Ballantine India Pale Ale
Ballantine Beer in San Antonio, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.58
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First introduced in America in the late 1800’s Ballantine IPA was a beer for connoisseurs. It has been credited as an inspirational influence for the present day craft beer revolution in America. Handcrafted by our master brewers, this delightfully hoppy brew resurrects its deep heritage and storied past to embody an IPA worthy of the original Ballantine name. For well over a century the interlocking Borromeran Rings showcased on our label have come to signify Purity, Body, & Flavor, just like the delicious Ballantine IPA inside. We hope you enjoy it.
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7/10
Meh.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:58
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Historical (80s/90s) beer collection #56 - no rating
Tried
on 11 Jun 2024
at 18:15
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours dark, cloudy amber with particulate matter and a thick white head. Aroma of sweet malt. Tastes like malt with a very slight tinge of hops. Palate includes resin, malt, citrus, yeast and a sweetness that drowns out the hops that are apparent as an aftertaste. Interesting take on an IPA
Tried
on 18 Sep 2018
at 03:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Top Hops Beer Shop, NYC. Clear gold, white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit and pine. Taste follows nose and has a solid malty base. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2016
at 08:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep Golden, not much head. Earthy, woody and somewhat alcoholic aroma. Earthy, quite chewy, woody accent. Moderate bitterness. Crystal sweetness. Clean, well-made old school IPA. Glad they brought it back.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2015
at 20:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Total Wine, North Miami, Florida, USA. A hazy orange/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, malty, grapefruit, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, hoppy, malty, grapefruit, caramel, hint of sweetness. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2015
at 12:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Botle: Cloudy amber with a small white head. Sweet tangerine, peel scent. Candied orange, pink grapefruit, orange-peel flavours. Sugary and nectary...very light feeling..... Sweet, solid.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2015
at 14:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Sugar, orange, malt, and orange peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with large off-white head. Mildly sweet orange malt and moderately strong grapefruit peel/pine flavor. Nice balance. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 18:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Citrus, pine, caramel nose. Cloudy orange-amber. Lacy head. Resiny flavor, citrus, caramel, strong bitterness. Old school IPA all the way, and decently done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2015
at 14:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy bronzed yellow to orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing sticking and then sliding down into the beer.
The smell had a decent arrangement of balanced citrus to piney hops intertwining with the caramel malts.
The taste came across bittersweet citrus hops with the caramel malts here and there. There’s a light sweet caramel to bitter citrus aftertaste leading to a semi-wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation hits but isn’t overbearing. Decent harshness runs over my tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good AIPA that I would have again.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy bronzed yellow to orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing sticking and then sliding down into the beer.
The smell had a decent arrangement of balanced citrus to piney hops intertwining with the caramel malts.
The taste came across bittersweet citrus hops with the caramel malts here and there. There’s a light sweet caramel to bitter citrus aftertaste leading to a semi-wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation hits but isn’t overbearing. Decent harshness runs over my tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good AIPA that I would have again.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2015
at 16:51