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
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Score
6.08
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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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8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
It pours a clear copper colour with an impressive head of foam.
It smells of light grain, sweet to a degree, and has a lemon citrus aroma.
Taste is remarkably balanced. The malt bill is light on the grain and imparts some sweet notes. The hops inject a zingy lemon citrus flavour that I quite fancy.
The substantial body and gentle carbonation make for a very smooth mouthfeel.
Best by June on the bottom of the can, I say best in my belly welly. This is very tasty and a joy to drink. Well done Pabst! --- Beer merged from original tick of Old Tankard Ale on 05 Apr 2016 at 14:49 - Score: 9. Original review text: Gorgeous looker with a tasty malt backbone and an intriguing hop bite. What's not to like? ?
It smells of light grain, sweet to a degree, and has a lemon citrus aroma.
Taste is remarkably balanced. The malt bill is light on the grain and imparts some sweet notes. The hops inject a zingy lemon citrus flavour that I quite fancy.
The substantial body and gentle carbonation make for a very smooth mouthfeel.
Best by June on the bottom of the can, I say best in my belly welly. This is very tasty and a joy to drink. Well done Pabst! --- Beer merged from original tick of Old Tankard Ale on 05 Apr 2016 at 14:49 - Score: 9. Original review text: Gorgeous looker with a tasty malt backbone and an intriguing hop bite. What's not to like? ?
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2016
at 09:15
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Can. Pours clear orange, medium beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is light, grainy, caramel, orange. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, a bit of tartness or at least sharpness. Medium body, biting. Ungood.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2016
at 20:35
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
16oz can pours a clear, copper with no head. Nose has rotten fruit, some orange, some spice, cheap malt. Flavor is bland, cheap bread, trashy. Finishes mercifully bland.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2016
at 18:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Bert’s Pours a brilliantly clear light copper color with a decent sized bubbly off white head that persists. Caramel and toffee maltiness on the nose with some citrus earth and light spice. Flavor follows the aroma but adds a hint of mineral water. Mild bitterness with a sharp carbonic bite. Not bad for a somewhat mainstream beer.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2016
at 22:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
16 ounce can. Pours a n Amber orange color ith a small creamy white head. Sweet caramel malt nose. Slightly toasty, grainy malt flavor. A touch of caramel and citrus hops. Light bitter hops in finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2016
at 22:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From a 16 oz can at the Rate Beer tasting March 25, 2015. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Light malty nose. Favors of toffee and toast. Light bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2016
at 17:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a dimpled mug. I thought this was a bitter while drinking it. Dark amber color, thin but tall head. Light aroma of hops. Dry and bitter flabor, but not intendely so. Malt flavor and a metallic character I did not mind st all. This has good palate and is very drinkable. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2016
at 22:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can thanks to JoeT via JK! Pours a clear amber gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of straw with some sweet grains and a bit of grass. Flavor has lots of biscuit and straw with a bit of an earthy grass hop note.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Mar 2016
at 17:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
16 oz can at the DC March Gathering from a box shipped by joet and hand delivered by Travlr, thanks! Clear amber with off-white head. Aromas of big malt, slight dark fruit. Tastes of malt, corn, wheat, light citrus. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2016
at 20:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Cap Beer Fest 2016. Pours bright amber with a near beige head. Aroma is floral/biscuit. Flavor is very "special bitter". Quite nice. The way beer used to be!
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2016
at 18:47