The ‘Alien: Earth’ burger let me reside out my Xenomorph-killing desires

Within the days main as much as the discharge of FX’s Alien: Earth, the present has gone on a full publicity rampage.

FX has launched tie-in merchandise with the whole lot from SoulCycle to Skullcandy headphones. On Aug. 9, in addition they launched “The Hunt,” a sequence of pop-up stunts the place followers might try containment pods teeming with mysterious alien life and enter sweepstakes to win swag.

However the Alien: Earth product that almost all captured my consideration was the Alien-themed burger and shake combo at Black Faucet, out there till Aug. 24. In any case, how on the planet do you seize the vibe of the Alien franchise in a burger or shake? Would a Chestburster explode from my physique hours after I consumed these menu gadgets? (And would you name {that a}… Chestburger?)

Provided that I am nonetheless alive whereas penning this, days after having each the burger and shake, the reply is fortunately no. However even with out the 4D Chestburster expertise, the Alien: Earth burger managed to be the craziest burger I’ve ever eaten, hands-down.

There’s nothing too on the market in regards to the Alien: Earth burger’s ingredient listing. You’ve got received a beef patty and a few pepper jack cheese, topped with cilantro, charcoal aioli, and salsa verde. Crispy onion petals spherical out the toppings, curling out of the burger buns identical to a Facehugger’s spindly legs curl round its sufferer’s face. The mix proved scrumptious, with the salsa verde offering a lightweight zing to counteract a burger’s traditional heaviness.

The craziness actually began as I chowed down on the burger. Consuming a burger tends to be a humbling expertise, as a result of irrespective of how onerous I attempt, sauce and juice wind up operating down my arms. Napkins will solely achieve this a lot. Sooner or later, you simply need to give up to the sauce. Now, that is all nicely and good when the sauce is one thing acquainted, like ketchup or Thousand Island dressing. However if you’re working with a neon inexperienced salsa verde and a deep black aioli, the impact is downright alarming.

I peered down at my arms to see them spattered in vivid inexperienced and black, like some unholy mixture of the Xenomorph’s acidic blood and the horrifying black goo launched in Prometheus. Really, it appeared as if I had fought a Xenomorph, and that is as near Alien as you may get in a burger. With that in thoughts, the expertise wasn’t simply in regards to the style of the (sure, very yummy) burger. It was additionally in regards to the spillage, which decreased me to laughter the more severe it received. Apparently, all you’ll want to reside your Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) fantasy is a very messy burger.

In the meantime, the milkshake, which was Mountain Dew-flavored, was much less my velocity. (Look, I love shakes, however do not do the Dew.) The chocolate cake slice that topped the shake was strong, although, and so darkish that it evoked the pitch blackness of house, the place nobody can hear you scream.

The shake and cake pairing additionally gave me such a sugar rush that by the point the burger arrived, I felt invincible, like I might kill a Xenomorph on my own. And after consuming the burger and getting my arms and lips smeared with black and inexperienced sauce, it definitely appeared like I had.

Alien: Earth premieres Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on Hulu and FX.