Labatt Canadian Ale / Labatt 50 - Labatt Brewing Company Ltd.

cratez

Ontario (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

355ml can from The Beer Store, purchased with my 'empty return' money. Pours a very clear yellow with one finger of white foam and sheets of lacing on the lager glass. Smell and taste are light adjunct grains, yeast, corn, mild metallic twang, fruity and floral hop extract, grassy sweetness, water, pale and possibly pilsner malts, crisp and subtle spiciness to end. Some funky off aromas develop while drinking but remain at tolerable levels. Mouth feel is crisp, clean, thinner than medium, nice snappy bite, grainy drying finish. Much more flavour and character than your typical macro beer, but still pretty plain and tasteless compared to most craft offerings. When fresh and at its best, 50 is a bright, serviceable fall-back that outshines its mainstream counterparts. However, unless you're in a dingy bar, there's no reason to buy this over superior micro options.

Serving type: can

08-03-2010 04:22:04 | More by cratez

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

2/5  rDev -33.3%

05-13-2013 02:59:46 | More by Krakpoff

szmnnl99

Michigan

3/5  rDev 0%

05-13-2013 00:08:02 | More by szmnnl99

Lare453

Florida

1/5  rDev -66.7%

05-12-2013 15:56:12 | More by Lare453

chadmbogo

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +16.7%

05-02-2013 13:47:33 | More by chadmbogo

Gcappe

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +33.3%

04-25-2013 04:40:19 | More by Gcappe

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

1.5/5  rDev -50%

04-17-2013 14:26:28 | More by Whatup14

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev 0%

02-13-2013 12:39:34 | More by DaPan

TheHammer

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -33.3%

02-10-2013 21:25:45 | More by TheHammer

sketchyhoodie

New York

3/5  rDev 0%

02-10-2013 04:33:12 | More by sketchyhoodie

BMan33

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +16.7%

02-09-2013 03:05:46 | More by BMan33

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -8.3%

01-18-2013 12:40:29 | More by tbeckett

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.38/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance – Pours a medium golden color with a one finger white head. The head has moderate retention fading to leave only a decent level of lacing.

Smell – The aroma is a mix of malt and a light papery and citrus smell.

Taste – The taste begins with a grainy and light caramel taste. Some notes of a fruity taste come to the tongue as the taste advances mixing with the initial grainy flavors to produce a rather smooth flavor. As the taste goes even further to the end, a light citrus hop and corn flavor come to the tongue and melds well with the smooth bready, grain, and sweet flavors of the brew.

Mouthfeel –The body of the beer was on the average to slightly above average side in terms of its creaminess with a carbonation level that is slightly lower than average. The creamy body accentuated the smoothness of the beer with the lower carbonation only helping it along further.

Overall – I was quite surprised by the brew. While not a flavor powerhouse it was much smoother then I would have expected and was quite easy drinking and enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 02:52:01 | More by Darkmagus82

beerhunter13

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -16.7%

11-19-2012 11:45:45 | More by beerhunter13

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -33.3%

09-24-2012 21:18:50 | More by Kremlock

khargro2

Georgia

2/5  rDev -33.3%

09-20-2012 13:23:35 | More by khargro2

DrunkIrishman

3/5  rDev 0%

09-17-2012 17:34:30 | More by DrunkIrishman

Melomanemusher

Quebec (Canada)

3/5  rDev 0%

08-26-2012 16:27:37 | More by Melomanemusher

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

2.05/5  rDev -31.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Pours a clean yellow color with a white head. In the aroma, faint nose, more lager tones than ale. In the taste, a bit sweet, and still lager like, not so much ale like. A small bite and a lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a small dryness of a standard lager. More a lager that ale, however fresh nonetheless.

Serving type: can

08-23-2012 16:01:23 | More by OWSLEY069

Coastal_Brew

British Columbia (Canada)

3/5  rDev 0%

07-16-2012 00:02:58 | More by Coastal_Brew

bryehn

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -8.3%

07-13-2012 17:40:36 | More by bryehn

Dapperticus

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +33.3%

06-30-2012 03:02:58 | More by Dapperticus

Tundruth

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev +8.3%

06-29-2012 05:04:21 | More by Tundruth

NV9

Ontario (Canada)

3.18/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a golden straw colour with half inch of foam that stays around longer than you might expect.

Not a ton of smell, mostly citrus with some malt.

Taste again is citrusy, a bit of bread and very slight metallic.

Light, drinkable beer with not too much carbonation and floral aftertaste

Great beer by macro standards, good beer by any standards.

Serving type: nitro-can

06-21-2012 22:05:24 | More by NV9

Wordslinger

Ontario (Canada)

1.25/5  rDev -58.3%

05-12-2012 02:13:34 | More by Wordslinger