDev -50.5%

05-26-2013 00:46:35 | More by EricClayton

Lare453

Florida

1/5  rDev -50.5%

05-12-2013 15:51:27 | More by Lare453

Falcone

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev +23.8%

04-10-2013 01:27:30 | More by Falcone

orangesol

Pennsylvania

1.75/5  rDev -13.4%

03-08-2013 00:22:49 | More by orangesol

acsprouse

South Carolina

1.25/5  rDev -38.1%

02-21-2013 06:36:11 | More by acsprouse

yuenglingade

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -1%

02-11-2013 16:58:12 | More by yuenglingade

Mattyb79

Virginia

1/5  rDev -50.5%

01-31-2013 19:48:21 | More by Mattyb79

phishbone23

New York

1/5  rDev -50.5%

01-23-2013 18:51:17 | More by phishbone23

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

2.53/5  rDev +25.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5

Hurricane

We used to refer to this beast as "Slurricane"

APPEARANCE: 1.99 a bottle. They gave me a paper bag and put the bottle in it. In traditional fashion it was consumed appearing in its usual guise, the aforementioned bag. Nothing less than an average appearance in this most exceptional case.

SMELL: Sweet corn, unified grains, and a sweet green apple taffy scent. Malt liquor in many ways is like candy for drunkards and enthusiasts alike.

TASTE: Grainy and somewhat sweet upfront, but balanced by an odd cooked vegetable hop and grain one-two punch. Some flaccid bitterness but nothing really balances much besides the drying cardboard finish. Definitely an exceptional and perplexing dryness in a mostly stale fashion.

FEEL: Light bodied, champagne like carbonation, and more than ample stale dryness.

OVERALL: Now listed at 6% abv, this is a cheap, accessible and easy to consume beverage. It's alot more of a beer than the fruit infused lagers taking over the market these days. I'd stick with this over many of the lime or berry infused alternatives, especially when money becomes tight. You can do much worse, sadly.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 01:25:51 | More by Stinkypuss

spycow

Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -13.4%

01-17-2013 16:08:28 | More by spycow

AlexFields

Tennessee

1.75/5  rDev -13.4%

01-13-2013 22:37:27 | More by AlexFields

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

1/5  rDev -50.5%

01-13-2013 05:13:55 | More by outoffocus

ZachKelly

Virginia

1/5  rDev -50.5%

01-13-2013 01:59:48 | More by ZachKelly

Glopez

California

1/5  rDev -50.5%

01-06-2013 07:48:41 | More by Glopez

dmk91

Virginia

1.75/5  rDev -13.4%

12-31-2012 04:51:58 | More by dmk91

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +98%

12-29-2012 18:38:02 | More by RobertColianni

chippo33

Vermont

1.25/5  rDev -38.1%

12-21-2012 03:21:08 | More by chippo33

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

1.5/5  rDev -25.7%

12-17-2012 14:40:44 | More by grahamboudreaux

Gschaf

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +48.5%

12-13-2012 13:54:46 | More by Gschaf

atr2605

New York

2.5/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A-pours a transparent yellow with a head that dissipates quickly
S-almost nothing. hint o sweetness
T-more of the same, bit off adjunct malt flavor and a strange after taste that is slightly metallic.
M-very light
O-cheap malt liquor. Definitely will not be seeking it out again

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 01:06:31 | More by atr2605