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Ballantine XXX Ale 2.16 186

Ballantine XXX Ale

Percentile
7
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1862.14/5.02.16/5.05.1%2.8English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
The world famous three ring sign (Purity, Body and Flavor) has been used since 1879, making it older than any Motorcycle, Escalator or drinking straw. When you are ready to revel in history and enjoy one of America’s finest Ales, reach for a Ballantine and enjoy its flavorful body and taste that no other beer can provide.
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 Oakes (8100), gone rambling, Vietnam
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/510/20
Apr 17, 2005  
Golden colour. Slight spicy hop presence, decent balance, and very light mossy, earthy nuances towards the finish.


 jcwattsrugger (5525), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/59/20
Jul 22, 2005  
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.


 Bov (5478), Bienne, Switzerland
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/59/20
Oct 12, 2002  
clear yellow-orange colour, no head, candy sugar and light perfumy aroma, too much carbonation, bitter floral finish - not that bad for something "largest-selling"


 Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 5, 2009  
Pours copper with a nice white head. Smells perfumy with some sweet malt hints. Tastes sweet and malty with a grassy, earthy finish.


 Cornfield (4952), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Dec 12, 2005  
"America’s largest selling ale." !?!?! That’s what it says on the label, anyway. Understandable in a country (my country!) that thrives on BMC pale lagers. Anywho - it’s a nice golden color. The aroma is watery, bready with a suggestion of hops. Thin in the mouth, the flavor is almost tasteable, a mild sweet malt mixed with vast amounts of water. The finish, almost unnoticed, is a final dab of sweet malt.

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 JPDIPSO (4922), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/59/20
Feb 10, 2006  
Really only a shell of its former self. But, when I mean former, I remember it had some real ale qualities 25 years ago, but now I have to dance with who brung ya. Light golden color with a smallish off-white head. Aromas of white soda, grain, quinine and a hint of spicy hops. Light sweet malt mix with a touch of grain and herbal hops. Some raw flavors seem to suggest real hops, but still a touch thin and tinny.


 Tmoney99 (4761), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 17, 2005  
Bottle 12 oz. Clear amber color with a medium head. Medium hop and grain aroma. Light body. Medium grainy and hop flavor with a short finish. Better than the standard macro.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/54/20
Jul 9, 2004  
Had this at CBP. Pours gold, with slight hop aroma. Tastes slightly malty, with some hops and chardonnay in the finish. I’m not sure what the XXX is supposed to mean....maybe the movie playing in John Kruk’s announcing booth?



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