Olympia Beer
Pabst Brewing Company
- From:
- Pabst Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 4.78%
- Score:
- 63
- Avg:
- 2.6 | pDev: 27.69%
- Reviews:
- 119
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 25, 2024
- Added:
- May 28, 2002
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 48
SCORE
63
Poor
63
Poor
No description / notes.
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Ratings by JWG53:
Rated by JWG53 from Kansas
2.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Mar 11, 2019
2.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Mar 11, 2019
More User Ratings:
Rated by xnotx from Pennsylvania
4.85/5 rDev +86.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.85/5 rDev +86.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Old school early 2000's Olympia after a day at the salvage yard is a dream come true. #Fond memories.
Sep 16, 2022
Reviewed by BNSlums from Germany
3.4/5 rDev +30.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev +30.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
L: Pours as a classic lager, golden and translucent. Solid inch head fades after several minutes
S: Smells slightly juicy, definite hops and hints of citrus- aroma reminiscent of a hazy IPA
T: less hops and more malt than the aroma would suggest
F: Gentle on the palate, light and thin
Overall: A water of a beer but one of the better waters out there. Quite a bang for your buck if you seek macro-cheap beer
Sep 28, 2020S: Smells slightly juicy, definite hops and hints of citrus- aroma reminiscent of a hazy IPA
T: less hops and more malt than the aroma would suggest
F: Gentle on the palate, light and thin
Overall: A water of a beer but one of the better waters out there. Quite a bang for your buck if you seek macro-cheap beer
Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana
3.53/5 rDev +35.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +35.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can stamped JUL 1320 poured into a Pabst thumbprint chalice at fridge temp, no ABV listed on can. The beer pours bright gold in color with nearly white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and single layer of bubbles. The aroma is faint with just a hint of unmalted grain and dry ground corn. The taste is slightly sweet and tangy grain with a little dried corn and barely there sulphur & diacetyl on the mildly bitter finish. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with average carbonation and a somewhat dry finish. Overall, ok to good. Not a lot of taste or flavor here, but what's there is pleasant if you're just looking for something to wash down food or drink with friends.
Jun 04, 2020
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
1.77/5 rDev -31.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
1.77/5 rDev -31.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
Continuing to run through macros...
Is this really “better” or “worse” than the other adjunct lagers? I supposed. At least its drinkable. Some must. Some grain and corn. Finish the job!
Nov 29, 2019Is this really “better” or “worse” than the other adjunct lagers? I supposed. At least its drinkable. Some must. Some grain and corn. Finish the job!
Reviewed by Buckeye55 from North Carolina
2.6/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.6/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
It's been a little bit of a while since the last time I had this brew. Would rate it just a touch above half way between poor and average. Was an ok tasting beer, but not one that I would seek out.
May 04, 2019
Reviewed by Col from Washington
3.08/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.08/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Olympia can vs Bud bottle
Both poured in standard pint glass before best buy date. They have similar aggressive carbonation and clear pale appearance. Oly a shade darker than bud and has about half a finger more of head and better lacing
Not alot of smell for either, mainly pale malt & corn with hops for oly and the other smells like sweet grain with no hops
Easy drinking AALs one rice the other corn for adjunts. Oly's hop profile is definitely more pronounced which makes sense as head retention is better. Bud is sweeter but not so sickly sweet as other chepos, still refreshing which is surprising that it has no corn. Even tho, olys better bitter nearly outweighs buds malt rice and hops.
Between these two macro lagers pabst brewed olympia has a little more to offer than Bud. It's got a noticeable hop bite where for any AB product you almost cant even imagine any hops. Questions come into ingredient quality, who has the cleaner barley, water, etc?
Feb 23, 2019Both poured in standard pint glass before best buy date. They have similar aggressive carbonation and clear pale appearance. Oly a shade darker than bud and has about half a finger more of head and better lacing
Not alot of smell for either, mainly pale malt & corn with hops for oly and the other smells like sweet grain with no hops
Easy drinking AALs one rice the other corn for adjunts. Oly's hop profile is definitely more pronounced which makes sense as head retention is better. Bud is sweeter but not so sickly sweet as other chepos, still refreshing which is surprising that it has no corn. Even tho, olys better bitter nearly outweighs buds malt rice and hops.
Between these two macro lagers pabst brewed olympia has a little more to offer than Bud. It's got a noticeable hop bite where for any AB product you almost cant even imagine any hops. Questions come into ingredient quality, who has the cleaner barley, water, etc?
Rated by hugh4765 from Washington
1.57/5 rDev -39.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
1.57/5 rDev -39.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
Looks like piss, somehow it’s worse than coors.
Feb 22, 2019Reviewed by Burly from California
2.73/5 rDev +5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.73/5 rDev +5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
I bought a 12-pack in Berkeley for $7.99, which is a good price here. It's not good beer, but it's drinkable and the price is right. I'd rather drink Olympia than Bud, if only because the price is lower.
Sep 05, 2018
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