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Labatt Prohibition Series
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:12 pm
by G.M. Gillman
http://www.labattus.com/prohibition/
Any information on this, is it U.S. release only?
Gary
Re: Labatt Prohibition Series
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:25 am
by GregClow
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.
Re: Labatt Prohibition Series
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:30 pm
by midlife crisis
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.
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 11:34 am
by G.M. Gillman
Thanks for all that, interesting about the Labatt name…
Gary
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:08 pm
by saints_gambit
Doesn't that mean it's probably brewed at the Molson Downsview plant?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:30 am
by Tapsucker
Hey, at least they're in stubbies. Hipster cred...
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:50 am
by Belgian
Tapsucker wrote:Hey, at least they're in stubbies. Hipster cred...
Take off eh, ya hoser!
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:05 am
by GregClow
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:43 am
by Rob Creighton
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