The Jurassic Park of Beer: reviving Ballantine IPA

Beer and Spirits
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Interesting story on the recreation of what may have been the first IPA in America:

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Thanks for posting. My dad will enjoy this as he regularly drank Ballantine when he was young. He told me the story of his first beer and it was a Ballantine. He was working as a mover when he was in high school – would have been late 50s or early 60s. It was a really hot day and they just finished a move. The foreman threw all of the guys a cold beer. He says it was the most delicious thing he ever tasted to that point in his life.

I do remember seeing people drink Ballantine at a VFW I frequented back in the mid 90s. I also remember trying one and thought it tasted like pure bitterness. Can’t wait to try this new batch.

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Pabst has SEVENTY active brands now? I thought they were just selling PBR to hipsters…

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I, too, will welcome it – fond memories of monthly student/faculty get-togethers in the late 1960s at the Whaleys’ featuring Ballantine IPA and marinated flank steak.

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I’ll be looking for this when I am back east.

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12 Horse Ale was the bomb back in the day.

Oops that was from Genesee.