Primo - Pabst Brewing Company

TrevorGW

Massachusetts

2.8/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4.5

I believe this was picked up at the Costco on Kauai by my in-laws.

Light, clear and fizzy as all get out.

Smell is beery, but not as offensive as a high life or the like.

Tastes of straw and corn and maybe a tiny bit of sweet malt. Hops are there in the bitterness but nowhere in the flavor. Relatively crisp without a foul aftertaste.

Overly carbonated in order to mask the presence of adjuncts. Thin mouthfeel.

A bland, forgettable lager. Far superior to most adjunct lagers, but still not cutting it. There are many real, contemporary Hawaiian beers that are worth the beer drinkers time. This is not one of them.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2008 19:50:11 | More by TrevorGW

InfernoBoss

California

2.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-23-2013 07:05:30 | More by InfernoBoss

Imperial_Sapient_Groat

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-20-2013 23:52:23 | More by Imperial_Sapient_Groat

THECPJ

Delaware

3/5  rDev +2.7%

03-26-2013 22:25:07 | More by THECPJ

pintofparadise

South Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -14.4%

03-03-2013 16:49:56 | More by pintofparadise

dertyd

California

3/5  rDev +2.7%

01-24-2013 18:51:40 | More by dertyd

Fatehunter

Oregon

2.06/5  rDev -29.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25

Almost a half finger of head on a clear, medium straw colored body.
The aroma is faint overall: a little grain.
The taste is mild bitterness and a little sour with a touch of sweetness at the end. Not much to it though.
The texture is meh with moderate carbonation and light body.
This beer cannot even manage to be "light and refreshing" for the hot island/beach environment.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 05:17:21 | More by Fatehunter

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

3/5  rDev +2.7%

01-18-2013 04:34:45 | More by OregonGrown7

spycow

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -22.9%

01-17-2013 06:39:56 | More by spycow

Kaars

Illinois

2/5  rDev -31.5%

01-12-2013 07:23:55 | More by Kaars

Sipchue

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -31.5%

12-31-2012 00:18:55 | More by Sipchue

flyersfan900

Virginia

3/5  rDev +2.7%

12-15-2012 23:22:01 | More by flyersfan900

udouche

3.5/5  rDev +19.9%

12-14-2012 20:46:10 | More by udouche

MAUEX_MFA

Rhode Island

2/5  rDev -31.5%

12-03-2012 04:06:49 | More by MAUEX_MFA

mwar

Kentucky

2.5/5  rDev -14.4%

11-27-2012 04:35:22 | More by mwar

Ceballonegro

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -5.8%

08-26-2012 11:40:02 | More by Ceballonegro

beerpadawan

California

2.5/5  rDev -14.4%

08-25-2012 20:11:24 | More by beerpadawan

ColSanders123

Georgia

3/5  rDev +2.7%

08-14-2012 01:21:12 | More by ColSanders123

BlackDogs

3/5  rDev +2.7%

07-22-2012 06:33:56 | More by BlackDogs

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bottle purchased from ABC store in Honolulu.

Appearance- Pours a straw yellow with a finger width of bubbly head.

Smell- Malts, a little apple. Nothing really special.

Taste- Sweet malts, apple, and bready.

Mouthfeel- Light to medium bodied with light carbonation. A nice crispness to this brew.

Overall- A pretty standard lager. Nothing really special that would make it stand out. Would be good on a summer day.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2012 20:47:57 | More by leaddog

VFRAZ

Colorado

5/5  rDev +71.2%

05-29-2012 17:16:30 | More by VFRAZ

andrewj17

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -5.8%

05-23-2012 03:14:28 | More by andrewj17

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.13/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle. Lots of Hawaiian island references, but it's made in California, with that "pure island cane". Aw, crap, yet another thinly-veiled faux-craft offering, eh?

This beer pours a crystal clear pale golden yellow colour, with one skinny finger of thinly foamy off-white head, which bleeds away with little fuss, leaving a few sparse flecks of lace as appropriately innocuous detritus.

It smells of grainy corn mash, some mild plastic notes, and a dry, earthy mustiness. The taste is a somewhat acrid graininess, some bready, some corn-fed, with a soft generic fruitiness, a twinge of PVC pipe, and dead leafy, yet somehow almost spicy, hops.

The bubbles are fairly fine, cutting a thin edge to the affair, the body showing a medium-ish weight, with a subtle clingy tendency, that seems to grow imperceptibly with each sip, though overall it's plainly smooth. It finishes off-dry, the grainy sweetness tempered by a simmering zingy, metallic undertone.

Well, not too bad a rendering, especially given the style parameters - and the drinkability plays, even if the paper trail logic doesn't.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2012 07:29:08 | More by biboergosum

jewellrunner

Missouri

1.75/5  rDev -40.1%

04-26-2012 10:56:52 | More by jewellrunner

hopfacebrew

Colorado

2.55/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured from bottle to flute the beer is a clear straw golden color with excessive carbonation, a small 1 finger white head, some retention, some lacing. Little in terms of aroma, hints of pilsner grain, earthy hops, but not much really going on in the nose. Similarly the flavor is very bland, hints of pilsner grains and earthy hops, a bit of skunk to it even, finishes crisp though with a noticeable metallic character. Not much in terms of bitterness, or really flavor in general. Light bodied and well carbonated. Overall, I didn't realize this was a macro, figured it was another Hawaiian beer, bit disappointing. Won't be back.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2012 13:41:38 | More by hopfacebrew