Boscos Ballantine XXX Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Boscos Brewing Company
Memphis, Tennessee USA

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16 3.15/5.0 3.11/5.0 Summer - 38.1 Lager glass, Shaker P Stats

Commercial Description:
“BBXXXPA” has also been brewed as part of Boscos American Beer Month festivities. Based on the old Ballantine’s XXX Pale Ale formula, this beer represents a style of pale ale brewed in America before the dominance of factory produced pilsners. Ballantine was one of the last regional breweries in the Northeast U.S. to go out of business. The label was sold, in succession, to several other large breweries but the beer produced under the original label was only a shadow of the original ale. As an interesting aside, the original ale yeast strain at Ballantine was supposedly preserved by a 1980’s California craft brewery. This strain then became one of the most common yeast strains in use by craft breweries across the U.S. Boscos yeast traces it lineage back to the original Ballantine strain. O.G. 1068 I.B.U. 42

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Suttree (2433), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 1, 2005

Brilliant copper orange, decent white head. Fairly hoppy aroma, with earthy, piney notes dominating. Very subtle malt presence - toffee, maybe? - and a clean, peppery finish. Enjoyable. Draft at the Nashville location.

Kinz (1976), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 18, 2005

From brewpub sampler. Medium orange amber, good head. Undefined hop aroma. Light caramel body, good bop bitterness with elements of pine and earth on the finish. Not bad, rather enjoyable.

SpringsLicker (1846), Tennessee, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 15, 2007

Deep clear copper with an average sized white head. Well balanced sweet malt/hop aroma. Nicely hopped dryness that comes in at start and stays to the finish with just enough support from the malt to make this intersting. Solid APA. But the one I had was hopped to 62 IBU and the recipe change seems to have improved this one greatly as I look at the reviews from previous batches.

decaturstevo (1398), decatur, Tennessee, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 21, 2007

A light amber pour with a tan head and guey lacing. A light hoppy aroma with an apple aroma kicker. Flavor of rich sweet malt with a very good hop profile for a pale ale. Palate is solid all the way across. Good example of the style. Nice all round.

SmellGood (302), Memphis, Tennessee, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Jul 13, 2005

Draught in Memphis (Home of the King): I was really expecting more hops but beyond this was not disappointed. Had no idea what to expect and left thoroughly pleased with my choice of beer for the evening.

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