Mansquito (19100) reviewed Ballantine XXX Ale from Ballantine Beer 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
I first saw this beer in forty form, but haven’t had the chance to taste in until my father unwittingly purchased a case of this. I must have mocked him for 10 minutes before I actually tried the beer. For an ale it was bad. Drinkable... I guess, but bad. There are way worse beers out there, but this watery ale, without much noticable flavour is certainly not amongst the better. And it is true, as another reviewer mentioned, this tastes more like a lager than an ale (maybe it is actually a lager in disguise?).
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Ballantine XXX Ale from Ballantine Beer 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
pours a thin white head. Color is a yellow-gold. Aroma has a scent of lime. Flavor is good and nice carbonation level. Finishes a bit flat-metallic. Almost as good as Tsing Tao.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Ballantine XXX Ale from Ballantine Beer 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Golden colour. Slight spicy hop presence, decent balance, and very light mossy, earthy nuances towards the finish.
ogivlado (19466) reviewed Ballantine XXX Ale from Ballantine Beer 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Canned(355ml). -thanks to my friend who hardly bought this beer during US Open 2004. soury and skanky, some hops in the finish
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Ballantine XXX Ale from Ballantine Beer 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
I have heard of this beer for many years, though really I did not expect much from it. In wish I could have tried this on in it’s prime - when legend has it that it was a better beer. +++Sampled from a 12 oz green bottle this beer poured a medium golden color with just a hint of a white head. There was a sour almost skunky aroma with a hint of hops. The flavor was sour, vaguely skunky, a hint of malt and a corn syrup quality. A skunky bitterness lingered on the finish. Wholly forgettable.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Ballantine XXX Ale from Ballantine Beer 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tried this solely because I wanted to be like Hunter S Thompson. Surprisingly not that bad at all. A decent flavor, some hops to speak of and not skunky. Though it's not anything great, don't get me wrong. Very golden and sparkly, small white head, aroma of club soda and light hops.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
GABF 2002: Falstaff Brewing? This was at the Pearl Brewing Co. table at GABF. Fruity and citric aroma. Light gold. Mild balanced flavor. Medium bitter finish. Light overall. Better than expected, but rather middle of the road.