Lightweight
Mascot Brewery
- From:
- Mascot Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 7.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 14, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Prepare to pump some flavor into your workout with Lightweight, the brew that's all about those chill vibes! This bad boy starts strong with delicate floral and fruity aromas, packing a subtle punch of crackery malt sweetness. And when it comes to the grand finale, get ready for a crisp and clean finish. That'll have you shouting, “Lightweight Baby”.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by scott451 from Canada (ON)
3.33/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From a 473ml can dated 10/22/2025. Poured into a pint glass. A two finger white head on a clear straw. The head diminishes to a thin layer. minimal fine patchy lacing.
A very mild malt aroma. A bit thin in the flavour department. Minimal malt or hop presence.
A light body and good carbonation. Overall a very drinkable American Lager. True to the style but not exceptional.
Jan 21, 2026A very mild malt aroma. A bit thin in the flavour department. Minimal malt or hop presence.
A light body and good carbonation. Overall a very drinkable American Lager. True to the style but not exceptional.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a nonic pint glass. From my favourite LCBO at Tecumseh Mall in nearby Windsor. My sixth beer from the Toronto, Ontario brewery, and third for 2025...
Aug 06, 2025
Reviewed by Mikehicks100 from Canada (ON)
3.25/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a very thin foam head that goes away within seconds.
Standard light beer color and filtered. Smells of malt.
Taste is a little doughy and malty. It's not bad but not really great either. I probably won't get it again but it was worth a try, plus it has the legendary Ronnie Coleman on the can so that grabbed my attention for the buy.
Aug 01, 2025Standard light beer color and filtered. Smells of malt.
Taste is a little doughy and malty. It's not bad but not really great either. I probably won't get it again but it was worth a try, plus it has the legendary Ronnie Coleman on the can so that grabbed my attention for the buy.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.42/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.42/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Mar 20 2025 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a lightly foggy pale blonde colour, scaring up half a finger of loose, bubbly white head that is in a hurry to be somewhere else. Less than two minutes later, I'm left with a sickly thin collar and a few wisps on the surface; scant lace production. Clean aroma of grains, white bread and faintly floral hops.
Not much to say here - it tastes clean and inoffensive, but it's very much a bare bones craft lager. Grainy flavours predominate, with hints of white bread, soda crackers and a barely perceptible suggestion of grassy hops near the finish. Light in body, with relatively gentle carbonation that brushes softly across the surface of the palate. Excellent drinkability - I would say that it's this beer's only real strength, but can you really call 'drinkability' a strength when it comes to light lagers? That's more of a bare minimum expectation.
Final Grade: 3.42, a passable B-. Lightweight is nothing more than your typical light craft lager. It's not necessarily a bad choice if you're only considering low-cal options, and would be worth taking a look at in that situation - but even within the subset of "low-cal light beers" I don't think this stands out much, if at all. I mean, it tastes alright, and goes down easily - and in some sense, that's really all I expect from a light lager - but it's not enough to bring me back for more. It's my least favourite Mascot brew to date, but to be fair, I'm not the target demographic for this, either.
May 26, 2025Pours a lightly foggy pale blonde colour, scaring up half a finger of loose, bubbly white head that is in a hurry to be somewhere else. Less than two minutes later, I'm left with a sickly thin collar and a few wisps on the surface; scant lace production. Clean aroma of grains, white bread and faintly floral hops.
Not much to say here - it tastes clean and inoffensive, but it's very much a bare bones craft lager. Grainy flavours predominate, with hints of white bread, soda crackers and a barely perceptible suggestion of grassy hops near the finish. Light in body, with relatively gentle carbonation that brushes softly across the surface of the palate. Excellent drinkability - I would say that it's this beer's only real strength, but can you really call 'drinkability' a strength when it comes to light lagers? That's more of a bare minimum expectation.
Final Grade: 3.42, a passable B-. Lightweight is nothing more than your typical light craft lager. It's not necessarily a bad choice if you're only considering low-cal options, and would be worth taking a look at in that situation - but even within the subset of "low-cal light beers" I don't think this stands out much, if at all. I mean, it tastes alright, and goes down easily - and in some sense, that's really all I expect from a light lager - but it's not enough to bring me back for more. It's my least favourite Mascot brew to date, but to be fair, I'm not the target demographic for this, either.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Apr 17 2025
Feb 17, 2024
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