Yuengling Traditional Lager - Yuengling Brewery

pezoids

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Ah, the old stand-by. The beer that has saved me on countless occasions. Saved me from drinking something weak, bland or just plain unenjoyable. This beer is a nice step up from most macro beers. Just about every bar in the Philadelphia area has this on tap – sitting along side Bud, Coors and Miller. The beer pours a bright amber color and has a slight head of foam. Pleasant malt sweetness and bitterness. Both go together very well. Light to medium bodied. Usually leaves a slight tangy aftertaste.

A decent session beer and a good everyday choice.

Serving type: on-tap

03-18-2003 07:23:49 | More by pezoids

Beastdog75

New Jersey

2.98/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Yuengling Traditional Lager is a pretty good macro by my standards, and is usually found at a pretty good price. A much better alternative to the Big 3.

Pours a nice deep amber color, with a thin foam head that quickly fizzes away. Smell was slightly skunky because of the green bottle, but some grains could be detected underneath that. Smooth mouthfeel. The first sip is kind of sweet, maybe some notes of caramel. After that, the taste was a little more watery than I was expecting, but had an unoffensive grainy taste. The hops added a slight lemony presence and lended a slight dryness. The aftertaste is a little bready at first, but makes way for a creamed corn taste, which after finishing the beer will still be with you for a few minutes. The beer finishes with almost no alcoholic warmth.

I rate it next to Pabst Blue Ribbon if you're in the market for an economy lager. It has become quite popular in many NJ dining establishments recently making it a good alternative to BudMillerCoors.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2003 22:52:18 | More by Beastdog75

AaronRed

New York

3.7/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

I had this on tap and I was quite pleased. Nice amber color with a nice white head that seemed to stay throughout the drink. Not much aroma- but taste was crisp and well balanced with a little bit hop assertivness going on. Reminded me am English style lager- sort of bready, but in nice way. As for drinkability, this beer probably goes with just about everything.

Serving type: on-tap

02-28-2003 18:10:48 | More by AaronRed

JohnnyDuvel

Florida

3/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I hate to give straight three's, but that's how this beer hits me. When up against Bud, Miller, and Pabst, it is clearly superior - tasting almost like halfway to a Sierra Nevada. Some hoppines, a little fruitiness, and a cleaner quality. But, when tried against the Sierra, it's significantly inferior, with that American lager smell and taste. (makes the Sierra taste unbelievably good!). Nice amber color, small head, very little retention. Clean, goes down real easy. If you like American mainstream lagers, definitely seek this out, as it is the best (that I've tried) of the lot. But, in comparison to any of the great beers, fuggedabouddit!

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2003 20:12:51 | More by JohnnyDuvel

Jarod

Pennsylvania

2.53/5  rDev -26.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

This beer poured a nice clear woodsy/amber color. The head was a thin white color and consistency and no lace seemed to be present. The aroma was fairly crisp, hints of malt, hops, and some flowers seemed to be present. The taste was OK, sub-typical lager, nothing to write home about. Tastes of some sweet malt, fruit and bitter hops were present. Decently carbonated. To me this beer is very generic for this style. I have drank this before and try to stay away from it d/t it makes me feel nauseous the next morning. I like lagers but for some reason this beer does not impress me. I will have 1 when there is no other choice or just drink ice tea. They must know something since they have been brewing for such along time, just not my mug of beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2003 13:11:12 | More by Jarod

WVbeergeek

Ohio

3.1/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 4.5

The oldest American continously running brewery, just that alone I think I have to pay my respects. This was the beer that in the Northern Panhandle of WV, still in high school we would cross the border into PA to get our hands on the good stuff. Yuengling Traditional Amber Lager was a beer we all yearned for, considering most days we drank mostly Coors Light and Busch. She pours with an amber brown hue, with heavily carbonated white colored head. The aroma consists pimarily of sweet malt possibly caramel, and there is a weak but present hop like aroma. I would like to the thank the Yuengling family for keeping up a better product than the macros out there and keeping their beers moderately priced. The lighter bodied beer has a rather thin texture, and it does annoy me that most of the time this beer gets way to much credit as being the good stuff. When in reality it is a mediocre beer that is great for getting people away from the fizzy yelllow brews this country mainly has to offer. A relatively sweet, but mostly bitter crisp finish forms a classic taste that I cherish. Yes, I cannot lie I can drink my fair share of it, but it really isn't a beer that I should spend much time on.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2003 17:09:08 | More by WVbeergeek

oberon

North Carolina

3.68/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I love the price for a six-pack of this $4.99 a six pack!Your drinking a well-made beer and it is cheaper then AB products!Very good on tap is a staple of mine when I go out and dont have alot of money.Good to see the little breweries get recognized so Ab and the rest dont have control over everything in the supermarkets.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2003 10:42:40 | More by oberon

OldFrothingSlosh

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Interestingly, it's shipped in green bottles (see: Rolling Rock). Introduced to this beer by my father-in law, it's a staple in many refrigerators and bars in Pennsylvania.

Poured a clear amber color with minimal head that barely laces the glass. Aroma is...funky. Hard to put my finger on it.

Very crisp and refreshing taste. Good beer to drink for the sake of drinking a beer. Hoppy flavor present but by no means extreme. Mouthfeel slightly above average. Finishes slightly bitter with very little aftertaste.

Overall, I think of this beer as a step above the macros but certainly aimed at the mass-market. I've had it on tap at many bars in PA and it's a little better than out of the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2003 11:09:14 | More by OldFrothingSlosh

JISurfer

South Carolina

4.08/5  rDev +19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is one of the best of the "Big Boys" in American brewerys. I couldn't get it down in SC, so I would bring cases of it down. It's cheap and it's really good for the price. Has a nice light, but not too light taste to it and finishes smoother than a babies a**! Go get some!

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2002 00:51:48 | More by JISurfer

Scoats

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I remember the first time I had this beer on tap, it was at a cool party in early 1995, and Traditional Lager was still relatively new. It made a very memorable favorable impression on me.

I had this again last night on tap at a Flyers game. It was identified to me as Red Bell Philadelphia Lager, but one taste and I knew it was Yuengling Traditional Lager. Last night the Yuengling Tradtional Lager was perfect, very well balanced with a pleasant hop taste from middle to late ending taste with a sweet but not treacly aftertaste. It is a wonderful session beer.

As beer geek, I don't drink this beer if there is anything else more interesting being offered. In the Philadelphia area it is now as ubiquitous as Budweiser, which means I can find it a regular bars when we play dart league games away or at wedding receptions, and is a totally welcome save from Bud or Coors Light.

For a Bud priced beer, this one is a real winner. Definitely not swill. It ain't Hop Devil, but it's not supposed to be. It's nice to see this brewery make its way up and down the eastern seaboard. Go Yuengling go!

Serving type: on-tap

12-07-2002 06:29:46 | More by Scoats

Jon

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a nice, clear amber body with a quickly dissipating head. Leaves some trails of lace. Smell is a bit grainy, but not too bad. Taste is fairly well-balanced with some metallic elements. Nice overall. Mouthfeel is pretty smooth, and drinkability-wise, this scores highly. A very quaffable, clean American lager that makes for an excellent session brew.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2002 12:32:54 | More by Jon

SchmichaelJ

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Growing up near Pottsville, PA, Yuengling's my hometown brewery, and their Lager is the first beer I began drinking reguarly. While I am admittedly biased, increased tasting experience has led me to recognize it as a good overall American amber. I'm not sure if its reputation among devotees or perhaps less serious beer drinkers as a "nectar of the gods" is completely justified, however. Nonetheless, I do enjoy this beer greatly. For this review, the bottle poured a nice clear, amber color, with a thin head and very little lacing. Only a few carbonation bubbles rose to the surface, giving the beer a slightly flat apperance. I noted some traces of corn in the aroma, with a slight malt smell, too. There was also a small, indecipherable metallic odor, but nothing overpowering. The taste had a good hop/malt balance with a very pleasing hop bitterness in the aftertaste. There was also a slight corn taste (I believe it's used as an adjunct in brewing), but the Lager gets away with it. This beer felt very creamy and the medium body had a smooth mouthfeel. Yuengling Traditional Lager remains an eminently drinkable beer, and will always be a welcome fall-back brew for me.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2002 11:32:59 | More by SchmichaelJ

allboutbierge

Austria

3.28/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This is a GOOD beer, not a great one though. I have no problem paying the 15.50 for a case of bottles that is common around me but i would never pay the ~22+ for it where my girlfriend lives in NY. If im going at yuengling one evening i tend to buy the premium, its a few bucks cheaper and its 99% as good (i heard somewhere the difference is just a lil food coloring and the negligible taste difference is just palcibo with paying a few bucks more).
head it pours is light, fluffy, and small....evaporates quickly...leaves no noticeable lace...typical amber brown...average appearance...taste is mellow with no noticeable hopiness and primarily mellow malts, strong element of sweetness and some alchohol taste to it as well...carbonation is also very light but body of beer does have a substance to it. An average beer with a slightly above average taste and drinkability

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2002 19:40:03 | More by allboutbierge

jmatthew

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

No doubt, this lager has a death grip on Philadelphia. It may not be groundbreaking, but it's a relief to walk into a bar and have this as the cheap beer of choice rather than the other macro options. Beer connoisseurs beware, the flavors are muted for the crowd-pleasing factor, but it's a solid standard for an affordable amber lager. Looks nice in the glass, looks even better when the glass is empty, and good on the refill too. Just enough spice and the right hop balance to make it a credible quaffing beer. Good for a cheap crowd-pleasing lager.

It's a local fave, so my opinion is obviously tainted...

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2002 09:11:12 | More by jmatthew

aaronh

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

This is the beer I fall back on if nothing else is available. Nice copper color is pleasing to the eye. I has some flavor with a very clean finish and goes down easy. This is the beer I give to my macro friends when they come over because everyhting else is "too bitter" or "too heavy", or I order it with dinner if the establishment has no appreciation for good beer. Seems that several years ago it was harder to find, but now it is about as common as bud here in Pa, but not as "common".

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2002 14:16:44 | More by aaronh

theman336

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I'm not sure if there is a better value on the market. It taste's great, and if you're lucky enough to have it sold near you, it should only cost about $5 -$6 per six-pack. The head is almost soapy in appearence and mouthfeel. The hops are up front, and quickly yeild to a whole host of other flavors, too many to name. It isn't very sweet, but it still goes down smooth. One of the most unique flavors I've ever had. I've never met anyone who didn't like it. Although the alcohol isn't listed, it can't be all that much, as I can drink this stuff all day. There are better beers availiable, but none that give you this much for the money. A really great beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2002 22:07:40 | More by theman336

Todd

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12oz green bottle with the coolest old school US beer label on the planet. No freshness date, but there is a batch code ... where's my Yuengling Decoder Ring?

Appearance: A beautiful, bright, rich amber beer with a thin white laced head.

Smell: Clean aroma, soft grain, metallic, earth aromas. Faint sulfur.

Taste: Smooth. The beer's tight carbonation tingles the palate and creams things up the mouthfeel. A thin malt sweetness with a soft fruity character balances well with a flash of sharp limey, citrus-like hop bitterness. Crisp, dry with a hop leaf feel hiding in the dryness. Touch of salt, mineral, metallic and sulfur flavours. Finish is dry with light grain husk tannins.

Notes: A very basic, old-school lager. Simple, sturdy and tasty ...

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2002 13:46:53 | More by Todd

Suds

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Middle of the road. The beer has a copper color and a medium head. Faint, sweet malty smell. Very light on the hops, with a respectable malt slant. Finish is clean, with little hop bitterness. I thought it was a little bland and ordinary. Still, it's probably better than 90% of the beers in its price range.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2002 19:50:49 | More by Suds

Thrasher

Oregon

3.4/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

This is my go-to beer when I have buddies over. It's cheap and they'll like it. I like it too; it's got good, sweet malts and healthy clean hops, tastes great cold and fine a bit warmer, and it's far superior than anything the Big Three put out. It's no Mona Lisa, for sure, but it's at least the "Have a Nice Day" smiley face. Ubiquitous, unassuming, and it'll put you in a good mood. Take a sip of history from America's oldest brewery.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2002 15:15:06 | More by Thrasher

ElGuapo

New Jersey

3.33/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

a little bitter and skunky, but it is better than a heine. it tastes very similar to me, but it has much less carbonation which makes it go down much easier. this is nothing special at all, but it sure beats a few mediocre beers out there

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2002 08:46:15 | More by ElGuapo

sponberg

New York

3.95/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a nice amber-gold color out of those blasted green bottles (why???), but as long as you stick with 12 packs or cases it isn't skunky all that often.

The aroma of light malt and grain greets your nose. It tastes like "beer" - the beer your grandpa gave you when you were seven and Mom wasn't looking and Dad was off playing horseshoes. Malty, with a light hop presence and a bit of sweetness (tastes like it's from the corn), with a clean, somewhat dry finish that has you reaching for Grandpa's glass again when he gets up to use the can. A perfect example of what an American light lager designed for mass-market appeal can and should be.

Success story: The local golf course where I play put this on tap and took Budweiser off. How sweet is that?

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2002 11:15:07 | More by sponberg

ThreePistols

Florida

4/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Copper/Amber color with a white head that dissipated quickly. Sweet, malt and hop smell. Smooth, slighty sweet. Nice balanced between malt and hops. Nice, slighty bitter hops finish. Dry, fairly long lasting, slighty sweet, slightly off center aftertaste. Local supermarkets are now carring this one in Florida and at a great price. This to me is a simple, not complex lager that goes with most foods and great on those hot days.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2002 11:42:31 | More by ThreePistols

Bierman9

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Disappointed in this, but as someone earlier said, the quality may vary from bar to bar. Had a light copper color, but hardly any head, and no lace. Very mild malt nose, almost imperceptible. Body a notch less than medium, but too rough on the tongue. Some malt makes an early cameo, but mostly bitter hops overall. May try again elsewhere, or from the bottle.

overall: 3.3
appearance: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | mouthfeel: 3 | drinkability: 3

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Serving type: on-tap

07-06-2002 15:30:10 | More by Bierman9

stingo

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +20.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Living in Eastern Pennsylvania, Yuengling Lager is available in quite a few places. It is my default brew if the rest are all macros. While it might not be the best of its kind, it certainly is good enough for a night's drinking. Recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

06-29-2002 06:25:03 | More by stingo

WilliamPhilaPa

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I love Yuengling, it may be simple but it is very good. I believe it to be the best value for the money. It goes with almost any type of food, and any season is Yuengling season for me. Yuengling in PA, especially in Philly is what saves you from Bud, Coors, and all the other junk at alot of corner bars and clubs etc.
Pours a nice amber in color. Slight malt and hop aroma on the nose. The same on the palate, with a very tiny sweetness. Really refreshing brew. Like I said before, it's simple but very good beer. Has to be one of the best beers in it's price range.

Serving type: on-tap

06-26-2002 07:07:54 | More by WilliamPhilaPa