Subsidiaries
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
S3L2T4F3O10: max ice by labatt. Smell is a bit like cheap corny lager or malt liquor. I poured this into a big 24 ounce heavy glass mug. Nice streams of sparkling carbonation can be observed within. This is fairly strong on the taste buds with a relative amount of offense. It is not as strong as many rude cheap ice beers I’ve had. This almost uncouth beer has a decent amount of tingly carbonation on the palate. Does not become really vulgar, at first, anyway. That sharp aroma of malt liquor never quite develops on the palate. Not much stronger than the typical labatt ice. I found this easier to drink when compared to many appalling ice beers. Overall, not really bad, anyhow.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2008
at 17:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
LABATS PORTER S6L4F3T6013 My twist off bottle label says John Labatt Signature Porter. Nice malty or carob aroma. Impressive pour for a cheap mysterious beer. Very dark with an initially creamy head which goes almost rocky after the pour! Some hints of alky but overall the taste is well behaved and friendly. Roasty porter with a slight labats background. Good carbonation for a porter. Not bad, perhaps there is some choco in the flavor too. A tad thin for a porter, just barely. Is not offensive, yet retains a nice dark beer attribute. Finish reminds me of many dark American lagers, well behaved, courteous and gentlemanlike with southern manners.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2008
at 15:08
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Recent not 2014: The bottle I had today said Labatt red lage, did not say amber on it ....old rating: ’’LABATTS RED AMBER LAGER S5L4F3T6012 My twist off bottle says John Labatt Red Amber Lager. Smells better than most labatt beers, has a bit more quality and perhaps it’s a little more volatile to the olfactory. This makes me think it’s above 5%. Much darker than expected. Unhazy dark brown maroon pour. No head. Smooth initial taste sensations. Gentle yet has enough personality to say it’s more than a pale lager. Certainly more than a wishy-washy lager by anybody’s standards. On par with many Michelob dark lagers. Nice shadowy lager. Could easily drink many of these in a session. Good experience. Likable brew which does not get under yer skin. Finish is not bitter and it can be affable. ’’
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2008
at 15:07
3.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark caramel amber color with a large soapy white head. The aroma was sour, tangy industrial lager. The flavor was sour, tangy and had a light touch of honey. The finish was sour tangy industrial. Not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2008
at 21:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured bright golden color with a large yellow-white head that fades fairly quickly but produces decent lacing. The aroma was sweet, sour, tangy and corny industrial lager. The flavor is sweet, tangy and lemony. There is a light yeasty and peppery undertone and a long tart finish. Surprisingly tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2008
at 20:44
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Keg at a party and my first pale lager rating. Pours pale yellow with a white head. Tastes and smells lightly of slightly sweet pale malts. Frankly better than other light macros I’ve had, at least when cold. As it warms, it gets less appetizing, but still doesn’t come too close to the gag-inducing horribleness of other macros.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2008
at 18:08
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
11.5oz bottle-pours a white head and pale yellow color. Aroma is sweet grain, clean. Taste is sweet grain/light malt, crisp, some continental/spice hops. Light side of medium body. Fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2008
at 16:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours dark brown/black with tan head. Roasted malt aroma. Sweet roated malt flavor with lots of bitterness. Mediun to full body with minimal carbonation.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2008
at 12:53
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
24 oz. can, as "MAX ICE." Pours some frothy beastliness, to be sure. Head leaves scraggly big bubbles sulking around the edge of my plastic glass. Dark yellowish orange. Smell of grain and corn squeezin’s. Yeah, there’s plenty of malt in here, but then they threw in more alcohol-producing stuff like corn, fortified wine, ethanol. Tastes better right out of the can, for a good aluminum twang. Not too bad as malt liquors go.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Sep 2008
at 17:44
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Light Canadian lager, bottle poured into glass, not a whole lot of flavors going on. Very refreshing but dull.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2008
at 17:13