Labatt Blue Light - Labatt Brewing Company Ltd.

AtLagerHeads

Ohio

1.75/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

A pale comparison to the real Blue, this beer is much more watery and light. No real body feel. Nose and taste of mild adjuncts. The appearance is pretty standard and macro like, which to say, not that great. There are lots of ways to enjoy drinking beer; this is not one of them.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2003 18:20:20 | More by AtLagerHeads

WVbeergeek

Ohio

1.15/5  rDev -47.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Okay this is simple, imagine Labatt's Blue which is relatively lighter american style lager, now imagine that same beer watered down. I don't know how they can get away making artificial beer, this just isn't beer. It smells of a mild malt sweetness very faint, no sign of hops here just chemical ridden stench. This is one poorly made beer that just over did it on the water and left out beer. Appears yellow and very fizzy (artificial carbonation), with a very thin head even when I poured it straight into the glass with no tilt. The bubbles are still rising from the bottom of the glass much like seltzer water, which also explains the mouthfeel of this beer. In the taste it is a very nasty watered down flavor that isn't sweet and isn't bitter it's just straight gross and unappetizing. There is no finish to speak of here, just blandness absolutely no flavor. You may have to take in a keg IV of this on to get a buzz, it is that watery. I don't ever picture myself drinking this beer ever again, no matter what.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2003 01:44:13 | More by WVbeergeek

Dogbrick

Ohio

1/5  rDev -54.3%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Had a can of this and a can of Michelob Light at a Bluejackets game. Back and forth I went between the two, back and forth, Labatt and Michelob, Michelob and Labatt. There literally was no difference. Both had next to no aroma or flavor. Both sucked sour frog ass. Taste tests between two crappy beers are not fun. At least they were free.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2003 07:33:48 | More by Dogbrick

CharlesRiver

Connecticut

1.83/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Okay, where do I begin. This beer is not very good at all. The smell is, well, nothing at all. The taste is something like corn or something that I don't really know. My girlfriend likes ligher beers, but I don't think this one even impressed her. Can anyone really find a ligher beer that anyone like? Good luck in your quest.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2003 19:35:57 | More by CharlesRiver

slitherySOB

Ontario (Canada)

2.78/5  rDev +26.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 5

I rarely drink light beers. The only reason I bought this is because it came in a Labatt Holiday Pack. Carlsberg, 50 ale, Blue and Blue Light. This was the worse beer out of the four. Colour was pale. Reminded me of an old, used cigarette butt. Smell was their. That was it. Nothing special. Just smelled like beer. Taste, bland. Like Blue, but with too much added water. The good thing is, it's so weak you could drink it all day. Not impressed, though my bias for light beer. perhaps persuaded my judgement.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2002 11:49:05 | More by slitherySOB

bewareOFpenguin

Massachusetts

1.25/5  rDev -42.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

I guess after the Labatt bear finishes the regular Labatt's, he produces this. It is very light, with no taste. Take away the carbonation, amd it would be just runoff. This stuff is just plain awefull.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2002 07:39:20 | More by bewareOFpenguin

putnam

Michigan

1.45/5  rDev -33.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

Smells oddly like the inside of a shower stall. What is that? Shampoo? Porcelain? Galvanized? Pale yellow/grey. Tastes like water with some oyster crackers floating in it. Maybe this is from the aquarium where they are farmed. Very good for oyster cracker farm water. Great!

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2002 11:01:24 | More by putnam

Jason

Massachusetts

1.75/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

11.5 oz brown long neck twist, no freshness date. Head retention lacks but it is clear and very pale.

Odd musty, almost cheesy aroma. The smell is too clean and in an odd way seems incredibly stripped … oh yeah it’s a light beer.

Bland upfront and through the finish, crispness is lost and there is an underlying slickness in the mouth. Vague grain and bitterness though the bitterness could be from the hops or faintly astringent malt or both. I gather it is both. Nice to see the Canadians brew a real crappy light beer. NOT!

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2002 15:11:34 | More by Jason

ZAP

Minnesota

1.45/5  rDev -33.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 2

I've never been a huge fan of Labatts but it's on tap all over up here and better than the alternatives at some of the places..I decided to try a master cylinder of their light...I expected more from this...it is extremely light in color like Bud...the nose has a sourish smell...the taste is hardly there...this rivals Coors Light for the most watered down beer out there...if you strain you get some slight grain pushing in...drinkability??? $hit I could can a 12-pack of this in an hour with no problem(I could can a 12 pack of water in an hour too, and this isn't much different)...It also features a dry finish which I don't care for in a beer that has little or no flavor..
Glad I just got one of these..

Serving type: can

06-26-2002 21:30:36 | More by ZAP

Todd

Massachusetts

1.2/5  rDev -45.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Presentation: 11.5oz brown twist-off top bottle. No freshness date.

Appearance: Extremely pale, straw yellow in colour with a foamy pure white head. Starts of pillowy then settles to a creamy lace with stick on the glass.

Smell: Extremely faint grain and floral aroma. Nothing going on here.

Taste: No malt body, sweetness of character. There's some dry grain flavour/tannin/feel on the palate, but that's it. Fizzy, light soda water, in feel and partially in taste. Beer goes twangy (slight citrus, lime bite) for a brief, split second, then back to the grain. Very crisp and dry.

Notes: There's absolutely nothing to this beer. It still has 111 calories which nearly the same as a Guinness Draught at 115, by the same volume.

Why? Why make it? Why drink it? Why does "light" have to mean lack of character?

Just wrong ... no better or worse than any other mainstream "light" or "lite" or "lacking" beer. I have to say it again ... Why?

Who drinks this stuff anyway? I'd like to meet them and take them out for some real beer. That, or jab them repeatedly in the kidneys until they switch brands -- the later might prove cheaper and more fun.

My rant is complete ...

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2001 19:26:16 | More by Todd