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Labatt Prohibition Series

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Labatt Prohibition Series

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http://www.labattus.com/prohibition/

Any information on this, is it U.S. release only?

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G.M. Gillman wrote:http://www.labattus.com/prohibition/

Any information on this, is it U.S. release only?
Yes, these will be Stateside only.

Aside from the name, Labatt US has no connection to Labatt Canada. AB-InBev had to sell off the US operations as part of the merger. It's now owned by North American Breweries, who also own Genesee and a couple of other brands.

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GregClow wrote:Aside from the name, Labatt US has no connection to Labatt Canada.
Well that's rather ironic, given that "our" Labatt is now owned by the biggest multi-national brewing conglomerate in the world; there's is now a regional independent. I didn't know that.

"Labatt Blue Royale"? Ugh.

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Thanks for all that, interesting about the Labatt name…

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Doesn't that mean it's probably brewed at the Molson Downsview plant?
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Hey, at least they're in stubbies. Hipster cred...
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Tapsucker wrote:Hey, at least they're in stubbies. Hipster cred...
Take off eh, ya hoser! 8)
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saints_gambit wrote:Doesn't that mean it's probably brewed at the Molson Downsview plant?
If Labatt US is still contracting Molson to brew for them - yes, maybe.

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GregClow wrote:
saints_gambit wrote:Doesn't that mean it's probably brewed at the Molson Downsview plant?
If Labatt US is still contracting Molson to brew for them - yes, maybe.
The big outdoor fermentors are for Labatt Blue products. I wouldn't doubt that all 5 Blue brands are made at the Molson plant.

Specialty stuff is likely done in Rochester where they produce their ale brands.

Interesting that they pick the stubby as a retro package as it was a 60's, 70's & 80's package designed to cut costs on packaging to make each case more profitable. It did not exist during prohibition

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