i have to keep fizzy yellow beer on tap.

[Broken Crow]

For educational purposes only, I have ordered the following beers:

Yuengling Lager Import

Bud Light - MHD-Rabatt

Miller Lite Import

Coors Light Import

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Import

Moosehead Light

Moosehead Pale Ale

Moosehead Lager

I am fully aware that the last three are Canadian, nevertheless, they sparked my interest as well.

Just a side note and not to derail: If nothing has changed in the past 11 years, I think you'll really enjoy the Moosehead lager, especially on a sunny summer day. As a Canadian, I don't care for most of the BMC stuff, but Moosehead lager really is great.. it's my GF's favourite and for about 40 years I've called it "The clear mountain springwater of lager".
Please let me know if you ever decide to clone it.

 

[Willy]

Just did some research. The St Pauli beer goes back to a brewery founded at the beginning of the 19 century in the Bremen inner city called St. Pauli, because it was built on the area where the St. Pauls Monasterie used to stand. They were obviously also breewing beer there. This new brewery was founded by two men, one named Beck. This beer was only shipepd to America and never sold in Germany. And yes, Beck and his partner founded a second brewery later, known today as Beck's. The St. Pauli brewery does not exist anymore, it is now partially a theater. But the St. Pauli beer is still being brewed by Beck's in Bremen.

If you want to google translate:

https://www.bremen-lotsen.de/bremen...fast-vergessene-st-pauli-brauerei-im-viertel/

Thanks - both those beers have a huge memory spot for me - my two favorite German beers (we didn't have many to choose from and Lowenbrau here was meh). Had a St. Pauli Tee and a banner in my room on the wall. Tasty stuff!!!

Tried to score a tasty import lager today - no Pilsner Urquell, no becks no st Pauli except a 0% alcohol version. Mostly Stella, Heineken and tons of Mexican varietals.

Pilsner Urquell is my top dog from the first day I had one.

 

[Miraculix]

Thanks - both those beers have a huge memory spot for me - my two favorite German beers (we didn't have many to choose from and Lowenbrau here was meh).

Tried to score a tasty import lager today - no Pilsner Urquell, no becks no st Pauli except a 0% alcohol version. Mostly Stella, Heineken and tons of Mexican varietals.

Pilsner Urquell is my top dog from the first day I had one.

I can say that Pilsner Urquell was my favourit beer for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong time. Maybe it still is, I don't know. haven't had one for a while. But back in the days as a student it was either Wicküler (DIRTCHEAP but still good) or Urquell if the money was there. By the way WLP 800 is supposed to be from there, Imperial also has it under the name of Urkell. Don't know if it is the real deal, but the WLP version is a stellar yeast to brew with. Can be used at room temperature without a problem. I tried several times. probably my favorite warm fermented lager yeast. Drops clear really well!

 

[Miraculix]

Just a side note and not to derail: If nothing has changed in the past 11 years, I think you'll really enjoy the Moosehead lager, especially on a sunny summer day. As a Canadian, I don't care for most of the BMC stuff, but Moosehead lager really is great.. it's my GF's favourite and for about 40 years I've called it "The clear mountain springwater of lager".
Please let me know if you ever decide to clone it.

Sounds uncloneable to me, at least under my current circumstances. It would probably require a low oxygen regime and temperature control. I have none of these...

 

[Broken Crow]

Sounds uncloneable to me, at least under my current circumstances. It would probably require a low oxygen regime and temperature control. I have none of these...

Ack! You and me both. I try and give equal tap-space to my GF's preferences but apart from cider her tastes tend toward lagers and pilsners.....though I will try a warm fermented lager base as part of a Graf. I only have my 68° year-round basement for now which works for my own tastes thus far.
If you want another decent Canadian lager, there's the Upper Canada lager which is a perfect "workhorse' lager....satisfying and good when you 'just want a beer' but nothing special like the Moosehead.....after that the lager landscape in Canada becomes IMO; a desert (at least with the major-name brands...we have many geat small producers, but I don't think they export much..I'm 11 years out of the loop though.)

 

[Snuffy]

Ok, that settles it, I'll order some!

... Plus some of the other light beers, just to be sure.

Good luck! Hope you like it. Keep it cold.
Just for reference, in bars here, craft beer on tap runs usually $6 to $8 per 12 oz pour. Tallboy pint cans of craft beer will go for $6. PBR tallboys are $2 each.

 

[Miraculix]

Good luck! Hope you like it. Keep it cold.
Just for reference, in bars here, craft beer on tap runs usually $6 to $8 per 12 oz pour. Tallboy pint cans of craft beer will go for $6. PBR tallboys are $2 each.

Wow, that's a huge difference. I'd be buying bud light probably in the bars and brew my own "better" stuff at home.

 

[Halfakneecap]

I brew rice lagers in summer. I like them, so almost always have one on tap. Always lower gravity ( 1.040 ) or less and light bodied to drink lots of

 

[Yooper]

I used to always brew my fizzy yellow beer in the spring (I'm in Florida in the winter so 'summer' is a real thing in the north and good for a lighter beer) but now I brew what I like. I will brew a cream ale now and then or the FYB but normally just brew what I want now. I'm old, crabby and self centered now so that is the driving factor.

 

[Pennine]

For educational purposes only, I have ordered the following beers:

Yuengling Lager Import

Bud Light - MHD-Rabatt

Miller Lite Import

Coors Light Import

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Import

Moosehead Light

Moosehead Pale Ale

Moosehead Lager

I am fully aware that the last three are Canadian, nevertheless, they sparked my interest as well.

This is spectacular. I am eager to hear your thoughts.

I did something similar when I moved back home. Tried all the brands I hadn't been able to get a hold of like Hamm's, Rainier, high life, genesse, labatts etc... it was fun but a bit boring. High Life and PBR are still where I lean.

Edit Yuengling is special, I go out of my way to buy that when I am in the PA region.

 

[ClaudiusB]

Just did some research. The St Pauli beer goes back to a brewery founded at the beginning of the 19 century in the Bremen inner city called St. Pauli, because it was built on the area where the St. Pauls Monasterie used to stand. They were obviously also breewing beer there. This new brewery was founded by two men, one named Beck. This beer was only shipepd to America and never sold in Germany. And yes, Beck and his partner founded a second brewery later, known today as Beck's. The St. Pauli brewery does not exist anymore, it is now partially a theater. But the St. Pauli beer is still being brewed by Beck's in Bremen.

If you want to google translate:

https://www.bremen-lotsen.de/bremen...fast-vergessene-st-pauli-brauerei-im-viertel/

I used to live close to the Beck's brewery before the German government exiled me to Texas.

 

[Saunassa]

For summer I keep cream ale on tap as it, with the pound of flaked corn and the liberty hops has flavor for me and others will try it.
For an easy drinking lager I buy Grain Belt Premium. I find it's floral notes and low bitterness easy for busch/bud light drinkers to handle and I like it too.

 

[Miraculix]

This is spectacular. I am eager to hear your thoughts.

I did something similar when I moved back home. Tried all the brands I hadn't been able to get a hold of like Hamm's, Rainier, high life, genesse, labatts etc... it was fun but a bit boring. High Life and PBR are still where I lean.

Edit Yuengling is special, I go out of my way to buy that when I am in the PA region.

Genesse is something I really want to try! Basically every major American cream ale is something I would be really interested in.

 

[Snuffy]

What I miss, is the original Michelob in the sloped bottle with the paper wrapping at the cap.

 

[Miraculix]

What I miss, is the original Michelob in the sloped bottle with the paper wrapping at the cap.

They are selling this ultra low carb version now, right? I think I've had one of those in the UK. Undrinkable. It didn't taste like beer. Not even like a light beer.

 

[Snuffy]

They are selling this ultra low carb version now, right? I think I've had one of those in the UK. Undrinkable. It didn't taste like beer. Not even like a light beer.

It’s some kind of skinny can, watery swill for people who like to have something in their hand so it looks like they are having a good time when they get their picture taken at a party. They also have something they call Michelob Amberbock now. Why shoot all around the target?

 

[Pennine]

Genesse is something I really want to try! Basically every major American cream ale is something I would be really interested in.

If you ever find yourself in Rochester it's a cool brewery to visit.

 

[mac_1103]

They are selling this ultra low carb version now, right? I think I've had one of those in the UK. Undrinkable. It didn't taste like beer. Not even like a light beer.

It’s some kind of skinny can, watery swill for people who like to have something in their hand so it looks like they are having a good time when they get their picture taken at a party.

I know more than a few guys around my age who have switched to Michelob Ultra and I have to admit that their beer guts are much less pronounced now. I certainly get wanting to drop a few pounds. What I don't get is why they don't just drink water.

 

[bwible]

Where to start - Lite Beer from Miller was the original lower calorie light beer. They ran major masculine ad campaigns back in the day with manly American football players and other big sports stars of the day. I guess to market it to men so they wouldn’t think it was “girly”. Miller Lite still holds as one of the best lower calorie options out there. To me anyway. Ultra advertises 95 calories. 2.6 carbs. Lite advertises 96 calories 3.2 carbs. I’ve had these side by side - Lite tastes better and is worth the extra one calorie and fraction of a carb.

Last time I had PBR it was with Jambalaya. I though it went perfectly. Jambalaya and PBR in a can. Pabst also owns and makes Schaefer now.

For awhile in my 20s I was into all the Canadian beer. LaBatts, Molson, Moosehead, and a few others I probably forgot. They’re good beers. I was also into Canadian whiskey for awhile too. Black Velvet.

St. Pauli Girl was about the first beer that made me like and enjoy beer. Later we had Becks, and I always thought Becks and St. Pauli Girl were just about the same. I’m not surprised to read Becks makes it now. I have a St Pauli Girl tin sign among my memorabilia from decades of collecting. That one was damaged and bent up a little years ago when my basement flooded from a 60” water main break on our street back then. (Different house) I just say it has character.

 

[bwible]

Edit Yuengling is special, I go out of my way to buy that when I am in the PA region.

I live in PA, a couple hours drive from Hershey and a few hours drive to Yuengling. Grew up around it, have had it many times. Some people here love it. Some like me don’t see the facination. Its a well made beer for sure. But its just a lager with added carmel. We have other similar beers here like 2SP Delco Lager.

Yuengling is in some ad war with Molson where one claims to be “the oldest brewery in America” while the other one claims to be “the oldest brewery in North America”.

The other one we lost here was Rolling Rock. I grew up with that beer. Some years ago AB bought the name and recipe and moved production to St. Louis, MO. They closed the brewery in Latrobe and anybody here will tell you that beer hasn’t been the same since. Yet by some legalese they still have a paragraph on the bottle about “the glass lined tanks at Latrobe.” I won’t buy it.

 

[Pennine]

I live in PA, a couple hours drive from Hershey and a few hours drive to Yuengling. Grew up around it, have had it many times. Some people here love it. Some like me don’t see the facination. Its a well made beer for sure. But its just a lager with added carmel. We have other similar beers here like 2SP Delco Lager.

Yuengling is in some ad war with Molson where one claims to be “the oldest brewery in America” while the other one claims to be “the oldest brewery in North America”.

The other one we lost here was Rolling Rock. I grew up with that beer. Some years ago AB bought the name and recipe and moved production to St. Louis, MO. They closed the brewery in Latrobe and anybody here will tell you that beer hasn’t been the same since. I won’t buy it.

Same here with RR, what we drank in college. I remember it being much better than what is being brewed now. I miss the old corny diacetyl hit.

Yuengling was always a novelty for me hence the fondness. I still enjoy it and Boston Lager.

 

[firerat]

I live in PA, a couple hours drive from Hershey and a few hours drive to Yuengling. Grew up around it, have had it many times. Some people here love it. Some like me don’t see the facination. Its a well made beer for sure. But its just a lager with added carmel. We have other similar beers here like 2SP Delco Lager.

Yuengling is in some ad war with Molson where one claims to be “the oldest brewery in America” while the other one claims to be “the oldest brewery in North America”.

The other one we lost here was Rolling Rock. I grew up with that beer. Some years ago AB bought the name and recipe and moved production to St. Louis, MO. They closed the brewery in Latrobe and anybody here will tell you that beer hasn’t been the same since. Yet by some legalese they still have a paragraph on the bottle about “the glass lined tanks at Latrobe.” I won’t buy it.

I drink a ton of Yuengling down here. I was in high school when the Tampa brewery opened and we started getting it here. I thought it was Japanese when i first heard of it. I actually am started to like the flight ultra light Yuengling. Well tolerate is better. But I need to watch my beer drinking as i'm getting festively plump out of season down here.

I've never had a worse hangover from beer than I get with Rolling Rock. I used to drink a LOT of Natty Ice (I was poor and young) and even that didn't beat me up as bad!!

When I have parties here I ALWAYS make sure to have some sort of crowd pleaser swill as most of my friends are also whiskey drinkers and if what i have on top isn't fizzy alcoholic pee, they'll drink up all me whiskey!! Can't have that.

 

[mac_1103]

Lite Beer from Miller was the original lower calorie light beer.

Nope. Gablinger's, which was developed by a Swiss chemist (named Gablinger, who would have thought?) was marketed in the US by Rheingold a decade before Miller Lite came out.

Pabst also owns and makes Schaefer now.

Pabst outsources the brewing of all of its beers. Pabst doesn't even make PBR anymore.

 

[Snuffy]

Pabst outsources the brewing of all of its beers. Pabst doesn't even make PBR anymore.

Pluasible deniability. Smart move.

 

[worlddivides]

Although I've never been a big fan of American Light Lagers, they can go pretty well with a lot of types of food (though I'd generally prefer different lagers such as Mexican, Japanese, or German). They definitely work as lawnmower beers and tend to be pretty inoffensive. I'll definitely say that Yuengling was one of the ones I drank the most often when I was in college. The last time I had it was probably a decade ago, but it is one of the ones I enjoy the most in the overall style.

 

[Snuffy]

I know more than a few guys around my age who have switched to Michelob Ultra and I have to admit that their beer guts are much less pronounced now. I certainly get wanting to drop a few pounds. What I don't get is why they don't just drink water.

They are, man. They are.

 

[bwible]

Pabst outsources the brewing of all of its beers. Pabst doesn't even make PBR anymore.

I remember reading this big interview article a couple years back where some people from Pabst were talking about Schaefer. They said they were moving production of Schaefer back to New York and it would be brewed there again for the first time in about 40 years. There was also some talk about doing a rebranding. I note the date on this is 2020, so I don’t know if covid got in the way or something.

https://www.brewbound.com/news/pabst-brewing-resurrects-schaefer-beer-new-yorks-original-lager/

 

[mac_1103]

Yeah, that never happened. Schaefer is contract-brewed in Milwaukee. I think by Miller.

 

[Miraculix]

For educational purposes only, I have ordered the following beers:

Yuengling Lager Import

Bud Light - MHD-Rabatt

Miller Lite Import

Coors Light Import

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Import

Moosehead Light

Moosehead Pale Ale

Moosehead Lager

I am fully aware that the last three are Canadian, nevertheless, they sparked my interest as well.

Witness all the goodness that has just arrived at my doorstep!

 

[Snuffy]

Witness of all the goodness that has just arrived at my doorstep!
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