Laker Strong Premium Lager

Formerly brewed at Brick Brewing Company
Style: Malt Liquor
Waterloo, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Paper Bag, Shaker

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Standard gold appearance and aromas of cardboard, stale malt and green apple, plus ominous sharp alcohol. Drinkable palate and low flavour profile. Could use more hops to offset the stale, bitter alcohol finish but is borderline bearable as is.

Originally rated May 2006. Last of the Laker reviews. Kept the strongest for last. This will also compliment the Laker Premium Light I just had. Pours a rich golden colour with no carbonation. The head is big, creamy and foamy with better retention than the Laker Light. Good lacing all around. The nose is grainy in malt with a touch of alcohol. Watery mouthfeel, with again the alcohol showing up slightly in the back of the throat. The taste is mild with grain malt and fruits like apples in the aftertaste. Not bad on the burn, but rather have a few more of their normal lagers to get her done.

Bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry & GregClow -- courtesy of GregClow. Pours a pale gold with a spare diminishing white head. Aroma of urine-covered diapers, slightly rotten apples and alcohol. Flavour’s watery, corny, grainy and filled with various nasty elements. Light bodied. Simply awful -- if you must drink this then drink it ice-cold and chug it so you can’t taste it.

Bottle shared with blankboy & HogTownHarry. Another ratings whore find in the LCBO singles bin. Bright golden colour with a small white head. Aroma of fusel alcohol and plastic, with vague malt notes. Sticky body. Flavour is thankfully quite bland, with a faint sweetness and not much else.

Bottle (341ml). Shared with blankboy and GregClow - tupalev MADE us drink it, at gunpoint beyotches y’all. Pale gold, not much head, looks pretty limp in the bottle. Strong, nasty aroma, cheap rice and corn - blah! Pretty awful taste, too - harsh corn, sharp alcohol, stale bitter "hop" oil coating my tongue. Watery, boozy, harsh - just don’t unless you’re a ratings slut like me.

NOT that bad, but still being a lttle cheap flavour, too strong and nothing special on it. ONly for those who get drunk.

holy crap does this beer ever suck. if you want a strong beer that kicks you in the butt. go right ahead. i rather get drunk off of a beer tasteing beer

Beer like this has to be judged with the competition in mind. For the price ($24 for 24) I do not think it can be beat (although I will keep searching). Admittedly uninspiring aroma, the strong alcohol content contributes to a fuller flavour. If spending twice as much there are many better beers of course, but value for money counts for something.

341ml Bottle: Brick has always been my favourite Canadian brewery but if they continue to be responsible for stuff like this I might have to rethink that. I should have looked here first and noticed this "beer" was a malt liquor. Smells like rectum, looks fine with the exception of the frothy phlegm-like head that runs along rapidly. Tastes like a combination of rubbing alcohol and metal. I can still taste it 30 minutes later, and that’s not a positive thing. Premium lager my white a$$.

Golden yellow, mostly headless body. Alcoholic chemically aroma. Long harsh aftertaste overshadows any flavour in the forefront. Thinnish palate.