Beer-a-Day #21
I attended a holiday party this evening for my division in the company. (Yes, I know that it’s the end of January.) The party was at Dave & Buster’s.
The beer selection was pretty barren. There were your typical Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite. And, of course, their foreign counterparts: Stella Artois, Harp Lager, Corona Extra.
There was Sam Adams Boston lager and Sam Adams Light in bottles, but they seemed more a token.
Thankfully, they had Yuengling Lager on tap.
I never considered it that dark a beer, but compared to my boss’s Miller Lite it was obvious.
And mighty tasty while I proceeded to lose at pool and post a poor showing racing a NASCAR car. At least I did well with the trivia game. Too bad Skeeball was broken.
Yuengling – America’s Oldest Brewery
I’m always secretly hoping for Yuengling to go out of business so my favorite brewery can finally move into first place as the oldest family-owned brewery in the USA.
OK, not really, but it’s fun to pretend.
Here in Southeastern PA we see Yuengling Lager on tap all the time. So much so that we take it for granted. People even order it by saying “I’ll have a lager”. With Victory beer and other great regionals available I rarely choose it. I’ll choose a Yuengling Lager if there’s nothing else interesting. Probably would go with the Sam Adams given the selections you mentioned. I kinda reserve Yuengling Lager for when there’s nothin’ but the macro stuff on tap.
With that said, I don’t know if I could even give Yuengling Lager a fair shake these days. I’ll have to order one next time I’m out. Nice to see others are enjoying it as an alternative to the usuals.
Oh? Which brewery is that?
Schell’s brewery in New Ulm, MN. They have done a great job making great beers for the North Midwest.