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Lightswitch Lager
BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc.
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- From:
- BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc.
- United States
- Style:
- Light Lager
- ABV:
- 3.5%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.22 | pDev: 18.32%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 01, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 18, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.53/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer is served a clear light straw color with a one finger head of fizzy white foam. The head fades very fast leaving just a trace of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is light with a little bit of a grainy and caramel smell. Mixed with these smells comes a little bit of a light fruit smell. Overall light but nice.
Taste – The tastes begins with a light caramel and dry cracker taste mixed with a bit of a lightly toasted bread. These tastes are the predominate and least throughout, with them being joined at the end by a bit of herbal hop to leave one with a dry, but very lightly sweetened and crisp taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light and crisp with a carbonation level that is rather high. For the low abv and light crisp flavors the feel is great and makes for a refreshing drinker.
Overall – A decent light lager with a good level of flavor and an easy drinking feel.
Feb 01, 2020Appearance – The beer is served a clear light straw color with a one finger head of fizzy white foam. The head fades very fast leaving just a trace of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is light with a little bit of a grainy and caramel smell. Mixed with these smells comes a little bit of a light fruit smell. Overall light but nice.
Taste – The tastes begins with a light caramel and dry cracker taste mixed with a bit of a lightly toasted bread. These tastes are the predominate and least throughout, with them being joined at the end by a bit of herbal hop to leave one with a dry, but very lightly sweetened and crisp taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light and crisp with a carbonation level that is rather high. For the low abv and light crisp flavors the feel is great and makes for a refreshing drinker.
Overall – A decent light lager with a good level of flavor and an easy drinking feel.
Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.63/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap at the new Livonia. Dark yellow with a thin cap of foam. Clear, once the chill condensation is wiped off of the glass. Nice aroma of biscuit and bread, some floral/grass once it's allowed to warm up a bit. Flavor is quite full for a 3.5% light lager, with bready/biscuit malt upfront and a grassy/pepper pinch on the finish. Clean flavor. Good example of the style.
Oct 10, 2018Rated by arawrebirth27 from Kentucky
3.75/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Little to light on taste.
May 17, 2018Reviewed by bondjedi from Washington
3.89/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap, with a pulled pork sandwich.
I'm not a fan of the BJ's brand (though it is better than The Ram by a factor of 100), but this one is an underrated gem. The initial snap is crisp and clean, and it finishes without the dull, ricy feeling that plagues most lagers. Well done.
Feb 12, 2017I'm not a fan of the BJ's brand (though it is better than The Ram by a factor of 100), but this one is an underrated gem. The initial snap is crisp and clean, and it finishes without the dull, ricy feeling that plagues most lagers. Well done.
Lightswitch Lager from BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc.
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
31 ratings
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