Looks like the Ballantine brand is going to attempt a comeback. |
Ballantine beer, XXX Ale, IPA, I’ve had them all. lol. The Lager when Ballantine was an existing brewery, the other 2 when they were brewed by Falstaff. I won’t see the new rendition of the IPA since its distro will be the NE area but that’s okay. I alway preferred the unbalanced flavour of the XXX. |
Shame, its going to be contract brewed by Cold Springs Brewing. |
Originally posted by StefanSD I’m no partisan of Cold Springs but it might stand a better chance of being good than if a Miller brewery put it out. |
Is it really that hard for experienced brewers to follow a recipe? |
Originally posted by StefanSD You don’t think they are doing a pretty good job with the 21st Amendment cans these days? I think throe beers have been pretty good, especially since they did the big renovation and new brewhouse. I would say that Cold Spring now has a proven record of brewing solid IPAs, and this new deal makes sense as I would suspect that their contract with 21st Amendment will dry up once 21st Amendment’s new brewery in San Leandro hits its stride. This is also interesting because I’ve heard that PBR sales have peaked and they are probably looking to chase the "hipster market" or whatever that floated them over the last decade. Going back to the IPA style seems like a logical move, actually, as the style is now cooler than retro lager for most 20-somethings, at least in metro areas. Now we’ll have to see if they try to stay true to the original beer or go for a more modern IPA. |
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