Pre-Prohibition Era
Post Repeal Era
Newark Brewery
Falstaff - Pabst Era
Sources:
New Hampshire State Board of Health 1906
Science Magazine April 11, 1911
FORTUNE June 1938
NYT - New York Times article, Jane Nickerson 7/29/1955
Whitebread Brewery records, courtesy of Ron Pattinson's "NUMBERS"
MJ Micheal Jackson - PG (Pocket Guide) BC (Beer Companion) BE (Beer aka Ultimate Beer).
GABF - Great American Beer Festival program, 1982
CT - State of Connecticut January 1, 1987
LGBA - Modern Brewery Age article "The Late, Great Ballantine Ale"
MBA - Modern Brewery Age Sept. 14, 1992
M-ABN - Mid-Atlantic Brewing News
South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture Annual Report 1948
Vt DLC - Vermont Dept. of Liquor Control (1993 - list of banned beers over 6% ABV)
Enc/Beer - Encyclopedia of Beer, Christine Rhodes, Ed., Henry Hold, 1995.
Bryson, Lew - "Brewed Too Soon" All About Beer, interview with Ballantine's John Brzezinski
* Pabst's Ballantine Ale website (defunct - now links to Pabst Blue Ribbon page)
"... a heartier beer with pronounced hop flavor. Fermented at higher temperatures for that ‘ale’ likeness, Ballantine combines a lager’s best attributes with the smoothness of an ale."