# Yuengling is the best macro beer brewed in America. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 23, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086 "2003-05-23T19:19:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/21 "2003-05-24T16:55:20Z")
I enjoy Yuengling, but I don’t understand the devotion it seems to encourage. I wouldn’t turn down a free case, of course. Dave, I’m with you on the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Never had the Red Hook ESB, though. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/22 "2003-05-25T03:04:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racer72 \* > **A blatant rip off from the Rainier Brewing Company (RIP) of Seattle Washington.** Piffle, I say. **Piffle**. Who you gonna believe…some nonexistent probably-now-a-Starbucks barleyfart factory or _America’s Oldest Brewery_? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/23 "2003-05-25T15:34:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 3waygeek \* > \*\*Sometimes you can – my local package store in Duluth occasionally has it. I’ve never tried it, though; next time I see it there, I’ll pick up a 6-pack. \*\* Which package store? I don’t mind driving if I know I can get it. Thanks, you may have just made my month! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/24 "2003-05-25T22:00:09Z")
Yuengling just opened a brewery in FLA last year. I don’t know where it is, but you should be able to get it all over the state. As for best Macro lager in america, the discussion begins and ends with Sam Adams Boston Lager. Yeungling is the best “Go get a case of cheap beer” beer, though. I’ll agree with that. ---
**Author:** ![occ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/25 "2003-05-25T23:26:11Z")
Here’s something I don’t really get about Yuengling: its often referred to as America’s best cheap beer. While its certainly a damn good beer, I wouldn’t necessarily call it cheap; most places I see it, a sixpack runs you about $5, and a twelve $8.50-$10. These, from my brother who goes to school near the source, are good prices for Yuengling. That said, I wouldn’t really call this dirt cheap; its not all that less than many microbrews, and certainly more expensive than Budweiser and company. So what say you folks? Can you get it cheaper? Is my definition of “cheap beer” too specific? ---
**Author:** ![beergeek279](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@beergeek279](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beergeek279)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/26 "2003-05-26T00:17:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by occ \* > \*\*Here’s something I don’t really get about Yuengling: its often referred to as America’s best cheap beer. While its certainly a damn good beer, I wouldn’t necessarily call it cheap; most places I see it, a sixpack runs you about $5, and a twelve $8.50-$10. These, from my brother who goes to school near the source, are good prices for Yuengling. That said, I wouldn’t really call this dirt cheap; its not all that less than many microbrews, and certainly more expensive than Budweiser and company. > > So what say you folks? Can you get it cheaper? Is my definition of “cheap beer” too specific? \*\* Well, I think that’s more of a result of the Pennsylvania beer laws (no sales in grocery/convenience stores, distributors can only sell by the case, and bars and specialty stores 6 and 12 packs, at a fairly nice markup) than anything else. That’s generally the price range that even Blahweiser goes for. ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/27 "2003-05-26T01:29:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mouthbreather \* > \*\*Which package store? I don’t mind driving if I know I can get it. > > Thanks, you may have just made my month! 🙂 \*\* World Beverage, on Pleasant Hill at Howell Ferry (a bit east of Peachtree Industrial). ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/28 "2003-05-26T01:44:12Z")
As much as I enjoy bashing many things Pennsylvannian (mainly to tick off my sister-in-law), that Yuengling’s pretty decent stuff. I think I’d still go with the Red Hook. It’s been a while since I had Sierra Nevada, but I seem to recall that there was something I didn’t quite like (as much) about it. But I switch between beers occasionally just to keep things fresh, so I don’t really have a “favorite”. Just some come through the rotation more often than others. Where is the main brewery, anyway? How about the one in Florida? ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/29 "2003-05-26T04:57:02Z")
The main Yuengling brewery is in Pottsville, PA - about 30-40 miles east of Allentown. I think there’s a second one in PA now as well, not sure where. The Florida brewery is in the Tampa area somewhere - I believe it is an old Stroh’s brewery. Count me as another person who is very glad that Yuengling is now available in the New York area. I remember Yuengling from my days in college in Philly - but up until two years ago or so, you would almost never see it up here. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/30 "2003-05-26T05:12:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wilson \* > \*\* > The Florida brewery is in the Tampa area somewhere - I believe it is an old Stroh’s brewery. > \*\* Woo-hoo! If memory serves correctly (and it seldom does, these days, but it always appreciates a tip), then the old Stroh brewery is right next to USF, which is right next to the water park for Busch Gardens (I forget the name). But I know where to find it. I wonder if they have tours? - Shibb, who’s had more than his share of Leffe Blonde tonight. Hey, it’s what I had in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/31 "2003-05-27T12:58:36Z")
I drink Yuengling all the time (living in PA helps). While the Lager is fairly decent at a cheap price, it’s the competition that makes me choose the Lager. Given the choice between (on tap) Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light, & a Lager, I’ll choose the Lager every time. However, I’ll take a Guinness over a Lager any day of the week. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/32 "2003-05-27T13:29:02Z")
Mmmmmm Yuengling. Just got back from PA for the weekend. I live in Columbus, Ohio and other than the two cases I tossed into the trunk, there is no Yuengling to be found in this God-forsaken town. Its mine damn you, mine!!! MeanJoe ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/33 "2003-05-27T13:49:52Z")
This thread is giving me the shakes! I haven’t had a Yuengling in a couple years! I have a backpacking trip planned next month in central PA, so you know I’ll export a few cases. Maybe I’ll even grab a keg for the old beer refrigerator…anyone know what kind of coupler they use? Yes, Yuengling is truly God’s lager… ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/34 "2003-05-27T15:02:31Z")
I curse the day Yuengling came to New York. (It’s not just the city, it seems, but the entire state.) The price of a case of 12 is just a little bit higher than a six-pack of more expensive brands like Sam Adams. I can go through a case in a little more than a week - not good for my developing beer belly! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/35 "2003-05-27T15:14:50Z")
I had an award-winning brewer (is that what you call them) tell me that Yuengling is best moderately-priced beer he’s had. I like it when I drink something lighter, though I’m primarily a Guiness/Boddington’s/Hefeweizen fan… ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/36 "2003-05-27T17:45:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > Woo-hoo! If memory serves correctly (and it seldom does, these days, but it always appreciates a tip), then the old Stroh brewery is right next to USF, which is right next to the water park for Busch Gardens (I forget the name). But I know where to find it. I wonder if they have tours? [Yes they do](http://www.yuengling.com/tour.htm) - and you’re right about the location as well. Oh - and amend my earlier description of where Pottsville is to 30-40 miles west of Allentown, not east. Wouldn’t want someone driving around north-central New Jersey looking for a brewery! ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/37 "2003-05-27T18:37:28Z")
**Wilson** , I hears ya. I’m from the Allentown area but now live in NY and was really surprised when I walked into the local beer-joint and saw they suddenly had it. I was also shocked at the price, and I agree with the earlier assessment about the PA beer laws (curse them!) I can’t even get the refund on the bottles here, so I rarely get it. In PA though, at the bars my pals and I frequesnt, it is without a doubt the best moderately-priced beer whether by the bottle or pitcher. ---
**Author:** ![AnnaLucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@AnnaLucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnnaLucretia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/38 "2003-05-27T21:38:42Z")
I brought a case of this to the MAD Memorial Day picnic, which most of you missed (this is good but not the best part). I got it for $10 a CASE (well, $10.99, to be precise) at Costco in Arlington VA. NOT EVEN ON SALE!!! Road trip, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![AnnaLucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@AnnaLucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnnaLucretia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/39 "2003-05-27T21:41:05Z")
Let me clarify - it is NOT good that any of you missed the picnic! You were, each and every one of you, sorely missed, individually and collectively! But the beer was good. I need a nap. Or a beer. ---
**Author:** ![kunoichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@kunoichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kunoichi)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086/40 "2003-05-27T23:31:46Z")
One of my college friends from Scotland fell in love with Yuengling. She knows her beer, too…she only drinks good stuff, not the typical watered down squirrel urine that passes for beer in the US. Sadly though, Republic Bier Halle in Glasgow, which boasts a very large menu with pages upon pages of international beers, does not know about Yuengling. The only American brews they had listed when I was there last were Sam Adams, Bud Light in 2 liter bottles, and some other west-coast beer I have never heard of. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-the-best-macro-beer-brewed-in-america/177086.md?page=3)