Yuengling- Who's tried it?

[wedge421]

I live about an hor from the brewery so needless to say its everywhere around here. Its mediocre at best. I have more then one skunked case from them. Ill drink it if theres nothing else. With that said it is better then most of the usual suspects, i.e. Coors, Budweiser etc.

 

[EricK The Red]

I used to like their "Black & Tan" before I discovered good beer.

 

[EdWort]

I used to drink it in Pittsburgh before I started brewing again and became an EAC.

 

[Pugilist]

Fresh Yuengling is still good to me when I want a lighter body beer and am eating a heavy meal. I have definitely had bad bottles tho.

 

[paulthenurse]

I've only had it on tap when I go out to Elmira, NY to visit Spawn #1. I've found that it's generally the best beer available out there and I've come to rather enjoy it.

PTN

 

[Chaos_Being]

I used to love the stuff before I started to become more of a "beer nerd," now I find it barely adequate at best. I have about a case and a half in my basement, because one of my friend's parents had gotten a lot for a super cheap price at a liquor store near them, and he gave me some of their stash. It's been down there for a while now...I've mostly been pawning it off on my friends when they come over (I always have some cold in my fridge.)

Unfortunately, the last case I opened is pretty skunked, which must have happened before I got it because I've kept it in a dark basement. That's probably why my opinion of it dropped, because I don't remember every Yuengling I've had tasting like that. Icky.

 

[javedian]

Back in the early 90's when at college in Philly, I loved the stuff (for the price). Cases ran about a buck cheaper than the BMC crap (about $12/case then). As a noob homebrewer, the returnables came in a nice sturdy box, and the labels floated off nice and easy. Pitchers at the bars were cheap too. The lager wasn't so hot, but I could drink the porter anyday. Nice and light for a porter (BJCP lists it as good example of brown porter), but actually had flavor. Lord Chesterfield was OK too, but porter was my fav.

It was by no means great beer, but for a poor college student, beat the crap out of anything at the same price point. Sort of like Henry Wienhards out here on the west coast. Not great, but the best beer you can get for $8/12-pk now. Again, much better than BMC for about the same price.