Yuengling

[DannyW]

Keep in mind that the further away you go from PA, the less fresh the beer is.

Unless you are in Tampa, Florida. They bought the old Schlitz brewery just up the road from Busch Gardens and Adventure Island a few years ago.

[BennyM]

Indeed, Yuengling can be had anywhere up and down the east coast. The company bought the Tampa brewery because of the demand for Lager. I think everyone has to keep in mind that most beer-swilling people don't know and don't want to know jack shit about what they drink. The fact that a different tasting, however slightly, beer got as popular as Yuengling Lager has is a good thing. I like all beers, but as a regular store-bought pool-side or lawnmower beer, Yuengling Lager is tough to beat here in SE Pennsylvania. Yuengling became "brand-recognized" as "lager", and it really pissed off the hegemony that is A-B and the rest of those big boys.
They all have been on the attack ever since, and A-B just bought Rolling Rock out from under Pennsylvania as the logical conclusion of this.

[TruckTrash]

I like all beers, but as a regular store-bought pool-side or lawnmower beer, Yuengling Lager is tough to beat here in SE Pennsylvania.

That's the damn truth too, especially since most case-n-keg stores don't carry much other than Bud/Miller/Coors.

Where are you in southeast PA, Benny?

[josephus]

I mentioned above that I am not a big fan of yuengling lager. I do like Yuengling's "Lord Chesterfield Ale" from time to time. Anyone have this?

[BennyM]

I am in Collegeville, Keith
Pennsylvania is fairly unique in that it has managed to still have regional breweries that actually brew beer. Again, I'm not comparing Yuengling to a craft brewed beer, I am just saying that in its catagory, it is a damn good example. I much prefer it to ANY of the big boys or of most of the big boy imports. All of Yuengling's beers are pretty good, except for the "light" ones, which I would only drink in an emergency.

[TruckTrash]

I am in Collegeville, Keith

Not too far from Victory (lucky SOB )

[BennyM]

don't forget the Sly Fox in Phoenixville

[driftwood]

I've tried the lager on tap when I've traveled to Philly for work, after hearing my Philly counterparts rave about it. I guess it was a step up from Bud/Miller-- it had a little more body and a slight grain taste. But I wouldn't order if something better was on tap.