Carling Black Label

Clear golden colour with a foamy white head. Malty and very sweet aroma with a light fruityness. Thin watery taste with a weak malty note and a light fruityness.

The Black Labs! Canada’s salvation!!! So much better than LaBatt Blue, Molson or Moosehead! This is another college classic. I remember drinking these under a hot summer sun, thinking to myself, "It doesn’t get much better than this!" Alas, it does get better than this, and it’s called Blatz. Not bad though. If I could get this still, where I live, I would slam some down, to see if its taste is still the delight I remember from 15 years ago. If it wasn’t I would probably keep some on hand for the in-laws.

On tap at Shannon Airport, 1/28/06: After a pint of Guinness, this was my second rea beer in four months, on my way home from Kuwait. Should’ve stuck with the Guinness. This was yellow and corny and tasted exactly like a stale can of Miller.

Can, brewed in Milwaukee, WI. Can is red in color and not the same as the one that is pictured. Very apple juice-like aroma with stale rotten vegetables as well. Fruity esters are also present in the nose. Not pleasant at all. Transparent pale blonde color with quickly dissipating small false white head. Sweet, mildly cereal-like with a bit more roasted malts in the middle than the budweiser I just had. More sweetness to finish. Hops are not present. A bit acetic.

Au Québec, Molson l’ont mis dans la catégorie de mi-économique (entre prémium et économique) et je comprend pourquoi, elle est dure à boire. Très peut de goût et une arrière goût méchante.

This was crap. Tasted like medicne and water. Yuck!

Pours a golden yellow color. Aromas of grassy hops with some grains/corn. Flavor is crisp, malty with a top of hops.

Keg
Blond color. Light malt aroma. Very simple flavor. Quite useless, a bit dry and astringent at the end.