Evil Genius Beer Company
Brewpub
in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Evil Genius Beer Company
Established in 2011
Contact
Description
Very silly names for very serious beers
Our moms think we're cool
Admin Note: Started out as a client brewery from 2011 - 2017 that contract brewed primarily at Cooperstown Brewing Co. In March of 2017 they opened the brewpub and have done their own brewing since.
Our moms think we're cool
Admin Note: Started out as a client brewery from 2011 - 2017 that contract brewed primarily at Cooperstown Brewing Co. In March of 2017 they opened the brewpub and have done their own brewing since.
6.5/10
Chocolate and Peanut Butter
Tried
from Draft
at
Evil Genius Beer Company
on 23 May 2026
at 19:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Malty, Bread
Tried
from Draft
at
Evil Genius Beer Company
on 23 May 2026
at 19:05
8/10
Subtle, Clean, Malty, Corn
Tried
from Draft
at
Evil Genius Beer Company
on 23 May 2026
at 18:50
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
Can to nonic glass.
Appearance: dull golden color with a two finger white foamy and bubbly head which dissipated at a decent pace and left some bubbly lace
Aroma: muted to stale citrusy hops, light piney bitter hops, stiff caramel/toffee malt backbone
Flavor: pretty much bitter throughout, a touch of sweetness tries to enter for balance but doesn't do much of any job through all the prior noted aromas; finishes very bitter with the citrusy hops
Texture: light bodied, some sessionability to this; between mobile and watery on the tongue
Overall: I don't think the Fountains of Wayne would approve of this beer, and I don't see myself coming back to this.
Glad this was the last beer for me to review from this brewery because I'm having a hard time wondering if I would ever want to purchase much from these guys the next time I see their beers.
Can to nonic glass.
Appearance: dull golden color with a two finger white foamy and bubbly head which dissipated at a decent pace and left some bubbly lace
Aroma: muted to stale citrusy hops, light piney bitter hops, stiff caramel/toffee malt backbone
Flavor: pretty much bitter throughout, a touch of sweetness tries to enter for balance but doesn't do much of any job through all the prior noted aromas; finishes very bitter with the citrusy hops
Texture: light bodied, some sessionability to this; between mobile and watery on the tongue
Overall: I don't think the Fountains of Wayne would approve of this beer, and I don't see myself coming back to this.
Glad this was the last beer for me to review from this brewery because I'm having a hard time wondering if I would ever want to purchase much from these guys the next time I see their beers.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2026
at 12:44
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to nonic glass.
Appearance: murky dark orange color with a two finger white foamy and semi-bubbly white head which slipped off fairly quick, bubbly lace
Aroma: thick orange sweetness, light vanilla extract, sweet cream
Flavor: takes the prior noted aromas to blend very sweetly; finishes very sweetly through the orange and sweet cream
Texture: light bodied, between mobile and watery along the tongue
Overall: another miss by these guys for me. I know I'm not a fan of most "milkshake IPA's" but this one just seems to add into the mix of the quality of the style itself.
Can to nonic glass.
Appearance: murky dark orange color with a two finger white foamy and semi-bubbly white head which slipped off fairly quick, bubbly lace
Aroma: thick orange sweetness, light vanilla extract, sweet cream
Flavor: takes the prior noted aromas to blend very sweetly; finishes very sweetly through the orange and sweet cream
Texture: light bodied, between mobile and watery along the tongue
Overall: another miss by these guys for me. I know I'm not a fan of most "milkshake IPA's" but this one just seems to add into the mix of the quality of the style itself.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2026
at 12:33
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to becher glass.
Appearance: murky dark orange with a fairly quick dieing/fizzy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: sweet tones of passion fruit, mango sweetness, peach sweetness
Flavor: sweet all the way through, is there any balance to this beer? Finishes with mango sweetness
Texture: light bodied, this is what is considered a watery beer
Overall: I had this when this was fresher and wowweee, after breaking it down here that's when I noticed this beer really doesn't hold it's own. Bye felicia!
Bottle to becher glass.
Appearance: murky dark orange with a fairly quick dieing/fizzy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: sweet tones of passion fruit, mango sweetness, peach sweetness
Flavor: sweet all the way through, is there any balance to this beer? Finishes with mango sweetness
Texture: light bodied, this is what is considered a watery beer
Overall: I had this when this was fresher and wowweee, after breaking it down here that's when I noticed this beer really doesn't hold it's own. Bye felicia!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2026
at 12:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black with a thin off white foamy head. This head didn't stick around long as once it dissipated barely any lace was left.
Aroma: milk chocolate, some pumpkin flavoring, light vanilla sweetness, muted woody spices
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together initially to a sweet quality but it does add in the spicy tone as it warms; slight pumpkin/chocolate finish
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, between being mobile and watery along the tongue - maybe a touch closer to mobile
Overall: an okay-ish beer, I think this body needs "beefed" up, and maybe some vanilla beans need to be used instead of in the back of my mind I was thinking the vanilla might be extract and also needs the spices of cinnamon and possibly nutmeg be allowed to be more expressive in this beer, just my thoughts.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black with a thin off white foamy head. This head didn't stick around long as once it dissipated barely any lace was left.
Aroma: milk chocolate, some pumpkin flavoring, light vanilla sweetness, muted woody spices
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together initially to a sweet quality but it does add in the spicy tone as it warms; slight pumpkin/chocolate finish
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, between being mobile and watery along the tongue - maybe a touch closer to mobile
Overall: an okay-ish beer, I think this body needs "beefed" up, and maybe some vanilla beans need to be used instead of in the back of my mind I was thinking the vanilla might be extract and also needs the spices of cinnamon and possibly nutmeg be allowed to be more expressive in this beer, just my thoughts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2026
at 12:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Devon Seafood, Hershey, PA
They poured this in a pilsener glass, uhmmmm...okay, anyways, well here's the rest:
Appearance: glossy yellow color, slim cap of a little white foamy head which allowed some lace to form as I consumed this
Aroma: some pineapple, some semi-sweet wheat, light lemon whiffs
Flavor: light wheaty sweetness and some pineapple; finishes somewhat wheaty
Texture: light to medium bodied, some kind of sessionability to this, some smoothness
Overall: just my two cents but I don't think this is a true hefeweizen, it's not a bad beer, it's just that, well, maybe this is more APWA, that's my guess. But the second pour did go well with my salmon that night.
On tap at Devon Seafood, Hershey, PA
They poured this in a pilsener glass, uhmmmm...okay, anyways, well here's the rest:
Appearance: glossy yellow color, slim cap of a little white foamy head which allowed some lace to form as I consumed this
Aroma: some pineapple, some semi-sweet wheat, light lemon whiffs
Flavor: light wheaty sweetness and some pineapple; finishes somewhat wheaty
Texture: light to medium bodied, some kind of sessionability to this, some smoothness
Overall: just my two cents but I don't think this is a true hefeweizen, it's not a bad beer, it's just that, well, maybe this is more APWA, that's my guess. But the second pour did go well with my salmon that night.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2026
at 22:13