SHIG (13887) reviewed Blue from Labatt Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Light yellow beer with white head. Mild hops overtone. With a smooth light malt taste.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 14
I have to admit that I enjoyed this beer and would drink it again. The roasted malts — both in aroma and flavor — were present but not overwhelming. There was a touch of molasses in the flavor and a touch of bitterness in the finish. Slightly acidic and dry as expected. Low carbonation and thin body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Alright, nothing really overly special. Heavy flavor, but a very nice aroma. Coffee and bitter tastes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Not bad. Far from what I was expecting and different from the draught sold in North America. Actually a little sour, and there is considerable roasted grain in the flavor. Medium body. Some coffee and choclate.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Yes Guinness. Pours a Great Back with a very nice head. This is the Beer for me. The Blacker the better.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. It says "Canada" on the bottle, and there’s no widget, so I think this is what I’ve had. My sampler taster is foamy. Standard Guinness black body, probably not a big enough sample to catch the Guiness "cascade." The flavor is nicely soured but offset by driness. Thin coffee notes and a nicely warming roast. Very favorable.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Lucky Lager Force 8 from Labatt Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5
Kind of a sickly dull amber colour, like Zhigulevskoye with head stabilizers. Complex aroma of acetaldehyde and fusel alcohol alongside fresh-picked corn. The taste is harsh with alcohol, various petrochemicals, sweet adjunct and other stuff that might have blown off if this crap was lagered for more than fifteen minutes. As clean as the bums who drink it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
bottle - To me this beer is very much like the draught, so I won’t repeat too much. I just taste a little heavier roasted malt and a little more bitterness. The widget in the draught does give a bit better appearance and palate. Both are good beers, especially impressive for a megabrewery.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Sour malt and molasses aroma. Dark brown opaque with moderate head that collapses quickly. A sweet and sour molasses malt flavor with moderate carbonation. Moderate body. I decided to taste this along side the draught version (can with a widget). This version has more aroma and flavor; however the main difference is the level of carbonation - the draught version is completely flat whereas this one is fairly high - if you like it with a higher carbonation, buy this version but if you like it more like when it’s pulled, get the draught. Personally I like this version better.
patrick767 (7172) reviewed Blue from Labatt Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
bottle - This macrobrewery pale lager is pretty good for its type. Obviously that’s not saying much at all, but I’ll take it over most other fizzy, yellow, watery beer.