Labatt and Molson products forcing Canucks to "pray to the porcelain gods" is a rite of passage, it seems.
Luckily we only split 2 regular sized bottles but were so drunk with basically no alcohol tolerance (other than an occasional summertime sip from my parents beer, or a tiny glass of wine me/my older brother were allowed at Xmas).
I remember people later buying them in the 1.18L or whatever it's called size as that was enough alcohol to get one tanked in short order.
Malt liquor, just as gross as ice beers--maybe even more
Molson, that usually gives one the worst gas/bathroom experiences!
1994 me, being 18 in Ontario and in university... I had my share of Triple X and Maximum Ice.
Nowadays, the low end stuff is Pabst Blue ribbon, Busch, and king cans of Molson EXTRA dry or bottles of Labatt Blue that I have seen up to 11 percent. That is wine territory.
As for low end beers, here we have something called Laker (or Lakelocker....I can't remember what it is called).
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Hard disagree, though your Molson XXX, Max Ice, etc. are definitely not good.
Definitely. Lots of good high ABV stuff, whether you are into IPAs, stouts or wild ales / spontaneously fermented stuff. I personally enjoy all of these options, though at this point have to limit myself to one as I am feeling the effects hard the next morning - just as much on the stomach as head. Still can drink plenty of session beers in one sitting though!
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1994 me, being 18 in Ontario and in university... I had my share of Triple X and Maximum Ice.
Nowadays, the low end stuff is Pabst Blue ribbon, Busch, and king cans of Molson EXTRA dry or bottles of Labatt Blue that I have seen up to 11 percent. That is wine territory.
I buy my beer at the Manitoba Liquor Mart where the selection is pretty tame. But then once in a while I go to a hotel beer vendor where I see all that off the wall stuff like the super-strong Labatt Blue (what's wrong with the original version?!), the 2L plastic bottles of Stone Cold Lager, etc. It's a different world.
11% Labatt Blue... blech. I love Labatt Blue, but cripes there is no way it can taste good like that. Might as well just pour some rubbing alcohol into a Bud Light.
Labatts made an IPA...have an 'i' back in the 70's/80's
I recall a beer called Crystal that was pretty vile. Other ones you don't see anymore or are hard to find are John Labatt's Classic, Old Vienna, Charrington Toby, Carlsberg.
I recall a beer called Crystal that was pretty vile. Other ones you don't see anymore or are hard to find are John Labatt's Classic, Old Vienna, Charrington Toby, Carlsberg.
Carlsberg is pretty prolific here. They have them in bottles and shrink-wrapped tall cans. The gas station close to me sells them twenty bucks for a 12.
OV is for old sweaty men that frequent prairie socials - I don't think they even make it anymore.
I occasionally used to buy OV but I have to admit I haven't seen it in a while, probably not for at least a few years. I just checked the Northern Hotel on Skip the Dishes and they don't have it.
I love those old beers that were popular when I was younger like Blue, Canadian, OV, Club, 50, Ice, Kokanee, Standard, etc., but honest to God they all taste exactly the same to me
Only the stronger and light beers are easily discernible.
I occasionally used to buy OV but I have to admit I haven't seen it in a while, probably not for at least a few years. I just checked the Northern Hotel on Skip the Dishes and they don't have it.
I love those old beers that were popular when I was younger like Blue, Canadian, OV, Club, 50, Ice, Kokanee, Standard, etc., but honest to God they all taste exactly the same to me
Only the stronger and light beers are easily discernible.
OV has a distinctive taste, I've had my fair share of it over the years because I know a few people who drink OV exclusively, even to this day.
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I love those old beers that were popular when I was younger like Blue, Canadian, OV, Club, 50, Ice, Kokanee, Standard, etc., but honest to God they all taste exactly the same to me
That being said there are certainly some differences between macro beers, possibly dependent on slight differences between brewing locations. I find the stuff in the US and Latin America to be a bit more corn syrupy (for lack of a better term) than most of our macros. Labatt 50 has a fairly distinct taste I actually enjoy, and Molson Ex the opposite.
I occasionally used to buy OV but I have to admit I haven't seen it in a while, probably not for at least a few years. I just checked the Northern Hotel on Skip the Dishes and they don't have it.
I love those old beers that were popular when I was younger like Blue, Canadian, OV, Club, 50, Ice, Kokanee, Standard, etc., but honest to God they all taste exactly the same to me
Only the stronger and light beers are easily discernible.
They do taste similar, except for Canadian, which tastes exactly like air. It has zero flavor (except when served at room temperature, when it tastes like steer piss). Coors light is also tasteless. I hate seeing Coors light marketed as a "domestic beer" Domestic, my ass. I don't give a shit if the shitty product is brewed in Canada.
I had an OV for the first time in maybe 25 years at a local pizza parlor. It tasted a lot like '50'
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I take issue with the thread title's implication that Canadian beer is no longer great. There are plenty of quality beers coming out of Canada these days.
I take issue with the thread title's implication that Canadian beer is no longer great. There are plenty of quality beers coming out of Canada these days.
Quality beer comes out of my house. Home brewing FTW!
Labatts made an IPA...have an 'i' back in the 70's/80's
I recall a beer called Crystal that was pretty vile. Other ones you don't see anymore or are hard to find are John Labatt's Classic, Old Vienna, Charrington Toby, Carlsberg.
In my early legal drinking days I had a buddy from Ajax that was obsessed with the "one offs" like Labatt Crystal and JLB Classic haven't heard these names in 20 years. He had lived in Montreal until he was like 13-14 or something so he had an affinity for Brador, Molson Export, and Molson Golden as well.
I'd convince him to split a case of '50' usually instead
Carlsberg is pretty prolific here. They have them in bottles and shrink-wrapped tall cans. The gas station close to me sells them twenty bucks for a 12.
OV is for old sweaty men that frequent prairie socials - I don't think they even make it anymore.
can confirm people still drink it in Niagara
No one I'd associate with, but am aware it's still consumed.
I think I last had one at age 21-22. can never get the "Old Vagina" nickname out of my head.
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