Pabst Brewing Company Old Tankard Ale

Old Tankard Ale

 

Pabst Brewing Company in San Antonio, Texas, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: City Brewery (La Crosse Plant)
  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.08
ABV: 5.8% IBU: 35 Ticks: 34
Old Tankard Ale was America’s number two selling American Ale behind another PBC legacy brand, Ballantine, throughout the 1930’s, 40’s & 50’s. Utilizing the original Brewer’s Log recipe from 1937, this historic American Ale will be sure to satisfy today’s Craft centric millennial consumer. Brewed with 2-row, imported Cara-Munich and Cara-Aroma malts with Nugget, Liberty, Willamette and Cascade hops, this classic American Ale exhibits the fruitiness and maltiness of an extra special bitter. As the famous Swashbuckler icon on every package demonstrates, raise your tankard and celebrate the return of a Classic American Ale, Old Tankard Ale.
 

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Tried on 25 Jun 2018 at 12:30


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Orange. Biscuit malt, sweet, fruity, caramel. Medium bodied. Not worth seeking out but decent enough on a whim.

Tried on 13 Jun 2017 at 21:42


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Can, as pictured. No hi-hopes for this brew, its made by CB, the lowest scored brewery in my DB. Pour is orangish with stuff floating in there,quite a surprise. The aroma is that of mild sweet fruit perfume. Taste is thicker sweeter strongish ale with a tiny cloying effect. Must be because its at 55 degrees F. Big rocky alabaster head, does not fade. Yes, big sweeter turning cloying is more than I ever expected. I thought this was gonnah just be another pale lager, but what did I get? Another blunt hoppy ale with a large dull thump in the end. Not impressed but let me tell you, if you like stronger APA, give this a try, you will not be disappointed. Difficult somewhat medical finish, just like many craft ales.

Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2017 at 11:01


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16oz can picked up at Total Wine in Spokane
Pours clear dark golden with a small off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruity and malty. Flavor is fruity, caramel, grapefruit and pine
Decent

Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2017 at 22:17


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16 ounce can from John’s. 1.79$. Pours a reddish color with a small white head. A light fruity nose. The flavor is surprisingly decent: caramel, toast, light cherries, some bready base malts. This is pretty smooth and not bad at all. More of an amber ale than a pale, let alone a modern pale. But for the price, very fair.

Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2017 at 01:34


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16 ounce can thanks to Dr. Silverworm! 3/25/16. Clear dark copper, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of, well, not much. Mild caramel and tinny hops. The taste is caramel malt, citrus, toasted malt. Thin bodied, okay.

Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2016 at 00:31


5.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can: Dark orange-amber with a thick, beige head. Caramel, floral aroma. Taste is fairly metallic, caramel malt....on the bready side...very malty. Moderately bitter.....grows somewhat dull....not too bad, but a mediocre beer at best.

Tried from Can on 25 Jul 2016 at 15:10


5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can. Floral toffee malt and straw aroma. Dark amber with light tan head. Moderately sweet toffee malt and moderately bitter metallic hay flavor. Decent body.

Tried from Can on 29 Jun 2016 at 20:19


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

16 oz. can. Dark maghony color, lasting white, foamy head. Nose is light bread, weak pine and yeast.

Flavor of caramel/ English toffee backbone. Almost no hops for balance but it does show some citrus. Malts give slight earth tones. Body is decent lighter side of medium. For a mass-produced ale, this is not bad. If this recipe is from the 1930’s I’m kind of impressed.

Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2016 at 13:01


6

Tried on 11 Jun 2016 at 20:31