1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20Okay, nobody thought this was going to be good. It’s not, but it really isn’t as bad as it could be for its price. I’ve seen beers cost more than this and have way more adjunct off-flavors and waterier taste. It’s a last resort beer, but not the worst of them by any stretch.
1.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 3/20
Green glass, screw top. Nose isn’t skunky but the initial wave was reminiscent, and the stream of corny, dirty malt did not allay my fear. Taste is sweet and industrial, remarkably dirty, corny with thin malt, heavy grain with minimal grassy hop presence, watery light body little more than an alcohol transference mechanism.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle. Not sure why this is on the list, but I’ll rate it anyways. Golden pour with white head. Light malt tones, kind of like becks or Heineken. Flavor follows in that German/Dutch kind of way. Bland but not awful.
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
Pours a light straw/light gold color with a boozy head. Aromas of hay, grass, and slight grain. Flavors of straw, hay, and grain. Leaves a medium grain/corn aftertaste. Has a slight stale taste.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle in Boston. Very pale color. Light body. Mild aroma. Tastes light and sweet. Very mild.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Pours pale yellow with thin, fizzy white head. Aroma is cereal and bread malts, pears, floral hops, and light toast. Flavor is generic malty beer with some light fruit esters and some faint hops; dry, lightly sweet finish. Light body and medium carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
"HALF QUART", as the can tells me. It’s also America’s largest selling ale... Score! Gold-gold in appearance. Thin whitish head. Blah, blah, blah... Smells and tastes of lawn trimmings, lemon juice, plastic, and ... I don’t know! TICKING THIS SHIT RIGHT NOW!!!!!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a clear pale yellow with a medium white head. Aroma has sweet straw and grass. Flavor is slightly grainy/sweet with skunky grass. Mouthfeel is medium and creamy with a grassy/skunky finish.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
12oz bottle - pours pale yellow with quickly diminishing white head and thin lacing. Nose is wet cardboard. Flavor adds hay. Light sweetness and equal bitterness. Usually don’t care for the style but for 89cents... Short finish. Refreshing. Inoffensive.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I’m alaways amazed when I (rareley) drink Ballantine’s!
It’s crisp, clean, has some hops (but not too much) and, incredibly, it’s an old American standby.
Sam Adams and so many other over-hopped, sophomoric brewers should study this beer.
Ballantine’s compares favorably with some of the better Pillsners.
Some brewer should buy this brand and do it justice thru quality control and brand revival and loyalty.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle: Very shy Aroma. Only light notes of grain and hints of hops. Flavor is light bodied, light notes of grain and hops with hints of aroma hops. Easy drinkable, refreshing Heer.
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