Stone Hammer Light - F&M Brewery

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -5.3%

10-06-2012 05:21:14 | More by ThinkAgain

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

2.83/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

341ml Bottle from the Ottawa LCBO for 2$

Appearance - Clear light yellow colour with an average size fizzy white coloured head. There is an above average amount of carbonation showing and there is no lacing. The head lasted for 2-3 minutes.

Smell - Breads/grains, grassy/herbal, corn

Taste & Mouth - There is an above average amount of carbonation and I can taste corn mixed with some grainy/herbal notes. There is also a bit of a grassiness and it ends with a lightly herbal aftertaste.

Overall - You could do much worse in the light beer category. It has some light herbal flavours that keep it somewhat interesting. Not a bad choice if you're watching your calories.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2012 16:14:46 | More by spinrsx

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +13.6%

11-06-2012 17:06:41 | More by cfalovo97

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

1/5  rDev -62.1%

09-21-2012 21:18:56 | More by Molson2000

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

2.58/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: It has a semi-cloudy pale yellow color to it (very light color). It has a nice white head that dies down quite fast and leaves no lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitly give out hints of corn, grains and faint hops.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has sweet grains and corn along with some floral hops and a slight fruitiness.

Mouthfeel: It has a low/medium carbonation with a thin and watery overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with decent flavors and aromas considering what it is.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2012 20:07:18 | More by SebD

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a slightly hazy pale straw colour, finger of head with little retention and no lacing.

S - Sweet corn, bready malt, cane sugar and musty notes on the finish.

T - Sweet corn and bready malts dominate, wet cardboard and hints of rye linger on the tongue.

M - Medium, smooth and dry.

O - For a light beer it offers up more flavor than its competitors. I would certainly recommend this to anyone over a Coors Light or Bud Light. Again, for the style it's surprisingly tasty.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 02:02:35 | More by andrenaline

TheHammer

Ontario (Canada)

2.43/5  rDev -8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: Why is this light lager cloudy? Why is there only a half a finger of head after a very aggressive pour? Why did it then immediately disappear? Why does the carbonation fizzle out so quickly in the body? All questions which answer why did you give that beer a 1.5 TheHammer?

Smell: ...Alright at this point I'm thinking the beer got infected with something. It got that musty battery acid smell to it that does not do the mild staw-like malt in the background justice. I'm being generous because I'm operating under that premise.

Taste: Surprisingly the beer fights though it as a mild malt gives way to a spritz lemon taste that reminds me of Fresca. Light dusting of hops and it comes out fair.

Mouthfeel: Yeah, there certainly is an acidic tone to this one that doesn't do for me. The carbonation also falls flat incredibly quick. Everything else is alright though.

Drinkability: It's pretty good, my biggest problem is the acidic notes which give me a little heartburn. Other then that it's surprisingly easy to drink.

Final Thoughts: I'm 85% certain this beer was infected or had storage issues. Given I got it from an OCB mix pack, I suppose it's not unreasonable to assume that something got lost on it's way from F&M to whoever manages these mix packs. It fared fairly well despite this though, but I am still giving it a low rating. Infection issues are something that the brewer and the general public should know about.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 03:43:31 | More by TheHammer

RedAleMan

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +13.6%

07-26-2012 00:31:56 | More by RedAleMan

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

2.65/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Bottle shared by Steve, from the brewery. 341ml into a tulip.

Crystal clear pale gold, with a light white head. Only a thin collar retains, no retention and only the slightest suggestion of lacing. Nose has some grains, cooked veggies, and a bit of malt sweetness - generally odd and 'macro-light lager-esque,' certainly not inviting. Taste has some toasty graininess, cereals, more cooked veggies and a mineral or odd water chemistry thing going on. Some malt sweetness and a slight suggestion of some fruitiness. Thin body, low carbonation. Not very flavourful and certainly not all that desirable. Passable, but nothing I could see myself revisiting. Why did I type so many words for this?

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2012 22:40:21 | More by liamt07

mrmanning

Ontario (Canada)

2.78/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

341 ml bottle-Pours a light gold sparkling body with a finger of white fizz. Active carbonation. Grainy nose with steamed veggies and a fruity 7-up like aroma. Sweet pale malt flavours are backed with grain, sweet fruity, almost apple juice like flavours. Light, watery finish. I really wouldn't want to drink too much of this one.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2009 15:10:57 | More by mrmanning

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

2.53/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Bottle at The Rebel House. A light lunchtime session beer, with palish yellow colour and a little white head, that leaves some lace trail. A tad beerish aroma, and some malt. There is hop in the taste, but also corn. Mildly astringent. Lighter than average mouthfeel. Drinkable on a hot summer day, but even though could not finish it.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2009 21:20:15 | More by northyorksammy

Viggo

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev +37.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Sampled from the bottle at Bar Towel Golden Tap Awards, new light lager.

Pours a clear yellow, thin white head forms, settles to a thin ring, no lace. Smell is perfumy, very floral, grainy, some citrus, corn, some sugar, and grass. Taste is wheat, corn, light malt, grass, bit of floral, very light, balanced finish. Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation. Not a bad light beer, feels similar to the Walkerville light which is not a bad light beer either, could easily turn pedestrian folks onto better stuff.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2007 04:28:14 | More by Viggo