John Labatt Classic

Brewed by Labatt Breweries (InBev)
Style: Pale Lager
London, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

This bottled brew from a guy at a grocery store who I bought a bottle from his 12 pack poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were and left behind a transparent very softly carbonated straw yellow colored body and a poor lacing. The aroma was astringent and grassy. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The thin flavor contained notes of malt hops astringent and grassy. A horrible one that I would rather not drink again.

Bottle from the sampler pack in my neighbors frig- light golden color, decent size head, with little lacing. I actually like Labatt Blue so thought this would be better. Not really the case. It’s not a bad beer, but it had a funky aftertaste that that took away from the otherwise clean smooth feel. Worthy of a try if you haven’t had before, but really hard to call this a premium beer.

11.5 ounce bottle from variety "John Labatt Heritage Pack" bought from Biggs. Clear yellow color, unpleasant wet grass/musty aroma, small but lasting head with minimal lacing, light to moderate bittersweet flavor with somewhat of a hop bite. The flavor of this beer was much better than the aroma would have led me to believe, and it’s better than Labatt Blue, but I can’t help but wonder if this was a little old. I hope the beer distributor that services Biggs isn’t palming off its old stock there--I recently saw some Abita Amber there which was well past its expiration date, and it hadn’t been on the shelves that long. I applaud Biggs for bringing in a much better beer selection than most of the other chain grocery stores in the area, but someone at Biggs needs to keep a better eye on things.

Just a tad better than your typical American/Canadian pale lager. This is the usual of the style with a sweet aftertaste. Pour was a light gold with a generous 2 finger white head. Aroma is actually pilsener-ish with a hint of hops not present in regular Labatts. Nothing to get excited about.

12 oz bottle: Aroma is corn, funk, a slight hop texture, and really grassy in the nose. Appearance is like all pale Lagers golden and clear, but this one had a especially long lasting head which is a good thing. Taste is somewhat grainy, very light hop twang, and light overall. Overall, It’s a macro lager if I’ve ever seen one. Nothing really special and nothing really exciting. rather Blah.....

Smells light and crisp, quickly fades to nothing. Pours a clear light yellow/gold color with a small white head. Tastes light and refreshing. Nice, but a little bland.

Bottle in sampler set from Sam’s. Poured amber color with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Medium sweet grassy hoppy aroma. Medium body with soft carbonation. Medium bitter flavor with a medium bitter finish of moderate duration. My expectations were met.

Slight sour milk and cooked bread yeast aroma when you twist off the cap. Ubiquitous american lager color and appearance. Some mild lager industrial bite but for the most part, this is fairly enjoyable and well mannered, for a lager lover. Nice tingly carbonation. The finish is processed and clean. After taste impressions of flat metal.