Yeungling overtakes Boston Beer Company

[spenghali]

Annual sales have eclipsed Boston Beer Company. Yeungling is now the largest domestic owned producer and still the oldest!

http://www.courant.com/videogallery/67370250/News/Yuengling-Oldest-Largest-American-Owned-Brewery

 

[Raenon]

Not really all that surprised. Now that they're available in more places, more folks are getting to try it.
On the one hand, you can get a Sam Adams with a craft beer flavor and look- that is to say, very hoppy and multi-layered.
Or, you you can get a Yuengling for a much lower retail price, it's got a comfortable, rounded flavor that's not overly hoppy, and just seems like it's more comfortable in it's own skin, so to speak. Eminently drinkable, both for those that can appreciate history and craft, and those that are usually BMC drinkers.
Great session beer for me

 

[TheG3RG]

Isn't here in Wichita yet.... but I'm ready to try it

 

[CousinEddy]

Thats funny because I haven't seen Yeungling on the west coast, but you can't walk ten feet without running into Sam Adams.

 

[Revvy]

It's as far as Ohio, and friends bring me back some when they travel down that why, I can't wait for it to cross the state line. I really have enjoyed their offerings.

 

[Raenon]

Thats funny because I haven't seen Yeungling on the west coast, but you can't walk ten feet without running into Sam Adams.

Goes to show we're drinking a LOT more of the Yuengling in the states it's available. Sam Adams is available nearly everywhere in the US, and still moves less product.

 

[McGarnigle]

Yuengling is cheaper.

 

[Brewenstein]

Just went a pulled one out of the fridge. My parents brought some out before Christmas. Have one once and awhile to "take me back home" (originally from PA).

 

[Raenon]

Yuengling is cheaper.

That doesn't make it inferior.

 

[C-Rider]

Said it before and I'll say it again Yuengling is the second worst beer I've ever had. In a resteraunt in N. C I had a glass of their lager. Couldn't get past 2 sips. Must be something the resteraunt did since so many people like it. Of course since drinking dark ales w/flavor it's hard to drink a light colored lager.

 

[Raenon]

Said it before and I'll say it again Yuengling is the second worst beer I've ever had. In a resteraunt in N. C I had a glass of their lager. Couldn't get past 2 sips. Must be something the resteraunt did since so many people like it. Of course since drinking dark ales w/flavor it's hard to drink a light colored lager.

It's an amber lager. Sure, it's not a black lager, but I don't think calling it "light colored" (unless you actually got the Light Lager, which is really a wholly different beer) is a fair assessment.
Sounds like the restaurant you were at did something terrible to it, like dirty lines or let it sit around in a hot room.

 

[Crito]

Yuengling is a good beer. If the beer is not kept in ideal enviroment, then it get a weird taste to it. I would only buy Yuengling if I know it has been treated right. I had good Yuengling and bad Yuengling. I do think how they stored it made all the difference.

 

[Brewsncrabs]

I'm an hour from the brewery and when I don't have a homebrew, I have a Lager. Been that way for close to 20 years. It's the only non craft beer I will buy when the pipeline is empty.

 

[gtlaw10]

my undergraduate days were spent in binghamton, ny right on the pa border back between 01 and 05. being a boy from vt i'd never heard of yuengling before. everyone in school thought it was the hotsh*t, a house party with yuengling kegs was hands down a more packed party - always. i, however, did/do not believe it was steps above fresh molson lagers, and dare i say it, even imported fosters. it's cheaper than sam adams and frankly, that is part 1 of the equation of better sales, it doesn't taste like the rest of the comparably priced swill, in fact it's slightly better. then if you account for the current market trends of buy local and small plus the new 'awareness' of craft brew in america, people see the price point, they see and hear the hype of family owned, american to the core business and they buy it. best part is, it's bounds better than american bmc, so they keep coming back. i'll stick to yuengling in an absolute pinch, but given a choice, no way. end socialist anarchic ranting.
that being said, i'm thrilled they are doing so well and finally distributing outside of their regional geographic market, means they're making money to pay their IP lawyers for the trademark and copyright clearances inherent to brand expansion.

 

[ultravista]

Porter was a favorite of mine. I had it in the 80's, 90's an 2000's. Taking the brewery tour however, the Porter was not what I expected fresh from the tap.

I've got 8 year old Porter bottles sitting on my beer wall of greatness.

 

[tim2akat2]

I am not a big fan of Yuengling I've had the drafts and bottles and it was just OK to me. I am glad they are doing well but I'll stick to some Guiness Draft or Samuel Adams and maybe a little Rosce House

 

[aubiecat]

I am a sucker for Yuengling black and tan. Yummy!

 

[1Q84]

Yuengling is absolutely terrible. Haha.

 

[kevokie]

I have a couple friends at work that have relatives bring them Yuengling when they visit Oklahoma. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm gonna see if I can steal a couple from them.

 

[McGarnigle]

Yuengling is cheaper.

That doesn't make it inferior.

No, but it probably helps its sales. To many beer drinkers, Sam Adams is expensive.

 

[VTDuffman]

Living in the DC area, I've been exposed to Yuengling pretty much my whole life. It's just a big ball of "OK" for me. If my options are that and BMC, I'll drink that, but otherwise I'll pass. I know a lot of people really like it though, and I appreciate the history of the brewery.

 

[milldoggy]

Going to college in Pa, all we drank was yingling. I cannot even pallet it anymore. Yuck!

 

[tinman1]

I keep Lord Chesterfield around. Wife likes Black And Tans and the Porter. When non craft beer drinkers come over, I serve them up a Chet- all of them like it better than the swill they are used to....I too await them crossing the state line into Indiana in the future....

 

[Special Hops]

Yuengling has found that sweet spot in price and quality between the BMC and the microbrews.

It's a good but not great beer like a lot of microbrews but it won't cost an arm and a leg either. For folks that want more then a BMC but don't feel like spending $8.99 for a sixer, yuengling Is there.

For like 20 bucks I can get a case of yeungling. Which beats 9 bucks for a six pack. I don't drink it all the time but when I am looking for something decent to drink "session" style without breaking the bank I'll pick some up.

 

[edecambra]

Yeah, at most bars down in FL it is the same price, and sometimes cheaper than BMC. My go to when there isn't any craft, or I'm feeling real cheap

 

[Diver165]

it's the only non craft beer i will buy when the pipeline is empty.

+1

 

[user 30639]

Love Yeungling. SWMBO went to school out east, so she spent 2 years drinking cheap pitchers of the lager and got hooked on it. Just wish we could get it here in Texas. If we're in a state that sells it, we always stock up. Be nice if it was in brown bottles though.

 

[prrriiide]

I'm an hour from the brewery and when I don't have a homebrew, I have a Lager. Been that way for close to 20 years. It's the only non craft beer I will buy when the pipeline is empty.

Man, I'd love me some Lancaster Strawberry Wheat! That's great beer, right there.

AFA Yeungleung, it's in Tennessee. The nice thing is that there are choices with it. There's Light, Lager, Black & Tan, Porter, and a couple of others. All are cheaper than "craft" but all are very good. It's my go-to when I want a good cheap alternative to BMC. The hot summer days out by the pool make me drink a lot of beer and Yeungleung keeps me within my beer budget.

Be nice if it was in brown bottles though.

I've never had one that wasn't.

 

[foolishpride]

Man, I'd love me some Lancaster Strawberry Wheat! That's great beer, right there.

AFA Yeungleung, it's in Tennessee. The nice thing is that there are choices with it. There's Light, Lager, Black & Tan, Porter, and a couple of others. All are cheaper than "craft" but all are very good. It's my go-to when I want a good cheap alternative to BMC. The hot summer days out by the pool make me drink a lot of beer and Yeungleung keeps me within my beer budget.



I've never had one that wasn't.

The Traditional Lager is in green bottles, as well as the Lord Chesterfield. All other brands are brown bottles. Although, I wish they were all brown bottles. My last 6-pack of Lager in the green bottles was skunked.

 

[sonex]

around here ya just ask for a lager and ya get yeungling so yeah its the biggest seller in this area. It's the best of the cheap beers and pbr is not even close. but if there are other quality beers on tap I pass on yingling. Sam adams is a much better beer but much more expensive. It is pretty amazing that a regional beer can out sell a nationally distributed beer. just shows how much of the stuff we swill down.around here