Review of Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor
Posted By Ken Saturday, 10 May 2008 21:19
What alcohol review website would be an alcohol review website without a review of Mickey's "Fine Malt Liquor"? I actually picked up a tall boy of this awhile ago, and figured it would be a good idea to get it tried before it got too old. This was picked up on another one of Zach and I's adventures to the liquor store near his place. Read on to see what I thought about it.
Ken's Review
Taste: B Compared to the crazy selection of malt liquors I have tried so far for this site, Mickey's actually doesn't taste half bad. It has a decently pungent aroma, and the taste is strong but not too overpowerful. It first reminded me more of a beer than a malt liquor, but as you take a few more swigs the malt taste starts coming through. The taste isn't bad. I don't know if I would label it a "Fine Malt Liquor", but it stacks up much better than a lot of its predecessors on this site.
Packaging: A Mickey's traditionally comes in a dark green bottle or can. I have to give this tall boy a little more props on packaging because it is the UFC collector can, with a couple of UFC fighters pictured on the outside. While that really doesn't mean shit any other time, this one can't go without giving the packaging rating a little better marks. Also there is the trademark bee that is on the can. The bottles, from what I've seen, show the bee in a different place depending on what bottle you buy.
Value: B- Since it has been a little while, I don't remember exactly what this tall boy cost, but I think it was in the vicinity of $1.60 to $2.00. While the taste isn't terrible, you could spend your money on better quality tall boys for the same price.
Drunkeness: B+ Mickey's comes in at 5.7%, which is a bit hefty but nothing to write home about in the world of malts. You can definitely get some of that alcohol content when you drink it, but if you really want to get messed up for just a little more money you can get into another selection. May not taste as good, but you gotta pick your battles sometimes.
Overall: B Can't complain too much on Mickey's, but I don't think I'll run out to buy more. Just after a few swigs I am already starting to get a slight headache, which I'm sure will intensify exponentially the more you drink. Hangovers on this stuff would be a wild scene, I'm sure. But if you can man up to the after-effects and want to head towards the realm of blackout darkness a little faster than your friends, then by all means give this a try. But don't bitch at me the next morning. I warned you.