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Originally posted by fpczyz

oh god yes,! wasn’t that the best damn ale ever???………. for me as a young starving artist in New York City a Ballantine’s Ale ($0.35) was a must with a simple meal of spaghetti and meat balls ($0.95) ……it was heaven.
Ballantine’s Ale is no longer brewed…. (I think)…lol

Nice collection of photos. As I recall it was a very creamy ale, but it’s 35+ years since I drank any. My wife just weighed in with the thought that it was served in Schooners at Lum’s or Shakey’s Pizza. I don’t remember that myself, but I can feel grandad getting pissed at this appreciation of Ballantine’s and my dad saying "I told you so".LOL