Yuengling Traditional Lager - Yuengling Brewery

unknowing1

3.65/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Beautiful medium amber. Clear and bubbly. Short just off-white head. Quickly dissipates.

Smell - like a good budweiser.

Taste -i love this beer when you just want a beer to drink slightly sweet maybe some light caramel

Mouthfeel - fells full

Overall - great beer. I am from Pennsylvania and this is my go to beer. Not life changing but a good beer a good beer to drink while watching football or anything you want to down a 6er

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2012 01:31:04 | More by unknowing1

jjamadorphd

Florida

3.45/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Beautiful dark color with a bright white head. The beer feels light in the mouth but full bodied in taste. I've tried this both in the bottle and on tap and it simply doesn't disappoint. It has a distant caramel smell masking the hops. This beer is smooth and has a great little to no after taste.

Serving type: on-tap

10-14-2012 04:05:27 | More by jjamadorphd

scaliasux

Wisconsin

2.93/5  rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Beautiful medium amber. Clear and bubbly. Short just off-white head. Quickly dissipates.

Smell - Medium roasted malts. A corny, caramel scent.

Taste - Quite light. Sweet light malt with a hint of medium roasted malt. A hint of citrusy hops in the finish.

Mouthfeel - Light, watery.

Overall - Refreshing almost to the point of being watery. Flavor is not offensive, but certainly not very distinctive.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 01:03:17 | More by scaliasux

stephenjmoore

Maryland

3.08/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A- Medium to light amber colored body with some golden highlights. Big frothy tan head that leaves a lot of lacing. Carbonation bubbles come up from the bottom through the transparent body.

S- Somewhat of a wet grain or soggy corn smell. Smells like wet bread.

T- The main taste is caramel malts. It is pretty light on taste, but the malt is noticeable. I can get a dash of hop flavor for balance as well.

M- Light bodied, medium-high carbonation, extremely drinkable.

O- A go to for tailgating, sporting events etc. Enough flavor and the drinkability to have a few.

Serving type: can

10-06-2012 23:33:41 | More by stephenjmoore

darktower

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

If you're going to drink for the sake of getting drunk, this would be a good go-to beer. It's relatively inexpensive and easy to drink. I hate the thought of giving money to macro's and Yuengling is THE name in lager in Pennsylvania. It may be more of a craft brew now than a micro brew but it's good and sticks to its roots quite well.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 19:24:18 | More by darktower

DannyDan

Michigan

3.15/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This was a free beer that was given to me by someone I know. so I thought I'd review a beer from America's oldest brewery. Poured the beer out of the can and got a light reddish amber color beer with a thin head and hardly any lacing or retention, but quite carbonated. The smell had some sweet candy like aroma along with a grass and grain smell. The tatse starts out with some sweet malts followed by some citrus hops and finishing off with some graininess. The sweetness and the bitter hops stay throughout and into the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is crisp, clean and smooth. This is not too bad of a beer, I'd drink it again if it was offered to me or maybe buy a 6 pack if I see it in a store, but nothing I'd go out of my way for.

Serving type: can

09-29-2012 03:47:16 | More by DannyDan

UnderPressure

South Carolina

2.58/5  rDev -24.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Light, amber colored. Thin, fizzy head.

Sharp, malty aroma overall. And some unpleasant skunkyness

Crisp, light malty profile in the flavor. Slight skunk. Clean finish. Roasted malt in the aftertaste.

Kinda thin bodied mouthfeel. Over carbonated. Although more appealing than a typical American style lager.

I would consider this beer a couple notches above the typical "American adjunct lager"

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 15:54:19 | More by UnderPressure

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.05/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a pint glass. Maybe it's supposed to be drank straight from the can because no less than four fingers of head were present. Clear, golden colored body.
Smells like candy and honey.
Sweet taste, a hint of bitterness. Fizzy and light texture.
A beer you could throw down a bunch of, but with a little more flavor and body than the BMCs... for whatever that's worth.

Serving type: can

09-23-2012 15:33:57 | More by Fatehunter

notchucknorris

California

3.48/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Finally got my first Yuengling!

A: Pours a clear amber color with a 1/2 finger cram colored head. Pretty solid retention.

S: Faint grassy hops, lemon, lime, a touch of skunk and some bready malt. Maybe a hint of green apple as well.

T: Taste is a subdued mix of mild grassy, citrus hops and some wet bready malts. Finish brings a bit of a sweeter malt flavor into play. A very crisp mouthfeel without feeling too light. Very, very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2012 22:31:36 | More by notchucknorris

DavoleBomb

Ohio

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

Poured into a perfect pint from a 24 oz. can. Ohio loves their 24 oz. cans.

2.5 A: Clear dark orange color. One and a half fingers of frothy/foamy off-white head. Retention is poor and just a short ring of lacing is left.

3.5 S: Light caramel with toasty and grainy malts. Grassy hops. Nothing spectacular, but good for what it is. Clean without much of the adjunct aroma.

3.5 T: Same as the nose. Light caramel. Toasty and grainy malts. Maybe a hint of nuttiness. Barely detectable grassiness from the hops.

3.0 M: Light body. Reasonable carbonation. Clean and crisp. Could use some more body, but whatever.

3.5 D: This beer holds a special place in my heart because for a long time and in a great many places, this was the only option with even any flavor. Though I never choose this when better beers are available, it helped me get through the dark ages of beer. Glad the world is starting to catch up with us beer geeks.

Serving type: can

09-19-2012 01:39:51 | More by DavoleBomb

tiki51

3.5/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Over the last several months Yuengling Traditional Lager has become my go to beer. Pours a beautiful amber color with about a one finger white head that leaves a nice lacing. Smells somewhat nutty and toasted but nothing too great. Very drinkable and somewhat sweet taste. One thing of note about Yuengling Lager (or pretty much any Yuengling I've tried) is the high carbonation. This makes it a rather filling beer and difficult to drink a large quantity, which can be good or bad depending on the situation. Overall, while Yuengling Traditional Lager isn't anything particularly special, it is very good for what it is. I would easily take a Yuengling over any other domestic macro-brew.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2012 22:28:21 | More by tiki51

mgironta

New Jersey

3.23/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This poured with two fingers of white head with a yellowish-red colored body. There was some pretty active carbonation on this brew. The head dissipated quickly and left some lacing on the glass. On the nose, I got a bit of malt and some bready-ness. On the taste, I notice that this was way too cold. What I can get is a mild nuttiness and some malts and no real bitterness to speak of. The carbonation is plentiful and pleasant. The finish was very quick with a hint of sweetness. This is definitely better than any macro and because it’s so widely distributed (at least on the East Coast), it’s at almost every bar. This brew was simple, but satisfying. There isn’t really much more that I can say about this beer, because the success of it lies in it’s simplicity. There’s just not much going on, which is why it can go down so easily. This isn’t a beer that you have to search out, but if your choices are Coors, Bud and Miller and Yuengling, grab a bottle of this.

Serving type: on-tap

09-17-2012 02:46:58 | More by mgironta

forsakenpariah

Alabama

2.68/5  rDev -21.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

12oz bottle -> Tulip pint glass

A - Crystal clear light amber with a half finger solid white head. Few carbonation bubbles and no lacing.

S - Harsh adjunct (corn I think) aroma up front and slight caramel notes in the back end. Maybe a little metallic aroma. No hops to be found at all.

T - Very faint flavor with a little bit of caramel and more adjuncts. Carbonation and maybe a very faint hop bitterness bring up the rear, but overall very restrained in the flavor.

M - Thin and watery with tons of carbonation. Mouthfeel seems to mimick your average macro lager.

O - This really seems like a quarter step above a standard macro lager. It's about half the price of a cheap craft brew but even at that price you'd be better off buying malt liquor... but only if you're homeless.... Serisouly, don't buy it.

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2012 20:09:56 | More by forsakenpariah

jsisko01

Michigan

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

Appearance - Pours a hazy amber color with an inch thick head that dissipates quickly. Leaves a nice lacing.

Smell - Definitely skunky and hoppy.

Taste - Same as the aroma. Grassy and slightly spicy hops. Toasted malts. Has a subtle sweetness. And a light bitterness in the finish.

Mouthfeel - Light-medium bodied with high carbonation.

Overall - This to me, is more like a Euro pale lager.. Not an amber lager. It is good though, and refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 03:53:33 | More by jsisko01

Analog_kid

Pennsylvania

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

I was first introduced to this beer in 1998 after returning from Saudi Arabia. In truth, it was the first beer I ever had and remains my lager of choice.

I've had this lager poured, straight out of a bottle, in a can, and tap, and I still prefer it in a bottle after all these years. Taps can taste bitter and cans are just flat to me, as all cans are. Yes, it's in a green bottle, but who cares? It's Yeungling!

You can expect a solid, amber red with a nice head after pouring. The smell is above average for a lager, as is the taste. However, I've never had a Yuengling that wasn't bright and crisp, as long as it didn't come out of a can or tap; the mouthfeel is just satisfying.

Overall, this is just *good* lager. It's not world class, but it's not swill like most macrobrews. Over the course of an evening or weekend, I might try a few different brews, but I always return to Yuengling.

Now, for JayB123, Yuengling is brewed in Pottsville, PA, which is over 250 miles away from Pittsburgh. Browns will never lift a Lombardi, but we got 6 of them. Don't like it? Then join the Steeler nation. ;)

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2012 16:22:25 | More by Analog_kid

StonedTrippin

Colorado

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

i dont get the hype at all here. even though its not hype from beer drinkers, its hype from scrantonian natural light drinkers, i still dont enjoy this much. pours a funny muddy light red amber color with a soda head. smells like stinky malts and a musty basement. the flavor is more robust than all the standard adjunct stuff, but its not totally apealing. it has a wet noodle sort of taste that is just off the mark for me without really being able to be much more specific. the mouthfeel is my biggest issue though. it is way way over carbonated which makes it a tough session beer even though it would otherwise meet that criteria. its just too fizzy to really enjoy, especially from the bottle. overall a beer to skip, despite how popular this has become over the past five or so years. the other yuengling beers are pretty good on the other hand.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 23:35:03 | More by StonedTrippin

BlackBelt5112203

South Carolina

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

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass at fridge temperature.

L – Deep amber color with a 2-finger cream-colored bubbly head. Pretty good retention and a little bit of lacing. Clear with lots of carbonation bubbles.

S – Grainy malt with some nutty and toasty notes along with a touch of grassy hops.

T – Starts off sweet with grainy and toasty malts and acquires a small amount of earthy and grassy hop bitterness at the finish.

F – Light-bodied with good carbonation, a crisp and light mouthfeel, and a grainy-sweet and slightly earthy-bitter finish. Malty sweetness lingers for a moment.

O – This is a pretty good beer, especially as far as mass-produced lagers go. Tasty, refreshing, and inexpensive. There’s nothing particularly special here, but you can’t go wrong with Yuengling when it comes to cheap lagers.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 00:29:40 | More by BlackBelt5112203

Auracom

Illinois

2.6/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to my sis for bringing a case of this for her weekend visit. One of several cans poured on July 29th, 2012, into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass.

A - Darker coloring for a lager. Deep golden, almost amber hue with a two finger, fluffy white head. Surprisingly poor retention but good creamy lacing.

S - Lightly honey-soaked malt grains, baked cornbread, and a hint of non-descript spices.

T - Front to mid-palate is almost entirely effervescent with little flavor. Mid to rear has a bit of the sweet malt and honey. Corn closer to the backend with little aftertaste.

M - Appropriate carbonation, light body, really no true finish on this.

D - Definitely prefer the aroma here. The taste lacks far too much flavor. This beer absolutely serves a purpose greater than that of macro's and makes me think fondly of my visits to Pittsburgh.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2012 15:15:22 | More by Auracom

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.38/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

$1.49 for a 24oz can at 7-11 somewhere in upstate NY, steal of a deal.

Pale amber-blonde colour, a modest cap of white head, light lace. Smell is grainy and malty, lightly fruity but mostly apple, some light floral hopping as well. Taste upfront is a clean biscuity malt, lightly sweet and lightly bitter, smooth quick finish, pleasant lingering malt aftertaste. Medium carbonation, light-medium body, pretty good feel. For what this is and what this costs its pretty solid, not something I will pick up by the case or anything but certainly something I would pick up a can or two of in the middle of nowhere when stateside.

Serving type: can

08-20-2012 23:28:32 | More by peensteen

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

2.48/5  rDev -27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured into a plastic polka dot cup.

Appearance
Amber with 1-2 fingers of creamy head. Decent retention and excellent clarity.

Nose
Bread and caramel. Hints of slightly skunky yeast.

Taste
Bready malts and clean caramel tones. Has some slight fruitiness in the end akin to cantaloupe. A touch of floral hops and, of course, Yuengling's trademarked skunky yeast flavor.

Mouthfeel
Light bodied, crisp and clean.

Overall
Bland and boring. If it's an open bar and this is the best beer available, I'll drink it.

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2012 19:28:12 | More by justintcoons

philthyb

Nebraska

3.23/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I live in Omaha, and the two times I've been able to sample this beer was courtesy of neighbors returning from Pennsylvania. The first time I was given 4 cans to try, and they made a very favorable impression on me. The second time I was "given" two cases, which happened to come in green bottles. The bottled beer was not as good, having the same skunky smell as other green bottled beers (Heineken, Stella Artois, etc.). The cost to me for the two cases was $20 each, which makes this beer a great value when compered to other "grocery store" beers.

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2012 20:46:04 | More by philthyb

JayB123

2.85/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

I've had this beer several times, once on tap, once in a can, but mostly in bottles. I think it resembles busch, which I don't really care for. All this is besides the fact that I'm from Cleveland and this beer is made near Pittsburgh, ewww. Go Browns!

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2012 07:54:10 | More by JayB123

Shibbykaiyai

Michigan

3.73/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I bought a case of the lager for $20 on a recent trip in to PA. The price is pretty equivalent to your run of the mill light beer, so a great deal for a solid brew.

The best part about the Yuengling lager is that it is both not a garbage run of the mill lager/light beer nor a craft beer. It is just a good solid brew that goes well with just about anything.

I think one of the previous posters summed it up pretty well. The brew has a pretty good following because it is a good solid brew. It is not a fancy limited edition craft brew. It's just solid. And there is nothing wrong with that.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 05:05:12 | More by Shibbykaiyai

cfrances33

Illinois

3.18/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Bottle had a random happy hour today.

Pour: Bottle, but a good looking bottle.

Smell: Biscuit sweetness with a light, light floral hop presence.

Taste: Bready sweetness that really lacks much of a hop character, but does have some citrus bitterness barely woven in.

Mouthfeel: really light and carbonated, but is really refreshing.

Overall: A good lager, and at least its American.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 00:38:37 | More by cfrances33

BostonHops

Massachusetts

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

12oz bottle served in a pint glass.

pours a coppery / deep amber tone while yielding a fairly short-lived 1" head; no real lacing to speak of. relatively subdued nose offers some grainy maltiness. little to no presence of hops (or much else).

flavor is an improvement, led by some grain and bready malt, and then a hint of hops. a vague herbal quality loiters in the background. crisp, medium-light bodied mouthfeel with average carbonation.

overall yuengling isn't a world beater and will never be confused with one; that said, it's actually not half-bad, drinkable and inoffensive - even moderately tasty... factor the price point and it gets my approval.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2012 22:56:58 | More by BostonHops