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Labatt Maximum Ice

Labatt Brewing Company
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🌍 Canada · Ice Lager · One of 4 Ice Lagers in hopIQ

The strongest of the house ice-brewed beers, matured cold enough for ice crystals to form and be filtered out, which concentrates alcohol and malt alike. It pours amber under a frothy head. The aroma stays restrained and grainy, with bread crust and a little caramel. The palate is medium bodied and gently sweet, warmed by the alcohol, with only a trace of hop bitterness at the close.

ABV
7.1%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp mouthfeel.

The texture leads here, with everything else held in gentle reserve.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Ice Lager.
Malt character
bready
malty
caramel
Fermentation & yeast
clean
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Featured inThe Best Canadian Lagers

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Labatt Maximum Ice

Appearance

Pours a clear amber under a frothy white head that settles to a thin collar. The body shows bright clarity with fine carbonation visible throughout. Head retention is moderate, leaving delicate lacing on the glass as it recedes.

clear amberwhite headfine carbonation

Aroma

The nose is restrained and straightforward, leading with bread crust and subtle grainy notes. A light caramel sweetness emerges beneath the cereal character, with no aggressive hop presence. The overall impression is clean and malty, without aromatic complexity.

bread crustgrainycaramelmalty

Taste

Medium-bodied with a gently sweet entry that fills the palate evenly. The malt backbone is pronounced, delivering bread and caramel flavours that persist through the mid-palate. A trace of hop bitterness appears at the close, while alcohol warmth builds subtly without harshness.

gently sweetmaltybread and caramelsmooth alcohol

Finish

The finish is clean and relatively short, fading from malt sweetness into a dry aftertaste. Residual warmth from the elevated alcohol lingers pleasantly without becoming cloying.

clean fadewarmingdry
72
hopIQ score
Aroma
72
Taste
74
Appearance
75
Finish
70
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Labatt Maximum Ice

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Labatt Maximum Ice

About Ice Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Ice Lager?

Ice Lager is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Ice Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same sweet, boozy, bready character as Labatt Maximum Ice will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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