Light Lager
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.

Light LagerLight Lager
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From:
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Light Lager
Ranked #28
ABV:
4.1%
Score:
88
Ranked #18,555
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 9.3%
Ratings:
11 | reviews: 10
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 25, 2025
Added:
Dec 29, 2022
Wants:
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Gots:
  1
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

3.54/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On-tap. A good amount of flavor for the ABV, corn, grain, a good amount of hop representation for the heads out there. Exceptionally clean with a sweet woody finish.
May 25, 2025
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.94/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can. Poured out a pale, golden yellow color with a small, white head of fluffy foam. It left thin lacing. It smelled of crackers, bread and some floral notes. Sweet caramel taste with bread crust and minimal bitterness.
Jan 04, 2025
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can. White head with lace. Clear straw gold color.

Pretty simple light lager but it’s refreshing and flavorful. Corn, grains, breads. Light bitterness in the finish. Grassy. Doesn’t take long to drink one of these.
Jul 27, 2024
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

3.79/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a crystal clear yellow color with a foamy white head. Looks nice in the glass. Lots of sweet corn on the nose, and some cereal grain as well.

The taste is on the sweeter side, with a lot of sweet corn notes and cereal grain as well. Nice crisp mouthfeel.

This is very similar to Grainbelt, IMHO. That’s not a bad thing.
Jul 25, 2024
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Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota

3.55/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours clear golden yellow with a white head that leaves a bit of spotty lacing. Aroma is faint, biscuit, corn and malt. Flavor follows the nose. Feel is clean and crisp, decently carbonated. Overall, a nice "Light" beer. Nice local brewery but, hard to justify craft beer prices for a "light" beer.
Jul 21, 2024
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Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota

4.85/5  rDev +21.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Say hello to the best light lager you can buy. As someone who spends about half the year following a low-carb nutrition plan this was a great find. 115 calories and 5 carbs. Miller Lite which is my favorite macro light is 96 and 3.2. For the slight addition of carbs and calories you get a much more flavorful beer here.

It drinks almost like a lighter version of a helles lager...bready/biscuits with a light sweetness. Body is on the higher side of light and could pass for the light side of medium.

Clean drinker. Never feels too thin or light....this is an exceptional light lager.
Dec 19, 2023
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

3.86/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Pints at The Tavern Grill in Minnetonka, MN.
L: SRM 2 Pours clear light yellow gold with a thin white head that quickly recedes to edge foam, low carbonation, light lacing.
S: A hint of sweet grains, a background bread note.
T: Very light biscuit malts, a touch of grassy hops, grains, corn. It is very gently sweet. Clean with very little aftertaste.
F: Lightly brisk and clean light-bodied feel with a clean, fast, wet finish.
O: Tasty and very easy drinking. A delicious Light Lager that is CRAFT and not from a mega brewer. It is very good in its style.
Dec 04, 2023
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Light Lager pours a golden color with a small, long-lasting head. The aroma is sweet, with notes of corn and very bright cereal. The flavor is friendly, sweet, creamy, bright grain. Good body and feel. Overall, a lot of flavor, very nice beer, very well done.
Aug 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.65 by adosen01 from Minnesota

Aug 03, 2023
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Reviewed by Mark-Leggett from Missouri

4.13/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a can. Straw in color with a thin white head. Smells of biscuit, malt, grass and honey. Flavor follows the smell and the flavors are really good. No after taste, would never guess it's "light" Maybe the best beer of this style I have had.
Mar 27, 2023
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

4.43/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a clear light golden color with a fresh white head and lacing . Smell is malt grain grass and citrus . Taste has ceral grain , light citrus and pale malts ,lemon grass and bread. Mouth sweet malty and crisp, this was one of the best light lagers ive had. To style this was perfection
Dec 29, 2022