LaBatt's (and Molson) products are readily available in Western and Central NY. In my area, the big supermarket chains generally price it slightly below Bud and Miller.
Before I discovered coins I was collecting beer bottle caps with Kentucky Derby winners on the inside.
My Grandpa drank enough Ballentine beer that I got all the winners up until the early sixties.
He also drank Rheingold Beer and I developed quite an interest in the annual Miss Rheingold competition.
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I live in Vancouver Canada about a 20 minute walk from the Molson Brewery that makes Labatt, unfortunately both owned by inBev now a terrible company that has bought out a lot of beer brands and cheapen the recipe.
The John Labatt Standard Gold Label is a fantastic beer, if you can ever find it. Labatt blue is great and the Labatt 50 is good too.
I dont drink anymore but sometimes if I need a beer I will buy the 0.5% Labatt Blue, it is the best de-alcoholized beer on the market available in Canada IMO
Thank you everyone for the very nice comments. I was surprised about the history of him being kidnapped
but really like the link I provided on the history of the company.
Sure its not the same any longer but not much is nowadays. However it is nice to reminisce
Since you guys liked the beer award so much I will be posting a certain Whiskey advertising token that also has much history and controversial as well.
Labatt used to be quite an exotic imbibery when I lived down south. Now here in the NE of the USA it is so common and I miss Shiner Bock and Lone Star beers.
The team my daughter played for had a soccer tournament in Canada and I remember drinking it on tap not bad.
My favorite Canadian beer was Molsons Ale.
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Here are some more Types he had rolling around, like I said they were the coolest beer trucks ever
And even Canada thought they were so cool they offered this Postage Stamp in 1996
In 1966, I was a freshman at Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa. My folks lived in Syracuse, NY. On holidays, the Parson’s students from upstate NY would pile into cars and drive straight through the 1,500 mile, 18-hour trip on I-90. We were all 18-year-old college kids and Ohio was a 3.2 state so every trip we took a break at the Maumee truck stop. Picture Bob Seeger’s – “Turn The Page”. They served pitchers of Labatt’s 3.2 beer with a burger and fries for $2.00. Gas was $0.33 cents a gallon! The rest of the ride home was great. We got to know the rest stops pretty well.
It's also good if you run out of milk as a Labatt poured over cornflakes is the breakfast of champions!
I saw a guy do that at the Riverside International R a c e w a y around 1974. Only he used Budweiser over CoCo Puffs. He was a good friend. Died at 53. I guess he used the wrong brew on the wrong cereal. Oh well, R.I.P. David. We all saw it coming.
About 20 years ago myself and a couple friends used to drink LOTS of Labatt Blue. The liquor store down the street that I frequented used to order 1 case a month until I started showing up, then it was 8. The owner would sometimes sing the old Batman jingle substituting Labatt for Bat to me. i.e. "dunanunanuna Labatt-man!"
I could drink it as a kid. It was everywhere. Probably the least expensive beer here.
I can't take it anymore. A headache in every can for me. I'll take a Canadian (Molson), any day.
But I have been dry for 40+ years, as the time I drank too much, it was green tracers and an OH-58 going down, and I just didn't want those thoughts uncontrolled again.
I liked it back in my day. But in my teens, a older guy I worked with, he collected beer cans. A couple times a year on a Friday, he would bring cases of foreign beer into the shop for us to drink. We always had to open the cans from the bottom because he'd want the tabs to remain intact. But a lot of that beer was just awful, really strong, thick, black, bitter. Some of it would really get your gills moving but we'd growl, shrugged it off and kept on drinking.
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
This is an old thread, I know, but it's to remember Stefanie. I always wanted the token she posted in this thread, and a few months ago I saw it appear on HA. Unfortunately, I was an underbidder and lost. But, as luck would have it, I spotted one on eBay last week. Not the best piece, but a sentimental one: I'm from where London, and my ancestors lived in Buffalo NY and the Canadian side in the Niagara region in 1901. Not hard to imagine they would've attended the big event.
Here's to you, Stefanie.
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Thanks for resurrecting the thread - drank plenty when traveling through Canada.
Stefanie will truly be missed by many of us. Wish I had known her in person rather than on-line.
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Drank Molson Ice, Molson Brador, Labatts Blue and Moosehead while working in Toronto. Believe you couldn't buy more then 2 six packs at a time and beer was expensive compared to US, but much stronger beer . Averaged 4.5 - 6% compared to US 2.5 - 3.5%
@coastaljerseyguy said:
Drank Molson Ice, Molson Brador, Labatts Blue and Moosehead while working in Toronto. Believe you couldn't buy more then 2 six packs at a time and beer was expensive compared to US, but much stronger beer . Averaged 4.5 - 6% compared to US 2.5 - 3.5%
I'm of Jamaican decent so I only drink Red Stripe beer, a Jamaican lager, but I do remember Labatts and I'm sure I've probably had a few in the past. I didn't know of the history of the brewer or the company so interesting to see this. Cool!😎
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Labatts still alive and well up here in The Commonwealth. Have a few anytime we are down in the Burg with the city chickens to see The Pens. Albeit they are up to about $22 now for a 16oz'er once inside the PPG. Crazy Times. RGDS!
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LaBatt's (and Molson) products are readily available in Western and Central NY. In my area, the big supermarket chains generally price it slightly below Bud and Miller.
Never heard of it, I guess it isn’t Southern California friendly.
Token is sweet though!
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i remember labatts beer. it was pretty good.
Before I discovered coins I was collecting beer bottle caps with Kentucky Derby winners on the inside.
My Grandpa drank enough Ballentine beer that I got all the winners up until the early sixties.
He also drank Rheingold Beer and I developed quite an interest in the annual Miss Rheingold competition.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
@1630Boston If only the lady in the first commercial looked a little bit more like Elizabeth Montgomery!
I live in Vancouver Canada about a 20 minute walk from the Molson Brewery that makes Labatt, unfortunately both owned by inBev now a terrible company that has bought out a lot of beer brands and cheapen the recipe.
The John Labatt Standard Gold Label is a fantastic beer, if you can ever find it. Labatt blue is great and the Labatt 50 is good too.
I dont drink anymore but sometimes if I need a beer I will buy the 0.5% Labatt Blue, it is the best de-alcoholized beer on the market available in Canada IMO
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Thank you everyone for the very nice comments. I was surprised about the history of him being kidnapped
but really like the link I provided on the history of the company.
Sure its not the same any longer but not much is nowadays. However it is nice to reminisce
Since you guys liked the beer award so much I will be posting a certain Whiskey advertising token that also has much history and controversial as well.
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Labatt used to be quite an exotic imbibery when I lived down south. Now here in the NE of the USA it is so common and I miss Shiner Bock and Lone Star beers.
The team my daughter played for had a soccer tournament in Canada and I remember drinking it on tap not bad.
My favorite Canadian beer was Molsons Ale.
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Love that beer truck!
Here are some more Types he had rolling around, like I said they were the coolest beer trucks ever
And even Canada thought they were so cool they offered this Postage Stamp in 1996
Steve
Grew up in the same part of the country. Not only were the ads better, the beer was better.
Never turned down a free Labatt's though.
In 1966, I was a freshman at Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa. My folks lived in Syracuse, NY. On holidays, the Parson’s students from upstate NY would pile into cars and drive straight through the 1,500 mile, 18-hour trip on I-90. We were all 18-year-old college kids and Ohio was a 3.2 state so every trip we took a break at the Maumee truck stop. Picture Bob Seeger’s – “Turn The Page”. They served pitchers of Labatt’s 3.2 beer with a burger and fries for $2.00. Gas was $0.33 cents a gallon! The rest of the ride home was great. We got to know the rest stops pretty well.
Its great at hunting camp too!!!
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I saw a guy do that at the Riverside International R a c e w a y around 1974. Only he used Budweiser over CoCo Puffs. He was a good friend. Died at 53. I guess he used the wrong brew on the wrong cereal. Oh well, R.I.P. David. We all saw it coming.
About 20 years ago myself and a couple friends used to drink LOTS of Labatt Blue. The liquor store down the street that I frequented used to order 1 case a month until I started showing up, then it was 8. The owner would sometimes sing the old Batman jingle substituting Labatt for Bat to me. i.e. "dunanunanuna Labatt-man!"
I could drink it as a kid. It was everywhere. Probably the least expensive beer here.
I can't take it anymore. A headache in every can for me. I'll take a Canadian (Molson), any day.
It was one of my beers of choice when I lived in Upstate NY along with anything that said Saranac on the label...
Beer: "I drink beer" "I like beer" "I still drink beer". Sound familiar?
How about Genesee, Utica Club, and going way back Schaefer and Dobler?
Lots of unique brews up in the northeast.
But I have been dry for 40+ years, as the time I drank too much, it was green tracers and an OH-58 going down, and I just didn't want those thoughts uncontrolled again.
@cohodk BTW, great cabin AND great sign on your cabin!
I liked it back in my day. But in my teens, a older guy I worked with, he collected beer cans. A couple times a year on a Friday, he would bring cases of foreign beer into the shop for us to drink. We always had to open the cans from the bottom because he'd want the tabs to remain intact. But a lot of that beer was just awful, really strong, thick, black, bitter. Some of it would really get your gills moving but we'd growl, shrugged it off and kept on drinking.
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
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This is an old thread, I know, but it's to remember Stefanie. I always wanted the token she posted in this thread, and a few months ago I saw it appear on HA. Unfortunately, I was an underbidder and lost. But, as luck would have it, I spotted one on eBay last week. Not the best piece, but a sentimental one: I'm from where London, and my ancestors lived in Buffalo NY and the Canadian side in the Niagara region in 1901. Not hard to imagine they would've attended the big event.
Here's to you, Stefanie.
Phil Arnold
Director of Photography, GreatCollections
greatcollections.com
Thanks for resurrecting the thread - drank plenty when traveling through Canada.
Stefanie will truly be missed by many of us. Wish I had known her in person rather than on-line.
Not me.
I have found too many undiscovered Doubled Dies from the result of a good nights indulgence. 🍺 🍷
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Of course!
Did you know that the Lincoln Pennies, 1909-present, have a Doubled Die for each and every year?!
Drank Molson Ice, Molson Brador, Labatts Blue and Moosehead while working in Toronto. Believe you couldn't buy more then 2 six packs at a time and beer was expensive compared to US, but much stronger beer
. Averaged 4.5 - 6% compared to US 2.5 - 3.5%
Back in the 90's, when it first came out, my friends and I would guzzle Labatt Ice.
I remember Schmidts beer in Philadelphia. It was the cheapest and my friend bought many quarts of it. He wrote a song about it.
Give me that good old Schuylkill River beer
Flavored with Acme carts and tires
Old washers and dryers
Give me that good old Schuylkill River beer.
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Towards the end of our arctic watershed walleye fishing trip we ended up with warm Labatts (shudders)
Love the Molson Brador to
I'm of Jamaican decent so I only drink Red Stripe beer, a Jamaican lager, but I do remember Labatts and I'm sure I've probably had a few in the past. I didn't know of the history of the brewer or the company so interesting to see this. Cool!😎
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Home of the Americana Collection of USA silver coins
Labatts still alive and well up here in The Commonwealth. Have a few anytime we are down in the Burg with the city chickens to see The Pens. Albeit they are up to about $22 now for a 16oz'er once inside the PPG. Crazy Times. RGDS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
Retiring at 55, what day is today?