Labatt Blue Light Lime

Labatt's Blue Light Lime
Labatt’s Blue Light Lime

Well it’s not beer. Anyone who calls this “beer” needs to be reminded that this is an alcoholish ade, not a beer. As a beer, this would be an abomination unto my sight. Fruit does not belong in beer. Sometimes hops can lend fruitish flavors to a beer, but those are hops, not fruits. So that’s where this drink stands.

But as a summery drink, it’s got its place. 4% alk and i don’t believe this is fermented like a beer, i think it’s some water with lime flavors added, then they toss in some carbonation and a touch of grain spirits. If you like the flavor of lime, you might like this. It’s like Sprite with alcohol.

On the chance i’m wrong and there is some kind of grain, rice perhaps, which is being fermented to make this stuff, then i owe it a review. As a beer it’s abhorrent and a 0.2 seems generous. But as a fizzy punchy lime-ade, then we’re talking about a 115-calorie drink with a zippy lime talent and reasonably respectable 4% alk content. Not too bad as an ade, it gets a 6.6.