50
Labatt Brewing Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
4.83
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John and Hugh Labatt, grandsons of founder John K. Labatt, launched Labatt 50 in 1950 to commemorate 50 years of partnership. The first light-tasting ale introduced in Canada, Labatt 50 was Canada's best-selling beer until 1979 when, with the increasing popularity of lagers, it was surpassed by Labatt Blue. Labatt 50 is fermented using a special ale yeast, in use at Labatt since 1933. Specially-selected North American hops and a good balance of dryness, complemented by a fruity taste, provide Labatt 50 with all the distinguishing features of a true ale.
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2.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 1
Boring yellow body with barely any head. No aroma. Flavour is rice and corn with a cardboard finish. How does this even come close to being an "ale"?
Tried
on 24 Dec 2010
at 12:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours pale yellow into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Sweet malt and alcohol aromas. Crisp and dry upfront with lasting marshmallow and alcohol finish. Not a lot going on but moreish.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2010
at 14:28
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a pale yellow color with a small white head. The aroma was lightly sweet tangy industrial brew. The flavor was dry and a bit tangy with a note of cardboard. There was remarkably little body and a chewy cardboard finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2008
at 17:49
5.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 5.5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Twist off cap for a decent cooked bread yeasty aroma. In glass some permanent hair treatment smells arise, but it is still rather clean. Ubiquitous pale yellow american lager color and appearance. Good tingly carbonation greets the palate. The taste is clean and fun with little offensive impressions, if any. Almost as tasty as many ’wheat’ beers that I have had in the past. Some hop bitterness begins to build thru the session but for the most part it is well controlled. Finishes with a mildly processed lager attribute. Overall not bad. Not as good as North Country Northern Lite. On par with Rivertowne Golden Mountie and certainly much better than Kochs Golden Anniversary Beer.
Tried
from Can
from
Beaver County Beverage
on 17 Nov 2007
at 07:29
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Body is golden with a pretty nice, fluffy and white head. Aromas are a little skunky and a little spicey... maybe Saaz hops are used? Then you take a sip and realize that it is, in fact, pretty mediocre. Corn-based sweetness and some of that skunky hops funk to finish. Ho hum...
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2007
at 15:29
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bouteille 341ml. De couleur dorée et transparente. Nez de grains de malt pâle avec des notes de céréales, léger de houblon herbeux aux notes florales ainsi qu’un léger arôme de maïs sucré. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement huileuse et aux notes aqueuses. Goût de grains de malt pâle avec de très faibles notes végétales (légumes bouillis) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût léger herbeux (gazon mouillé) accompagné d’un léger goût de céréales et des notes de maïs sucré puis en finale l’on retrouve un léger goût amer aux notes asséchantes de houblon floral et herbeux (foin). Post-goût court-moyen et aux notes sèches, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux et floral.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2007
at 18:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A golden ale with a thin white head. A typical lager aroma. But in mouth, the malt is present, and there are some hops in this. Very pleasant for a Labatt product. Jan. 2007.
Tried
on 13 May 2007
at 07:55
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can, 950 ml, Old Stock V at Steve’s, savoured on January 19 2007; eye: straw, clear, white head, no effervescence; nose: hops, malt, corn; mouth: caramelized malt, a bit of hops, caramel, grain, finale in malt with light bitterness and a slight presence of caramel, average carbonation, grainy texture, mildly sweet, lightly bitter; overall: not that bad FRANÇAIS Canette, 950 ml, 5 %, Vieux Stock V chez Steve, savourée le 19 janvier 2007; oeil : paille, claire, petite mousse blanche, pas d’effervescence; nez : houblon, malt, maïs; bouche : malt caramélisé, un peu de houblon, caramel, grain, finale en malt avec une petite amertume tranchante et une petite touche de caramel, carbonatation moyenne, texture granuleuse, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère; en résumé : pas pire
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2007
at 18:21
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Decided to give this one a shot because of a $1.00 price tag for a single. I guess I got my money’s worth. Pours a clear golden color with mild bubbles. Medium thin white head and minimal lacing. The aroma is vaguely sweet with nothing really distinguishing itself. Light-bodied with a pretty bland flavor of mild hops and sweet corn. Luckily nothing offensive in there. The finish is crisp, dry and pretty much flavorless aside from the faintest hops bitterness. All said, it’s a Labatt by any other name.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2005
at 12:22
4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle: Poured a golden color ale with almost no head. Aroma is very weak, almost non-existent. Taste is a mix between some sweet malt and light bitterness. Better then most crap that Labatt produce but this is still macro beer without taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2004
at 13:06