In fact, it serves up more than I expected — it’s got a nice deep copper color with plenty of clarity, a healthy amount of pillowy-white head retention, and … is that actual flavor to this session lager beyond corn and water? Brewed with the finest ingredients including renowned Hallertau hops, 2-row malted barley and pure Canadian barley, Labatt Blue has a clean refreshing taste with distinct hop aroma, delicate fruit flavor and a slightly sweet aftertaste. The most comprehensive ratings and reviews of beers from around the world. They are 5% alcohol. Maybe the nostalgia and love for citra just set my expectations too high. Related: 25 Things You Must Wrap In Bacon. Contribute. FAQs. Community. App Store. I suspect a lot of the low ratings out there stem from the bad old days before ramped-up quality control and more efficient distribution helped minimize the number of bunk bottles reaching our innocent American lips. Or maybe I was just really thirsty when I conducted my blind taste test. Like Better Maid, Faygo and a good coney, Labatt’s is just part of home.

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There’s also some sour fruit bitterness—lemon and apple, maybe—that’s not ideal but does lend some complexity. Labatt just went for it — they said screw it, let’s jam some fun hops into one of our beers and still call it a Labatt.

Said they wouldn’t hesitate to make it their go-to at a bar. Get the RateBeer app. It was alright. (After you turned 21, of course.)

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Grab a coney (Detroit style from Lafayette, preferably) along with some some Better Maid chips and strap in for a look at LBC: STEVE: If you grew up in Michigan – or Ohio – you likely grew up enjoying Labatt’s. To be honest the aroma doesn’t do it a ton of flavors; when I first cracked a can and gave it a pour, the first whiff was largely metallic and herbal with some offputting lager yeast character, but once it opened up I found myself beginning to appreciate it. So when Labatt introduced their new Labatt Blue Citra, it appealed to me in multiple ways – a beer that both reminded me of home and a favorite hop. BeerFight: Which Imported Beer Brings Home the Hardware?

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STEVE: If you grew up in Michigan – or Ohio – you likely grew up enjoying Labatt’s.

Many things change over time, including tastes, but for me, a trip to Detroit sporting event inevitably results in a Labatt’s at some point. Either way, I’ll happily drink Molson Canadian or Labatt Blue the next time the situation arises. Download on. Crazy, perhaps, but crazy in a way that demanded we give it a shot. Our product picks are editor-tested, expert-approved. Labatt Blue Light Seltzer comes in a 12-pack variety pack, which includes four flavors: Black Cherry Lime, Tropical Grapefruit, Blood Orange Blackberry and Mango Lemon. Lancaster.

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Related: 10 Reasons to Have a Beer RIGHT NOW! Labatt Blue Light Seltzer is hitting local stores this week in four flavors: Black Cherry Lime, Tropical Grapefruit, Mango Lemon and Blood Orange Blackberry. Especially if it’s priced the same as the other mainstream lagers. Molson: Powdered donut filled with gravy and cheese curds.

How to Store Beer So It Doesn’t Get Skunked. But if I have to pick just one, I’ll go with the Molson, for its broader range of flavors (and mostly—who are we kidding here?—for the extra half-ounce per bottle).

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I also appreciate the Labatt team stretching their legs into something new with a core brand, and bending the arc of their beer universe in a craftier direction.

Introduced in 1951 as Labatt Pilsener, it was named for the colour of its label by fans of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team. Molson: Opens with a nice, clean, honest-to-goodness beer smell. Labatt: This one has a distinct barley aroma, which is a welcome surprise in a pale lager—a class of beer that typically employs a wide, cheap array of fermentable grains.