Old Style - Pabst Brewing Company

TheQuietMan22

Iowa

2.6/5  rDev -10%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Serving type: 12-ounce can. Freshness date printed on the bottom is “SEPT 1712.”

Appearance: Poured into a pint glass. The color is light straw. Two fingers of fluffy, buttery, white head, dissipated quickly to leave a thin skim and ring around the edge.

Smell: Sake-like rice and maybe a little corn. There is light grassiness, husky funk, and some lemon zest. It is an adjunct — no doubt about that.

Taste: Not as sweet as I was expecting. It also lacks a lot of bite. (I should probably be drinking it out of the can, actually. I bet that would help a lot.) Frankly, it is very watered down and tastes a lot like a light adjunct. Rice, a little grass, and a tiny bit of lemon. As it warms it starts to pucker the cheeks with a little sweetness.

Drinkability: Instead of being cursed by a goat, I think the Cubs are cursed by Old Style. I am pretty disappointed. It does the job, but it lacks a lot of the bite and flavor I associate with classic beers like this.

Serving type: can

07-14-2012 03:30:04 | More by TheQuietMan22

lilsmizzul1225

Indiana

2/5  rDev -30.8%

05-15-2013 04:28:08 | More by lilsmizzul1225

xip

Indiana

3/5  rDev +3.8%

05-13-2013 23:12:38 | More by xip

wrigleybob

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +47.1%

05-13-2013 18:59:41 | More by wrigleybob

Herky21

Iowa

1.5/5  rDev -48.1%

05-12-2013 05:25:17 | More by Herky21

Slay40

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -22.1%

05-12-2013 02:42:19 | More by Slay40

menacho1

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -13.5%

05-10-2013 07:37:24 | More by menacho1

Ilafan

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +38.4%

05-05-2013 19:08:09 | More by Ilafan

enelson

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +12.5%

04-23-2013 13:38:57 | More by enelson

atoulouk

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev +12.5%

04-23-2013 12:49:30 | More by atoulouk

M1k3y

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev +12.5%

04-13-2013 20:32:24 | More by M1k3y

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3/5  rDev +3.8%

04-11-2013 02:10:34 | More by Arsenal0328

mfnmbvp

Illinois

2.4/5  rDev -17%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

12 oz. bottle, with a best by date of May 27, 2013. "New and improved" or the "original recipe" I don't know and I guess I don't really care. Shameful that I wasn't around to try this beer when it was first released, when it was probably brewed with some heart, soul, and better quality ingredients. Either way, I needed to break a ten dollar bill, so I was united with a $5.39 six pack of Pabst Old Style. The biggest revelation to me was probably that Old Style is actually a Pabst product, which I didn't know until last night. Without further ado...

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Pours a half finger of quickly dissipating white fizz. Clear, pale, golden lager color. Pretty typical of the style. No lacing, but tons of thin streams of bubbles rushing to the top.

S - Smell is grainy. Corn. Wheat. Straw. Yeast. Some alcohol astringency.

T - Corn. Cereal grains. Kind of a corn syrupy sweetness, I guess it would be. Very crisp, clean, and light bodied. Light carbonation.

M - Feel is light, crisp, and clean. Slight sweetness lingering, but it doesn't taste offensive or harsh in any way.

Overall, a cheap, light bodied, easy sipping beer with a low 4.72% abv. Nothing remarkable, but nowhere near as offensive as some lesser examples of this style like Bud Light and Miller Lite. Haven't drank a Pabst Blue Ribbon in a while (waiting until I can buy it in bottles to review it) so I can't say how it compares, but I imagine they are around the same, Pabst Old Style being less hipster and less likely to be chosen as the alcohol delivery vehicle. Probably one of the more inoffensive of the cheap American adjunct lagers.

Pabst Old Style ---2.5/5

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 20:33:10 | More by mfnmbvp

bgoblue2

Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -39.4%

03-31-2013 03:16:53 | More by bgoblue2

CoryR

Oregon

2/5  rDev -30.8%

03-20-2013 05:30:41 | More by CoryR

Chucker17

South Dakota

3.5/5  rDev +21.1%

03-19-2013 18:13:10 | More by Chucker17

surfrogue1

Maryland

1.75/5  rDev -39.4%

03-14-2013 02:38:30 | More by surfrogue1

Bosoxfan20

Oklahoma

3.34/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

A- Pours a clean, golden-yellow. Filtered. Not a whole lot of head. What little bit there is sticks around for just about 15-30 secs before dissipating. Great lacing

S- not a lot going on here. Typical of an AAL. Grainy aroma comes through. Some corn possibly. Some light malt.

T- Grain comes through much better on the taste than the smell. A medium amount of bitterness that doesn't last too long. A slightly dry, but smooth finish. No harsh tones like you normally have with adjunct lagers. Crisp and flavorful.

M- Very drinkable and refreshing. Light bodied.

O- One of the best macro brews on the market. Another good one by Pabst. There is a reason this is a classic "ballpark" beer. I guess they recently implemented a krausening process the last few years that helps the flavor. I can't speak for that since i did not try this beer prior to that process, but others seem to think it has made a big difference. Very enjoyable beer on a warm day. If you like adjunct american lagers (not my style but they serve their purpose), don't waste your time with bud, miller, or coors. Go with this bad boy.

Serving type: on-tap

03-11-2013 20:18:32 | More by Bosoxfan20

JRBecks

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%

03-11-2013 18:15:33 | More by JRBecks

ferrettman687

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +38.4%

03-07-2013 01:04:51 | More by ferrettman687

BeerGuy1991

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +64.4%

02-20-2013 20:52:58 | More by BeerGuy1991

ifixufly

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%

02-20-2013 16:39:29 | More by ifixufly

Tjvan2

Iowa

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%

02-11-2013 20:26:54 | More by Tjvan2

rderedin

Maine

3/5  rDev +3.8%

02-10-2013 20:33:27 | More by rderedin

MikeAAL

Wisconsin

4.68/5  rDev +61.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This was my grandpa's favorite beer and now it's my favorite beer.

Poured into a mug, it has a pale, yellow, straw color. Light carbonation, mostly natural carbonation. A short head, that appears for about 15 seconds.

Not a lot of smell, but has a grainy smell and a little bit metallic. The alcohol kind of burns your nose, which I love.

You can taste grains, hops and some malt. A nice bitterness at the end.

Light Carbonation, one of the heavier American Adjunct Lagers in my opinion.

Very drinkable and it's my favorite. Tastes great and there's a lot of history behind this beer. I am definately bias when it comes to where the beer is made, because all the best beer is made in Wisconsin. "Think local. Drink local."

Serving type: can

02-08-2013 18:46:41 | More by MikeAAL