Labatt Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev

Established in 1847

Contact
207 Queens Quay, Suite 299, (Labatt Breweries of Canada National Office), Toronto, M5J 1A7, Canada
Subsidiaries
Labatt Brewing Company owns 5 breweries:
Description
Labatt has deep roots in Canada stemming from its founder John Kinder. In 1847, a little more than a decade after arriving in London, Ontario from Ireland, John Kinder Labatt purchased London's Simcoe Street brewery in partnership with Samuel Eccles and by 1855 had become the brewery's sole proprietor. The brewery was later renamed John Labatt's Brewery, marking the beginning of one of Canada's largest and most successful companies.

In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer Interbrew. Labatt is now part of the new company, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev).

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Curious gas statio find, what is this? A dba for Labatt? Or just some weird name. Anyway, pours bright gold with a very full head. Nose is bright and fresh with straw and crackery malt. Light hop nose is a touch catty (?!) and grassy. Flavor is pretty balanced, light-medium bodied biscuity malts, lightly catty hop flavoring, and a medium bitterness. Everything just right there in the balance. Clean fermentation profile. Somewhat creamy presentation. What the hell? This is a damn fine blonde ale, maybe the best of its style I've ever had?!

Tried on 01 May 2023 at 01:23


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml @ 🏬 during St. Patrick Day celebration. Appearance: brown with a huge beige head. Aroma: roasted malts, fruity notes, some raw water. Taste: along the same lines. Finishes with bitterness. Overall: ok, nothing special.

Tried on 16 Mar 2023 at 22:14


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Tall skinny can. Pour into glass reveals an almost artificial sweet cherry nose. No pink or red color in this clear pale bubbly beer. Decent sizzle on the first uptake. Taste certainly is unmistakably cherry; they say its natural flavors, but it is a little artificial in taste. I do like cherry, but this seems to have some unfermented sugars added to the brew. Not as good as I was hoping. Bought a sixer of these for $2.50, whew. Disappointing. When am I going to learn to not by a beer by its label? Just asking.

Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2022 at 20:28


3.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 1.5

Dark gold with a small soapy yellow white head. Skunky and bitter with a floral hop note. Medium finish and body.

Tried on 20 Dec 2022 at 00:32


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Into a glass this is clear pale with a big fluffy head that fades. Decent clean pils nose. Somewhat sharp astringent bite leads the way. Yes, not sure how this is a blond or golden, it's a pils if you ask me. OK, it says it's a golden ale on the label, but it lacks the civilized nature of most golden ale blondes. Not bad overall but that sharp astringent bite is almost phenolic, beyond domestic sharp pils, and sticks with you clear thru the finish.

Tried on 24 Nov 2022 at 18:21


3

Pale golden with no head. Aroma of vague malt. Taste is almost nonexistent, vaguely sweet corn malt. Palate has Pilsen notes. Wild.

Tried on 09 Oct 2022 at 18:14


4

Tried on 05 Sep 2022 at 19:57


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sample at Toronto's Festival of Beer on 07/24/2022.

Tried on 26 Aug 2022 at 14:51


3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3

Drank from 341mL bottle @ Le Drague, Quebec City (garbage tick at a non-beer bar - “do you have a stout? I have this…”). Sweet corn malt, clean and bland. Nothing much else to say…

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2022 at 04:38


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Early rating from Beer Buddy app

Tried on 17 Apr 2022 at 01:18