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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 11:21 am
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Originally Posted by cubbie
My dad used to drink Ballantine, and everyone I've asked who's at least my age remembers it. Here's a great story about Pabst’s Master Brewer’s efforts to bring back the original Ballantine IPA, very possibly the first IPA brewed in the US, as far back as 1878.
It reminds me of my brother-in-law's wedding reception back in '74. His grandmother, a farmer in her 80's, arrived at the door and one of her grandchildren asked if they could get her a beer. No dear, she said, bring me an ale. She got a Ballentine. I never tried the stuff. I will make it a point to if they bring it back. I am, however, prepared for disappointment.
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