John Labatt Red Amber Lager

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

Bottle: Pours an amber color with a light tan head. The nose is fruity and malty with some caramel and basic dry hop tinged husky pale malt. The flavor has a light impact with some additional sweetness, but a bit of butteryness going on too. The finish is dry and thin. Ho-hum.

12-oz.; thanks, Headbanger! Pours a crystal clear dark rubied amber with a thing, wispy, short-lived grayish filmy head. Slightly sour, brown-bread-y nose. Watery, slightly fizzy body. Brown bread, hint of molasses, bit of metallic sour on the mid-palate. Mild crackery finish.

The aroma is weak to the point of needing several long sniffs to even extract a hint of roasted malt, water, and grass. The appearance is amber with a small head. The flavor is metallic with some toasty caramel and grass. The palate is thin. Overall it tastes industrial.

11/01/2008: I’m not really sure why they call this ’John Labatt Red Amber Lager’ considering it is more brown than anything with a tinge of amber. It has a clean and clear appearance with an off-white that comes and goes quickly after the initial pour. A dry, slightly malty aroma is paired with lightly buttered toast flavor. There really isn’t much to this beer. Overall this beer is smooth, drinkable, and uttery non-descript. I actually had higher hopes after reading the previous reviews. My expectations were not met. The Labatt Red Amber may be slightly better than the Labatt Honey Lager, but so far the Labatt Classic is my favorite of their offerings.

340 ml/11.5 fl. oz. twist-off bottle (J03 M85 0056)from 24-pack sampler purchased via Tmoney99. Rating #6 for this beer...

(bottle - 340 ml) Clear amber color with a very thin layer of white foam. Aroma is sweet with a good amount of toasted malts. Some light nuts near the end. Flavor is lightly sweet at the beginning with some of the lightly toasted malts. The middle has some hints of toffee and nuts with a lightly sweet and cloying finish. Some bitterness and hops are present in the aftertaste.

clear rusty red under a small off-white head. sweet aroma of malt with a hint of caramel. flavor has touches of caramel and malty grains, cola. light-medium bodied.

’’LABATTS RED AMBER LAGER S5L4F3T6012 My twist off bottle says John Labatt Red Amber Lager. Smells better than most labatt beers, has a bit more quality and perhaps it’s a little more volatile to the olfactory. This makes me think it’s above 5%. Much darker than expected. Unhazy dark brown maroon pour. No head. Smooth initial taste sensations. Gentle yet has enough personality to say it’s more than a pale lager. Certainly more than a wishy-washy lager by anybody’s standards. On par with many Michelob dark lagers. Nice shadowy lager. Could easily drink many of these in a session. Good experience. Likable brew which does not get under yer skin. Finish is not bitter and it can be affable. ’’

11.2 oz bottle from Headbanger - thanks! Clear copper with an off white head. Lightly sweet bready nose - not a lot more going on here. Light, sweet molasses and bread flavors - actually, better than expected. Some sweet caramel and a hint of grass. Pretty light body. In the end, it’s an unspectacular brew but drinkable - I don’t hate it...