Ballantine XXX Ale

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

12 oz green bottle, twist off cap to smell a little skunk. But, when you pour it into your mug it is a slight wheatish. The flavor is a bit rough considering it claims to be americas largest selling ale, is that true? Seems, from my experiences it cannot be true. The taste sensation is a bit offensive, with hints of astringentness. Not as behaved as I would like, perhaps gentleman like qualities are those of a lager and this claims to be ale. So the only other golden ale that I drank before this was Kochs Golden Anniversary. I don’t know how this could fall into the same style. I’m pretty sure that Kochs is a lager of some sort, I’ll have to check. Not bad but the finish leaves some smoothness to be desired. Kochs is 30 cents a can and I paid 2$ for this. This certainly has no gag reflex to it as Kochs does.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Can: Poured a clear golden with lots of gushing carbonation. Head is white. Aroma is skunky, sweet grass. Taste is sweet corn, grass, and soggy cardboard.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

Large bubbled whit that dont hang long.Clear gold color. Slight nose of corn and matbe a hop or two? Thin bodied. Dry, inky flavored. Finishes dry and dirty tasting.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

Aroma is strong, malty and - ew, more than a bit skunky. It pours a clear straw yellow with a fluffy white head. Flavor is - uh, malty, just a little bit, barely distinguishable from water. Texture is thin and watery, just a little fizzy. Ugh. Well, the best way to appreciate good beer is to have a meh beer now and then.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Isn't this the beer Frazier's dad drank? Very light for an ale. nice golden color, with decent head, not much of an aroma. For a cheap ale it's fairly easy to drink as long as it's ice cold.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Since I hadn't had Ballantine sinc 1972, when I saw it on sale @ $4.99/sixer, I grabbed one, for nostalgia's sake. This might be the lightest ale I've ever tasted. So much so, I like it better in a pilsner glass. Hops are evident, but subtle, nicely balanced by the malt. For the price, a pretty nice "lawnmower" ale, clean, light, smooth, drink 'em all day and still be coherent. might be a decent "gateway ale," an introduction to ale for the light lager drinker... just enough complexity to distinguish it from the usual interchangable american lagers. BTW, still has the rebus puzzles under the caps, just like back in the day!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This isn't as bad as some previous reviewers would have you believe. Pours a golden yellow with a fleeting head. Mouthfeel a little thin for an ale, but reasonable. Noticable hop note, although not as sharp as I'd like. Overall worth a try.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

"America's Largest Selling Ale" I would say is false advertising. Very light watered down taste. The bottle and label looks like a cheap 40. The slogan is the only reason I tried it.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

I think this beer is why I don't consider the looks of a can or bottle art when selecting a beer. Well it did look interesting next to the alternatives at the stag party I was at. Light colored pale golden beer with a corn and maybe some grassieness to it. A Mellow and light ale on the (thin) side however. I have had worst ales for sure and much better.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

Actually very decent, considering where it came from(miller)This should be drunk when in the mood. When I'm in the mood, I reach for this and tip it back. In fact, I'm having this right now!