# Labatt Blue Bottle Caps **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 12, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092 "2003-09-12T00:39:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Not\_In\_Anger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@Not\_In\_Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_In_Anger)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/21 "2003-09-13T00:54:05Z")
Use your bic lighter. Jeez. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/22 "2003-09-13T07:16:44Z")
Hope you get a full bottle in exchange for your effort. Last time I checked Labatts, they held 11.5 oz/bottle which meant they stole one full bottle of beer before you got the case home. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/23 "2003-09-14T04:22:24Z")
danceswithcats: yeah, that plus the creation of 28 packs is what eventually made me switch over to Molson Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/24 "2003-09-14T04:29:11Z")
What? 11.5 oz. beers and 28-bottle cases? This is taking the metric system just too damn far! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/25 "2003-09-14T14:42:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dr. Rieux \* > This is taking the metric system just too damn far! Thatā€™s why the bottles sold in Canada are officially marked as containing 341 ml. Can you imagine the quality control that is needed to make sure that every bottle has that one extra millilitre of beer? šŸ™‚ Seriously, for many years now, Canadian beer has been sold in 11.5-oz bottles. If you want a 12-oz (355 ml) beer, buy it in cans. But Labattā€™s? Come on, you can do much better in Canadian beer. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/26 "2003-09-14T15:39:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Obsidian Flutterby \* > \*\*Hereā€™s a tipā€¦ neverā€¦ ever open a bottle when your hands are wet/completely soaked. I did that once and owā€¦ I had such cuts on my handā€¦ > > [sub]I was at a hot tub party and a cute guy asked me to open it for him. Shame that didnā€™t work.[/sub] \*\* Hereā€™s another tip: Donā€™t ever try to open a beer bottle by hitting it against a windowsill. (It seemed like a good idea at the time. I still have the scar.) ---
**Author:** ![beergeek279](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@beergeek279](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beergeek279)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/27 "2003-09-14T21:32:39Z")
Personally, Iā€™ve never had a lot of trouble screwing off the top of my favo(u)rite Canadian beer, Unibroue (which most people donā€™t realize is a screw-off since the bottles are foil-tipped). ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/28 "2003-09-14T22:15:43Z")
I HATE beer! Those twist-off cap wine jugs thoughā€¦theyz a bitch! ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/29 "2003-09-14T23:38:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \* > \*\*Bonus tip: if you drink mostly twist-off beer, BE CAREFUL when switching to a new non-twist-off brand such as Sam Adams. We learned the hard way that Sam Adams caps donā€™t twist off. \*\* I think Iā€™d pay good money for a video of THAT little fiasco. _grin_ ---
**Author:** ![Not\_In\_Anger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@Not\_In\_Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_In_Anger)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/30 "2003-09-15T00:33:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spoons \* > \*\*Thatā€™s why the bottles sold in Canada are officially marked as containing 341 ml. Can you imagine the quality control that is needed to make sure that every bottle has that one extra millilitre of beer? šŸ™‚ > > Seriously, for many years now, Canadian beer has been sold in 11.5-oz bottles. If you want a 12-oz (355 ml) beer, buy it in cans. > > But Labattā€™s? Come on, you can do much better in Canadian beer. \*\* LOL no shitters. Moosehead, Sleemans, or just basic 50 in the big bottle. Holy Mother of God! ---
**Author:** ![Not\_In\_Anger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@Not\_In\_Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_In_Anger)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/31 "2003-09-15T00:37:34Z")
Notice Iā€™m not even going into the endless topic of Standard Lager. (Motto: ā€œItā€™s not good. Itā€™s Standard.ā€) ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/32 "2003-09-15T12:57:37Z")
I have a husband to open twist-offs for me. If heā€™s not home, I have a bottle opener. I donā€™t miss LaBattā€™s at all. I do miss Molson Dry & Clamato, though. Oooh, or Grasshopper, or Warthogā€¦ Ahh, time to visit home again. ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/33 "2003-09-15T14:24:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gary Kumquat \* > \*\*Now a harder challenge is how to open wine with your bare hands, without spillage or breaking glass, but Iā€™m not prepared to divulge that one for free. \*\* Iā€™d love to hear this. Please tell us if I said pretty please with a kumquat on top? ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/34 "2003-09-15T15:02:56Z")
[boast] My husband can open bottle caps with other bottles. or with lighters, or lipsticks, or just about anything. [/boast] ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/35 "2003-09-15T16:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by featherlou \* > \*\*Itā€™s LABATTā€™S, dammit. If youā€™re going to insist on drinking the crappiest beer Canada makes, learn to spell it. Legendary Canadian politeness indeed! \*\* Nah, the OP is right - itā€™s [LABATT](http://www.labatt.com/brand/fam/lfb.html)! And Tim Hortons doesnā€™t have an apostrophe, either. (In case it was going to come up.) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/36 "2003-09-15T21:17:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nanoda \* > \*\*Is it illegal to use your shirt to gain the requisite friction, regardless of moisture? 'cause thatā€™s how Iā€™d handle that situation. \*\* I use my saber. Impresses the Prussian chicks to no end. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/37 "2003-09-15T21:27:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by D18 \* > \*\*Nah, the OP is right - itā€™s LABATT! > > And Tim Hortons doesnā€™t have an apostrophe, either. (In case it was going to come up.)\*\* Since she quoted **friedo** , who spelled it Lebatt, Iā€™m fairly certain that she meant him, not the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092/38 "2003-09-15T23:34:18Z")
_Invest_ in a bottle opener? Iā€™ve never bought a bottle opener in my life, ever, but I still own three of them. I think they multiply, like coat hangers. Investing in a bottle opener would be like investing in lint. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labatt-blue-bottle-caps/201092.md?page=1)