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[3C's]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

 

[Wingnut]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

I'm a beer snob too, but I love Yuengling. I can't stand Bud, Coors, etc and only drink them if there are no other options (at events, etc).I've got a case of Yuengling summer wheat in my fridge, and its every bit as good as Franziskaner Weissbeir IMO. Had them side by side last week and would be hard pressed to pick the better of the two.

 

[3C's]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

I'm a beer snob too, but I love Yuengling. I can't stand Bud, Coors, etc and only drink them if there are no other options (at events, etc).I've got a case of Yuengling summer wheat in my fridge, and its every bit as good as Franziskaner Weissbeir IMO. Had them side by side last week and would be hard pressed to pick the better of the two.

Only talking the "base" Yuengling" here since I haven't had the others. It's not as bad as Bud or Coors but to me if I'm paying for a beer it's in the "might as well have a Bud or Coors."

 

[mquinnjr]

Two of my favorites: Duvel, Gulden Draak.

Adding De Koninck and Kasteel Bruin/Blond. Belgian abbey beers are my absolute favorite.

 

[mquinnjr]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

I'm a beer snob too, but I love Yuengling. I can't stand Bud, Coors, etc and only drink them if there are no other options (at events, etc).I've got a case of Yuengling summer wheat in my fridge, and its every bit as good as Franziskaner Weissbeir IMO. Had them side by side last week and would be hard pressed to pick the better of the two.

Only talking the "base" Yuengling" here since I haven't had the others. It's not as bad as Bud or Coors but to me if I'm paying for a beer it's in the "might as well have a Bud or Coors."

In the "drinking for volume/cheaper domestic" category, Yuengling is arms and shoulders better than the nationwide domestics like Bud and Coors, but is certainly no better than a better alternative than mass produced domestics at the price point.

 

[Christo]

Will you people just stop? Coors is a fine American lager.

 

[3C's]

Will you people just stop? Coors is a fine American lager.

Whatever fatty.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Will you people just stop? Coors is a fine American lager.

Whatever fatty.

Don't talk to his girlfriend like that.

 

[Stoneys]

Troegs Troegenator is awesome. I'll 2nd the Erie Brewing Railbender Ale.

What part of PA? That can help on a brewpub to get the growler and matching glasses

 

[HellToupee]

Will you people just stop? Coors is a fine American lager.

I was reintroduced to the Banquet Beer a few weeks ago and had no problem drinking it . Its easily the top of big 3 .

 

[HellToupee]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

I'm a beer snob too, but I love Yuengling. I can't stand Bud, Coors, etc and only drink them if there are no other options (at events, etc).I've got a case of Yuengling summer wheat in my fridge, and its every bit as good as Franziskaner Weissbeir IMO. Had them side by side last week and would be hard pressed to pick the better of the two.

While I don't reach for Yuengling it is much better than the BMC .

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

Stella, Trumer, Newcastle. Pretty solid go-to beers that are often on sale at Safeway.

 

[Timmypg]

Thanks all! I went to my distributor & asked for an IPA & he said they have 50 but recommended Dogfish Head 60. I'm going to the beach next week so we'll see how it is.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Dogfish is terrific.

 

[E-Z Glider]

If you're gonna get Yuengling, at least get Lord Chesterfield. Hands down, the best of the bunch.

 

[Wingnut]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

This guy gets it. Yuengling Lager is the most pedestrian "craft beer" I've ever had.

Its not a craft beer, its a macro.

 

[3C's]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

This guy gets it. Yuengling Lager is the most pedestrian "craft beer" I've ever had.

Its not a craft beer, its a macro.

What is it that makes them "macro"? Boston Beer (Sam Adams) is pretty much the same size by sales. Yuengling is only available in about 1/3 of the states. Closest thing to making it a macro is the "American style" lager where they use something other than or along with barley for the malt (corn).

 

[Ilov80s]

Thanks all! I went to my distributor & asked for an IPA & he said they have 50 but recommended Dogfish Head 60. I'm going to the beach next week so we'll see how it is.

Great choice, excellent beer.

 

[Wingnut]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

This guy gets it. Yuengling Lager is the most pedestrian "craft beer" I've ever had.

Its not a craft beer, its a macro.

What is it that makes them "macro"? Boston Beer (Sam Adams) is pretty much the same size by sales. Yuengling is only available in about 1/3 of the states. Closest thing to making it a macro is the "American style" lager where they use something other than or along with barley for the malt (corn).

I've always seen them as a macrobrewery...to me, craft beer is exactly that - beer that is crafted on a small scale rather than mass-produced industrially. Even the tour guide at Cigar City last week referenced them as a 'local macro brewery'.There's are no difinitive parameters on what constitutes a macro or micro, although some put the threshold of 2 million barrels per year, while others say 6 million.

 

[Wingnut]

Yuengling is pretty ####ty. Might as well have Bud or Coors.

This guy gets it. Yuengling Lager is the most pedestrian "craft beer" I've ever had.

Its not a craft beer, its a macro.

What is it that makes them "macro"? Boston Beer (Sam Adams) is pretty much the same size by sales. Yuengling is only available in about 1/3 of the states. Closest thing to making it a macro is the "American style" lager where they use something other than or along with barley for the malt (corn).

I've always seen them as a macrobrewery...to me, craft beer is exactly that - beer that is crafted on a small scale rather than mass-produced industrially. Even the tour guide at Cigar City last week referenced them as a 'local macro brewery'.There's are no difinitive parameters on what constitutes a macro or micro, although some put the threshold of 2 million barrels per year, while others say 6 million.

Looks like we will soon have a definition of "craft".http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5405757?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

If you love sipping on a crisp, watery Yuengling lager, you probably don't consider yourself a craft beer connoisseur. Pretty soon that will have to change.

That's because the Brewers Association (BA), which represents the beer industry, made a change in February to its definition of what constitutes a "craft beer" that will soon allow some large beer companies to use the distinction for their brews.

To use the term "craft beer" in marketing, brewers traditionally had to be three things: small, independent and traditional. The BA also required that brewers use only barley malt for their flagship beer, rather than rice or corn.

The BA lifted the barley malt requirement, and now will also allow breweries that make up to 6 million barrels a year to consider themselves "small." (It was capped at 2 million barrels until 2010.) As a result, bigger brewers including Yuengling, August Schell and Narragansett will all soon be considered "craft."

The BA is conducting its survey of breweries this year and will release its new craft roster by early 2015.

So the next time you enjoy a refreshing Yuengling or Narragansett, you can know that you'll soon be drinking craft -- beer snobs be damned.

 

[3C's]

Saw that earlier. I think the fact that they're relatively small (both Yuengling and Boston Beer only have 1% market) and limited distribution makes them closer to "craft" than "macro". Not sure why BA changed the malt requirement but upping the # of barrels makes sense since several "small" breweries are at or above 2M now.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Kerstmutscke Christmas last night.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/slaapmutske-christmas-kerstmutske-christmas-nightcap/66152/