LightSwitch Lager
BJ's Restaurants & Brewery
- From:
- BJ's Restaurants & Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Light Lager
Ranked #86 - ABV:
- 3.5%
- Score:
- 75
Ranked #38,591 - Avg:
- 3.2 | pDev: 17.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 12, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 14, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 13
SCORE
75
Okay
75
Okay
LightSwitch® is BJ’s mildest beer. This is BJ’s alternative to mass-produced light beers that lack flavor. At just 103 calories per 12-oz serving, LightSwitch is comparable in calories to Bud, Miller and Coors Light. The difference is that LightSwitch® is an all-malt beer (no rice or corn) and it’s unpasteurized. We use German Hallertau hops for their pleasant aroma and to balance the mild malt flavor with a clean dry finish. The end result is a fresh and flavorful light beer with refreshing and smooth drinkability.
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Rated by Danzifer from Ohio
3.39/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 3.25
Was flat as hell, but tasted like graham crackers
Jan 14, 2023
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.53/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +10.3%
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 +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +13.4%
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, 2018
Rated by arawrebirth27 from Kentucky
3.75/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Little to light on taste.
May 17, 2018
Rated by cdubya from Texas
2.35/5 rDev -26.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.35/5 rDev -26.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
My wife really liked it !!
Nov 16, 2017
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