The Beerman Sez

Beers That Start With The Letter L

Rating: 5 out of 10
Brewery: Labatt
Website: www.labatt.com
Strength: 5%

Labatt 50

A nice smooth ale with good balance between dry and fruity. It's not spectacular but it isn't too shabby. It reminds the Beerman of a lighter version of Genny's old 12 Horse.

Rating: 5 out of 10
Brewery: Labatt
Website: www.labatt.com
Strength: 5%

Labatt Blue

It's a typical macro made to sell mass quantities to the great unwashed hordes. It tastes okay but they make better beers. The Beerman sez if you're in the Great White North you should check oot their smaller labels, eh?

Rating: 7 out of 10
Brewery: Labatt
Website: www.labatt.com
Strength: 5%

John Labatt Classic

First introduced in 1983, Labatt uses Krausen-brewing to craft this all malt lager. This lager can compete with many of the better micros in the Canadian market. The Beerman still usually buys beers from smaller brewers but this isn't bad.

Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Brewery: Labatt
Website: www.labatt.com
Strength: 5.6%

Labatt Ice

This is the world's first ice brewed beer. The beer is partially frozen and the ice crystals are scraped off, leaving a thicker, richer, stronger beer with more flavour (that's flavor if you drink it in The States, eh). The Beerman sez that this is probably the best Ice Beer.

Rating: 4 out of 10
Brewery: Labatt
Website: www.labatt.com
Strength: 7.1%

Labatt Maximum Ice

A stronger version of Labatt Ice that the Beerman believes is only available in The Great White North. It has a lot of flavour (eh?) but the Beerman sees a lot of serious hosers carrying it out of the beer store for their weekend benders. The Beerman sez everyone should try this beer once. Once.

Rating: 5 out of 10
Brewery: DG Yuengling & Son
Website: www.yuengling.com Strength: 5%

Lord Chesterfield Ale

A fairly crisp ale with nice texture. But from a bottle it often tastes a little "green." The Beerman defines green's taste as kind of pre-skunky. This beer is much better on tap than it is in bottles if you can find it.

Rating: 7 out of 10
Brewery: New Holland
Website: www.newhollandbrew.com Strength: 5.8%

Lucid

Unimpressive pale yellow color and thin head but looks can be deceiving. This ale has enough flavor and balance to be quite good. The flavor is slightly fruity and malty with enough bitterness from the hops to be crisp. Mikey likes it.