Old Milwaukee Light - Pabst Brewing Company

berserker256

Michigan

2.95/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 4

Pale gold with a head that goes away right away. This beer smells like Cheerios! It smells just like when you open a box of Cheerios and take a wiff. So I guess I could say OM Light has a cereal grain odor. It tastes OK for a cheap crappy light beer. Not too bitter or rancid. It's pretty easy to drink. It watery and thin and doesn't taste completely crappy therefore I say it's pretty drinkable. No terrible aftertaste either. I don't much care for this style of beer but for this style of beer, it's a pretty decent one. $5.99 12 pack... MSU football tailgater's friend.

Serving type: can

11-01-2007 17:15:18 | More by berserker256

Drew966

Florida

2.75/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Old Milwaukee Light pours a light yellow color with a huge white head from a twelve ounce can. The aroma is sweet, and a bit of cereal grain, and if you take a big whiff you get musty which almost gives it an industrial like quality. This is a light, sweet flavored beer, tasting mostly of cereal grains but it finishes very clean. Better than I expected, and not bad for a beer in its style. The can says "America's Best Tasting Beer" I wouldn't go quite that far.

Serving type: can

10-25-2007 23:41:09 | More by Drew966

kguyty

Missouri

2.98/5  rDev +18.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Nothing special here. Its a light beer that looks, smells, and tastes like a light beer. There are better versions out there, but I'd take this over a Bud Light any day.

Fairly refreshing, but nothing remarkable about the taste. Good for a warm day.

Serving type: can

09-20-2007 21:10:01 | More by kguyty

zeff80

Missouri

2.17/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

A - Poured out a straw yellow color with a foamy, white, two-finger head. No lace.

S - Smelled of some light malt and corn.

T - It tasted of light sweet malt with some bitter bite from hops.

M - Better than expected from a light beer. It is crisp, sharp and light bodied. Not thin and watery like some other light beers.

D - Not great tasting, but easy drinking. Makes a good lawnmower beer.

Serving type: can

09-09-2007 17:09:40 | More by zeff80

giblet

Ohio

2.48/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

well i am surprised. it was a hot humid day and i was thirsty. my daddy in law brought over a 12 of this and i thought - greaaat! well it sat for a week. i was low on beer so i poured one of these into my glass. more carbonation and good smell than i expected. the flavor was quite light but pretty decent. (it is a light beer)

drinkable especially in summer. better than anticipated.

suckem up and movem out!

giblet

Serving type: can

08-28-2007 18:18:58 | More by giblet

scaliasux

Wisconsin

1.98/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Appearance - Light golden/yellow. Clear and bubbly. Tall white soapy head quickly dissipates. Pretty average for style.

Smell - Faint sweet malt. Something else kind of unpleasant.

Taste - Quite light. Begins candy sweet and finishes with just a hint of hoppiness. Pretty standard for a macro light - the finished product, though, its a little off-tasting.

Mouthfeel - Light and tingly.

Drinkability - A little more character than many macro lights, but not a flavor I would return for. Gets a bump for being reeealll cheap and for referring to that queen of cities - Milwaukee.

Serving type: can

08-21-2007 05:03:51 | More by scaliasux

tgbljb

Pennsylvania

3.45/5  rDev +37.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured a pale golden color with moderate white puffy head.
Smell is light with some faint sweet notes.
Taste is also light with litlle taste , but very refreshing when ice cold. Less so as it warms.
Light finish with litlle taste retention.
A refreshing light beer. With the low alcohol you could pound a number of these.

Serving type: can

12-15-2006 01:14:25 | More by tgbljb

Adamthome1

Nebraska

2.7/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours golden/corny looking into beer glass. Foams up a bit and recedes completely and no lace remains as does with OM Regular. Taste is mildly watered down, not as bad as a lot of light beers, tastes corny and has a very pleasant sweet taste and aftertaste unlike any other light macro's I'm familiar with.

With the pleasant aftertaste you may find yourself wanting more than 1 can of this stuff. Definately one of my top 3 light macro's if nothing else for lack of unpleasant aftertaste and presence of some flavor throughout. Go with OM regular if not calorie conscious for more flavor.

Serving type: can

11-03-2006 15:26:18 | More by Adamthome1

cratez

Ontario (Canada)

2.13/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 3

Was given one of these by a buddy last night after he criticized the Schneider Weisse I was drinking.

Pours a thin, piss yellow body with zero head. Smells literally like musty sweat. Somehow, some way there is a decent amount of lacing. Taste is surprisingly not bad, a bit of bite at the start and no apparent aftertaste, but nothing special. Mouthfeel is what all light macros feel like: watery. Definitely easy to drink if you're looking for a beer with almost no taste or alcohol content, or something to funnel at a party.

Serving type: can

07-08-2006 20:08:05 | More by cratez

granger10

Wisconsin

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

Usually hot day out here in Michigan. Time for a lighter beer. Might as well finish off this 30 pack I "enjoyed" while camping last weekend. Very light in color, slight head, nicely carbonated. Aroma is almost nothing, slightly grainy but rather clean. Taste is very clean, almost too clean. No off flavors, nice long smooth body but not much else. Great camping beer, not too good of a tasting beer. Not as flavorful as the Miller Lite I had before this one. Well made, just weak and unflavorful in the end.

Serving type: can

06-08-2005 23:16:35 | More by granger10

BigRedN

Nebraska

2.17/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

My inlaws came this last weekend and bought a new used Lexus SUV. They cleaned out their old vehicle in our garage. One of the items removed was an old Coleman cooler. Within this Coleman cooler were a can of Keystone Light, a Busch Light and three of these, Old Mud Light. They took home the Lexus, but forgot these gems, I guess they don't think they'll fit the image of a Lexus driver.
So I'm sitting down doing some reviews late tonight, as I don;t work tommorrow and I think what the hell, I'll toss those bad boys down. Not a good idea.

Appearance & Smell: Macro in every way, light golden, bubbly, sweet adjunct smelling.

Taste: Not totally foul, just not really there.

Mouthfeel: Light and watery.

Drinkability: NO! I'm going to pour the other two down the drain.

Final Thoughts: I remember when I was a senior in high school and got a job in the spring & summer in 1992 at the Husker CO-OP in Columbus, NE. (Anyone who has spent time on the farm will know what I'm talking about.) Every Friday was payday, and someone would run over to this little grocery store and pick up a case of this. The guys who worked there were all farmers or retired from farming, and in our area this is what the farmers drank (at the time, now its Busch Light). I would head up to the office to clock out and grab my paycheck and they'd always offer me a couple. I always said yeah, even though I didn't really like this stuff, but it always made me feel good, like the old guys repsected me enough to share their beer with. Aah good times, when things were simple. Just a random old beer memory.

Serving type: can

12-22-2004 05:45:53 | More by BigRedN

ZAP

Minnesota

2.58/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Not a bad light beer...pours a light gold....clear..highly carbonated appearance with a big ass fizzy white head...nose is light cooked cornbody is light but with a little substance...flavor is moderately sweet...slight maltiness evident....there is more to this than say Coors Light....No bad off flavors....finishes with a little dryness to it...really not bad at all...won a few honors as best tasting light beer and it doesn't shock me...I like a few others better but it's splitting hairs sometimes with the light beers and this one does not offend and actually has a small whiff of character..

Serving type: can

12-15-2004 05:06:50 | More by ZAP

Frozensoul327

Michigan

2.4/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A straight forward light version of it's full flavored brother. Watery taste with medium / light carbonation, and weak flavor of corn and hops. Not bad on a hot day, but there are many other brews i'd much rather have first. Overall not bad, but once again, nothing special.

Serving type: can

07-05-2004 17:57:59 | More by Frozensoul327

TastyTaste

Minnesota

2.42/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

It was an old milwaukee that was my first beer when I was 15 years old, so when my buddy was drinking it last night, I asked him for a trip down memory lane. I drank it right out of the 12 oz. can. Smells was a little stale, with some corn and malt noticable. Taste was pretty watered down, not much in the hops department, or flavor department in general. This sample made me realize why I didn't make a point of having one of these in the past 6 years. Not that bad, but not many redeeming qualities, except it's price.

Serving type: can

02-20-2004 16:43:22 | More by TastyTaste

JISurfer

South Carolina

3.03/5  rDev +20.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

It's not that bad, but it's also not that good. It's just there. There was nothing that stood out about this one, except the fact that it tastes like regular Bud, which is ok for a light beer. I'm definately not a Bud fan, but I would choose this over it, because it is the same thing at a fraction of the cost. It's a major beer here at Crabford... I mean Radford University. It's cheap and freshman chicks don't know the difference, so it's a frat boys best friend.

Serving type: can

09-14-2003 04:14:08 | More by JISurfer

Jason

Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev +50.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz can, no freshness date. I love the boasting on the can; 1999 GABF Gold medal winner … America’s Best Tasting Light Beer.

Appearance: Translucent very pale yellow, perfect clarity with a minimal yet sticky lace on top.

Smell: Very clean nose with hints of grain and a smidgen of hops.

Taste & Mouthfeel: Super smooth with a spot on crispness, watery malt and cereal grain flavour. Very little hops at all, just a small amount of bitterness and not flavour. Very clean on the palate with little to no off flavours … I could not detect any. Clean and dry.

Notes: This is what a light beer is supposed to be, If I was a light beer drinker this is the one I would go for time and time again.

Serving type: can

08-12-2003 22:15:32 | More by Jason

powoo19

Massachusetts

3.38/5  rDev +34.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Brought to me during my BAd Beer Festival as one of the bad beers, I had to try it. The can states outright that it won the Best American light Beer in 1999. So this was not going to be any PBR (best beer of 1889 or something.)
Anyway, I hate can beer but when cracked, it smelled average..Nothing bad. Served extra cold it is a smooth light, light beer. It isn't as weak as Bud Lite and leaves a very clean after-taste
. I liked this but I am sure if it sits too long, it must taste a bit rank.
Not bad for a "BAd Beer"

Serving type: can

07-21-2003 15:50:44 | More by powoo19

GeoffRizzo

Texas

2.38/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Very thin, pale straw, a thin sheet of a soapy head, that evaporates quickly. Some light malty aroma, tough to pick up much on the nose. Thin, weak and a watery body, noted consistently through a few of these. Some delicate malts detected throughout. Nothing offensive, yet nothing to reel you in for more.

Serving type: can

07-12-2003 04:31:06 | More by GeoffRizzo

Shiloh

Ontario (Canada)

2.53/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

For a light brew, this is pretty fair...not good but fair.
Nice colour of medium gold with a fast acting head, disapates quickly. The body is medium as well the carbonation.
Well balanced taste with a crisp and clear nose.
However, as well balanced it seems, it quickly stops. No lingering here..no personality either.

Serving type: can

04-24-2003 18:38:03 | More by Shiloh

Rifrafboy

Minnesota

2.15/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

This is a light version of a very cheap beer, so I wasn't expecting much. Pours with almost no head when ice cold. Taste is very weak and watered down. What taste you get is slight malted grain and only a very shadow of hops. A very poor example of a light beer.

Serving type: can

03-15-2003 14:45:27 | More by Rifrafboy

Beastdog75

New Jersey

2.17/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Old Milwaukee Light is simply a very average light beer. It's more tolerable than the regular version, and is actually quite easy to drink, however it contains the tastelessness that we all expect from a light beer.

OM Light pours a very pale straw color that doesn't look like beer all that much. A one finger foam disappears in about 30 seconds. The smell is grainy/adjuncty, maybe a little on the sweet side, mixed with some of that "cheap beer huskiness" smell. Watery mouthfeel. The initial taste is a little sweet, with hints of corn in there. Tastes adjuncty. Watery elsewhere on the palette. Miniscule amount of hop flavor is present. The aftertaste is clean, save for some grain taste. The beer concludes with no alcoholic warmth.

In conclusion, this beer actually reminds me of Schaefer Light, perhaps with a little less flavor. This beer is not outstanding in any way, but at the same time it doesn't offend my taste buds either.

Serving type: can

01-18-2003 11:33:09 | More by Beastdog75

BeerManDan

California

3/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The last time I tasted this beer, it wasn't to bad. It had an average flavor and the taste was also average. Although, I was drinking this beer as I was playing horseshoes in 100 degree weather. At that time, I would say anything would have tasted good. Before then, I tried it once and have tasted worst.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2003 13:43:17 | More by BeerManDan

yen157

New Jersey

2.28/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

Poured can into my glass to see a beer about as pale as I could possibly imagine. Very pale yellow and almost gray around the edges, like a burnt, dying lawn in the summertime. Head was forced, coarse, and very white, and it only hung in there long enough so the makers could claim it has a head. Terrible aroma, at least when first poured. It wreaked of rotten eggs. After that, odor dissipated the beer only had a slight sweet corn smell. It didn’t taste awful, just boring. It was very light tasting. A slight sweetness I couldn’t pin to any ingredient, I assume it was corn. I think I may have tasted a miniscule hoppiness on the third sip of the second can, but I can’t be sure. The beer had a mild husky finish.

This actually wasn’t a bad beer. If the folks who produce it could get rid of the egg smell and give it some color it would be a decent light beer. As it is right now it’s better than some because it is completely inoffensive.

Serving type: can

01-06-2003 05:20:13 | More by yen157

budgood1

Minnesota

2.95/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

i have to admit to drinking this a lot in my college days....it was our house beer of choice and was priced right for a case of returnable bottles. after all these years, after sampling it again, i see it wasn't such a bad choice. of course it has the usual adjunct aroma and taste, but it's not obnoxious or offending. it actually tastes good and goes down smooth and easy. for light macro swill, one could do a lot worse. ah...the memories! but don't worry....i won't be drinking this again anytime soon! age and wisdom have taken over, and the beer world has opened up to me in ways i never dreamed of ten years ago.

Serving type: can

12-02-2002 17:11:24 | More by budgood1

bewareOFpenguin

Massachusetts

1.4/5  rDev -44.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

Tastes like regular Old Milwaukee after some ice cubes melted in it. Very clear color, absent of any hops that I could detect. I don't think they use any barley either. It is drinkable, but so is anti-freeze.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2002 11:12:00 | More by bewareOFpenguin