Ballantine Beer
Client Brewer
in
San Antonio,
Texas,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Pabst Brewing Company
Established in 1840
Closed in 2019
Contact
Description
P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company was an American brewery founded in 1840, making Ballantine one of the oldest brands of beer in the United States. At its peak, it was the 3rd largest brewer in the US. The brand is currently owned and operated by Pabst Brewing Company. Throughout history it is best known for its Ballantine XXX Ale; however, in August 2014 Ballantine IPA relaunched and has been received with very favorable reviews.
Admin Note: Ballantine beers seem to be retired for the time being. Brand is still owned by Pabst currently.
Admin Note: Ballantine beers seem to be retired for the time being. Brand is still owned by Pabst currently.
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
Almost undrinkable. Skunk like you wouldn’t believe. Soapy flavor and terrible off taste in the end. Found an old bottle in an attic that I was re-doing and decided to try it out, not that bottle of course, a new one from the package store, but in the end I don’t think it mattered.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2014
at 10:49
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Pours lighter with little to no head. Nose and taste of grain and similar flavors. Lighter medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2013
at 18:15
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
16 ounce can from Amity Wines, New Haven. Pours a clear golden color with a large white head. Good head retention. Aroma of some faint citrus and not much else. The taste is pale malts, apple and citrus. Thin bodied. Not horrible.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2013
at 21:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Beautiful clear light gold body with a tall, white head. The nose is spicy, floral hops. The flavor is very lightly bitter with a small amount of malt sweetness. Simple, yet clean and refreshing, this has lots of flavor compared to any light American lagers.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2011
at 16:20
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half Time comes through with another beer I’ve long sought. Green 12 oz bottle. Pours pale gold with a creamy light head. Grassy aroma. Light aroma. Seems like kolsch. Very creamy body. Flavor is more grassy hop than malt. Still it comes off a bit sweet. Just a bit. Seems like a marriage between a kolsch and a german pils. I’d certainly not turn it down in No. Germany. Here, well there are so many tastier beers. In part cause this one hasn’t all that much hop. I can believe this was pretty popular way way back.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2011
at 16:29
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Picked this up on a whim, it says on the label it is the best selling ale in America so it should be good right? Pours a really pale golden color with a thinnish white head that spends almost no time atop my beer. Smells of straw, honey, corn, skunk hints of earthy hops. Taste is a little sweet with a grainy edge and a faint hop bite. Has a bit more fruity character than a macro lager but is otherwise very similar. Medium to thin body, sweet grainy mouthfeel, crisp carbonation. Easy drinker, but certainly nothing special. The best part of this beer is the puzzles under the caps.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2011
at 17:48
3.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can courtesy of Numenor on 02/15/2009. Clear pale yellow body with a medium frothy white head. Sweet corn and honey aroma with some spicy hints. Sweet corn flavor, some faint honey and slight malty notes. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2009
at 16:28
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Pours a clear golden color with a medium and fizzy white head that dissipates steadily. Stringy lacing. Grainy malt aroma with some corn and weird-smelling hops. Light-bodied with tart sour fruit, earthy malt and light hops. The finish is more grain and malt, with an off-tasting hops aftertaste. Very one dimensional and barely above a drain pour.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2007
at 21:05
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
bottle - Pours light and clear yellow with a thin head. The aroma is very light malt. The flavor is also very mild, tasting mostly of malt and corn. This beer is thin bodied, inoffensive, and finishes light too. Meh. I also have a hard time believing it’s America’s best selling ale. I’d never even seen it before.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2007
at 22:23
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Can. Bizarre aroma of tin and rotting corn - like opening an old can of Green Giant. Golden yellow with moderate head. Thank God it doesn’t taste like it smells - sweet bariey and corn but hard to get past that stench - possibly an old can but am afraid to try again.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2007
at 21:27