Lone Star Beer - Pabst Brewing Company

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

1/5  rDev -59.3%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

The label states, "Pure Texas Beer" and "Don't Mess With Texas". If "Texas" is as weak as this "beer", I can kick "Texas"'s butt with hands tied!
No head, dull pale "color". Dry vegetal aroma. Nothing. Tainted water. There is nothing remotely resembling beer here! Why would anyone want to drink this? It doesn't even try to be beer! Finish? None! Body? None! Hops, malt? Nope! Texture, there is none!
Given to me as a sample by a beer salesman. I don't quite trust him anymore.
Worst Beer. EVER!

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2002 17:22:35 | More by feloniousmonk

BeerBob

Nebraska

2.95/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Lone Star “The National Beer Of Texas” pours an amarillo from a russet glass bottle with a twist off cap. Head was about two fingers with a firm pour, then settling down to a thin cover of foam. Lacing was slight but very much in evidence.

Nose is a damp grain with some hops along with a whiff of the alcohol. Palate is a light malt, light corn, and a weak bitter hops. No steam roller here, just good old American lager.

Lone Star, a beer that a lot of people in Texas drink each and every day, so “Don’t Mess With Texas!"

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2002 19:17:42 | More by BeerBob

bditty187

Nebraska

2.45/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

The nose is foul, stale, like cardboard and old gym socks. When “fresh out of the refrigerator” cold the flavors are subdued, mainly malt, the hops are absent. Awfully pale, light gold in color, artificial-looking white head… disappeared rather fast. The adjuncts don’t seem that out of control. Overall, really bland, simple… no need to drink it again.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2002 16:03:51 | More by bditty187

Gusler

Arizona

2.05/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

The beer pours a clear straw or gold color, the head is off white, average in size and the lace adequate. Nose is clean and crisp, dominated by the malts. Front is malt and somewhat sweet, the top thin, the finish is pertinently acidic, passably hopped, dry aftertaste. Beats dying of thirst, but just barely, not a beer I fancy.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2002 06:52:03 | More by Gusler

ADR

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Clear yellow, a little darker than a Budweiser. Ivory Dish Detergent head that doesn't last longer than a 15 second TV commercial. An odd aroma that's similar to old socks. The foot wear theme continues in the malt impression, other than that, corn syrup. Typical macro hops, an afterthought. Drink this stuff cold and thirsty, its unpleasant at warmer temperatures.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2002 06:02:52 | More by ADR

EagleTalon

Arkansas

2.4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 4

Very clean! Virtually no aroma, very little taste, except for a dry american lager bite. Easy to drink! The bottle says "serve Texas-cold". OK...what is that? Texas is damn hot, so I take it that this beer is supposed to be served ice-cold to cool you down. This beer is made to do one thing: cool you off. It doesn't stray from it's mission by trying to have any discernable beer "character". Oh, yeah...the bottle also says "don't mess with Texas".

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2002 20:13:36 | More by EagleTalon

psugrad98

Pennsylvania

3.1/5  rDev +26%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Medium yellow in color with thin head. Crackery fresh tasting. Very crisp and average in flavor and mouthfeel. Goes down very easily. Tasty on a hot day with a big T-Bone!!

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2002 20:33:48 | More by psugrad98

Bighuge

Minnesota

2.85/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a very light golden color with a carbonated white head that fizzles down to nothing in 5 seconds. Slight malt and very slight hops on the nose. Fizzy mouthfeel. Not a lot of taste but no off-flavors of note either. Decent for a macro. Fairly drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2002 20:05:14 | More by Bighuge

BKotch

Texas

1.3/5  rDev -47.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Are you guys kidding me? Is this stuff really available outside of Texas? Ugh! We don't drink it down here, and I recommend you not drink it either, no matter where you are. I wouldn't even water my office plants with Lone Star.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2002 19:14:43 | More by BKotch

jdhilt

New Hampshire

1.93/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Smells like a Bud, basically tastes like one too. "The National Beer of Texas" is an oxymoron. I think the abv is 5%.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2002 15:58:45 | More by jdhilt

John

New York

1.7/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Don't be fooled by the implication that this a premium beer. This compares to any other swill, and it's not as good as some at that. Harsh and astringent flavor.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2002 08:37:28 | More by John

Jason

Massachusetts

2.17/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Presentation: 12 oz twist brown long neck bottle, the word “Texas” is on the bottle six times. No freshness date.

Appearance: Crystal clear yellowish straw colour, thin white lace struggles to stick around.

Smell: Clean and grainy aroma, not much else at all in the nose.

Taste: Tremendously crisp with a lightened down smoothness, light bodied. First of is a mildly cloying sweet maltiness is thrown on to the palate, what little hop there are have a hard time keeping it in balance. Even though it is sweet the malt profile is weak so that shows the hops are just there to balance. Graininess is throughout and lingers far into the finish.

Notes: Bland lager, same as any other macro brew in the US. No need to recommend this beer being that the big three in the US do a fine job of making beer just like this and selling it for less.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2002 23:24:26 | More by Jason

htomsirveaux

Texas

1.65/5  rDev -32.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

Pours with a medium sized white head, a well carbonated beer. Unfortunately that's the best thing about this beer. Clear bright yellow color. Smells slightly sour and cidery. No skunk thanks to the low hopping rate and brown bottle. Light body. Not much flavor beyond some faint watery maltiness. Finishes with a brief sour aftertaste. There might be a hop in there but I couldn't find it. Might be okay if you've just mowed an acre of lawn during a Texas summer and there's nothing else available.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2002 14:45:07 | More by htomsirveaux

gwfrankpsu

California

1.05/5  rDev -57.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

You;ve got to be kidding!!!!!!!!!! I was in Austin, Texas a few years ago and a man walked up the the bar, the bartender asked if he wanted a beer. He said, "No, I'll have a Lone Star."

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2001 12:01:10 | More by gwfrankpsu

Todd

Massachusetts

2/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

I remember drinking this when I was trying to get a 25oz mug at Bukowski's in Boston. We had to drink 99 beers. This was one of them. Everytime I went in there I would procrastinate, dreading the day that I would have to drink it. My thoughts were confirmed when I did. Hard to swallow and ultra-bland.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2001 08:24:08 | More by Todd