Labatt Blue

The Labatt brand is part of the Inbev stable and Labatt Blue is hailed as the highest selling Canadian beer in world. Labatt first introduced the beer in 1951 under the name of Labatt Pilsener. An interesting point to note is that this beer was the first to be bottled in Canada using a twist top.

Origin: various states, Canada

Alcohol/vol: 5.0%

Style: Pilsener Lager

Average Rating: 6.75 

Every chance you’ll enjoy.

Danny’s tasting

In the eternal struggle of good versus evil, the goodness of beer v the evil of Pilsners we found ourselves reviewing Labatts Pilsener.

When trying Labatts, (which was the sixth beer in our US tasting session because we couldn't find more than 5 exported US beers to review) being a pilsener I did not expect to find a great tasting beer that smelled of the pure clean air of the Canadian Rockies, and I wasn't disappointed.

In all seriousness though it wasn't all that bad and I'm a fan of the alcohol content at 5%. I couldn't take a six pack to a party though unless I had designs on switching it for someone else's brew (a huge social faux pas and punishable by being force fed a six pack of Becks if caught)

I'd have to say I'm a bit indifferent towards Labatt’s. I gave it a 7 so it should be OK pretty much on any occasion. I would however say it's not as bad as it would be if it were worse than what it is.

7.0

6.5

Craig’s tasting

Whilst it was a little disrespectful to our Canadian friends including one of their beers in a tasting session designed to take in only beers from the United States. It was however a great idea to throw this offering into the mix.

With the Americans continually threatened by the inevitable invasion from their northern neighbours, it may turn out that all American beers we tasted may eventually become Canadian beers anyway.

Ok, maybe I have got a little carried away. There may be next to no chance that Canada will ever invade the USA in the physical sense. I am however, not getting carried away when I put this question to the world.

“Has Anheuser-Busch Inbev succeeded in doing what the Germans failed to do in the early 1940’s?”

To avoid any controversy I am referring to the Germany’s attempt to take over the world not the creation of “the final solution” and subsequent atrocities that occurred.

Before I get too far from the point and set myself up to receive a long stream of hate mail I will get back to the beer.

Labatt is less Pilsener than Lager, it has a more robust taste than its mainstream American counterparts and appeals as a very good drinking winter beer. This may explain the beer’s popularity in its homeland, with Winter being the only season available to those living in the upper half of the north American continent.

CRAIG

DANNY