Originally rated July 2007. Second brew tonight of the St-Urbain series. Pours a clean bronze colour with little to no carbonation. Off-white head that is foamy and does not stay as long as their blonde. A bit of lacing sticks to the glass. The aromas are pretty much the same as the blonde, and so is the mouthfeel. Again, that not-so-good metallic taste appears in the taste. The malt is different in this one, obviously, to make this a red lager. Meant to be dranked in the bottle though. I think I prefer the blonde.

Brown bottle, 341 ml, purchased at Broue Ha Ha, savoured on June 2 2011; eye: black, opaque, nice beige head that rapidly turns into a minuscule ring, no lacing; nose: lactic, roasted malt, caramel; mouth: lots and lots of caramel, sugar, slight roasted malt, finale in caramel, light body, not much carbonation, really sweet, a bit thin; overall: once is enough FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, achetée chez Broue Ha Ha, savourée le 2 juin 2011; œil : noire, opaque, belle mousse beige qui se transforme rapidement en un très minuscule anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : lactique, malt torréfié, caramel; bouche : beaucoup, beaucoup de caramel, sucre, très léger malt torréfié, finale en caramel, corps léger, peu carbonatée, très sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : une fois c’est assez

A damn sight better than Guinness Draught, Extra Stout was the beer I forced myself to like when I first started venturing outside of BMC. (The very first time I drank Extra Stout I was tripping on acid and kept getting confused why my beverage didn’t taste like root beer until I convinced myself it did.) There’s a nice, smoky richness to this beer, but it never develops past the initial imprint, leaving a bland, bitter finish to leave you frustrated. I’m sure this bottle is getting a couple points out of nostalgia, but, hey, I’m only human. Or a reasonable facsimile of. (08/08)

Originally rated May 2008. Third one in the St-Urbain line that Labatt’s brews. Pours a light golden-amber colour with a decent frothy white head that has average retention. Mild carbonation and not much lacing. Nice fresh malt scent at first, to then, be invaded by a unpleasant metallic aroma. Watery mouthfeel found in boring swills. The flavour is pretty bland. I don’t even find it sweet, so I cannot find the honey in here. Notes of corn and that metallic offering. Not bad when dranked from the bottle, but other than that... whatever.

Also known here is Quebec as Labatt Bleue Pilsener Désalcoolisée. Both a 6-pack of this for a party and it was actually not bad from the can. Now the real test, poured in a glass. Decent foamy white head that has good retention and lots of lacing. The beer itself is pale golden with lots of big bubbles stuck to the glass. Very mild malt nose with notes of chemical hops. Same of the taste... a little grainy with hints of honey, but overall, quite mild. So, a decent no-alcohol brew for those times when you want to drink all night and drive home whenever.

Canette 710ml. De couleur jaune-dorée et claire. Nez de maïs sucré, léger de grains de malt pâle avec de faibles notes herbeuses. Mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture aqueuse. Léger goût de grains de malt pâle accompagné de traces de légumes bouillis sucrés lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un moyen goût de maïs sucré puis en finale l’on retrouve un léger goût herbeux (gazon mouillé). Post-goût très court, composé de faibles notes herbeuses.

Bouteille 341ml. De couleur dorée pâle et claire. Nez de grains de malt pâle, léger de légumes bouillis avec des notes herbeuses (gazon mouillé) et de maïs sucré. Mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture aqueuse et aux faibles notes huileuses. Goût de grains de malt pâle accompagné de faibles notes de légumes bouillis sucrés lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute des notes de maïs sucré puis en finale l’on retrouve un léger goût herbeux (gazon mouillé). Post-goût court, aux faibles notes herbeuses (quelques traces de houblon).

Labatt Wildcat! Yeah!! It comes in a 950ml can (about half a gallon I think) and I swear it looked smaller in the store... everything’s bigger in Canada! I think you could build a few airplane parts just out of one can alone. It must be noted that the can is not designed to be poured from - it was dribbling all over the place as I poured it into my Cantillon chalice, and now there’s beer on the table and it stinks like old socks mixed with rubbing alcohol. Which brings us to the aroma - It’s old socks, rubbing alcohol, and cheap rice wine snatched from the Chinese supermarket. It has a sickly yellow colour with foamy head, again with that head that no one will ever see. The flavour is pretty much nothing. A lot like water with a bad aftertaste - that aftertaste being corn and cardboard. Thus, it sucks, and that’s no surprise; but I"m still baffled as to how these things are sold, aside from masochists like me. I’d normally just go get a mickey of vodka, much more efficient than downing a litre of bad beer.