Yuengling Traditional Lager - Yuengling Brewery

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

From BeerAdvocate Magazine Volume II, Issue I:

This is the oldest brewery in America and adored by college students all across the Atlantic, from Florida to New York. We are talking cult status, where the Northeast would be a viable market, yet there is still no interest from the brewery. Go figure.

Not much in the head department as it drops down to a very thin ring of lace. Clear and amber in color. Slight hop aroma of citrus and rough herb, malt is a little wet and vaguely toasted in the nose. Big on crispness with a moderate body and slick mouthfeel. Hop bitterness is a little rough around the edges, a trait of Cluster hops and the Cascade hops drop a quick kiss of citrus on the palate. Grainy but sweet and grassy throughout from the malt character. Finishes semi-dry with a pretty clean after taste.

Decent drinking, we look to this beer as a filler to switch things up. All in all, at least a step or two above most mass-produced lagers.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2009 17:16:57 | More by BeerAdvocate

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

Jason

Massachusetts

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

Bit on the sweet side with no astringent flavours. Hops are light on the palate and barely round out the brew. A no frills amber lager. It actually does not taste bad as it warms up either. A good beer to grab on a lazy summer afternoon and let your mind go blank.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2002 19:57:09 | More by Jason

glock267

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

06-20-2013 02:46:12 | More by glock267

cgarcer

Georgia

3/5  rDev -12.5%

06-20-2013 02:36:43 | More by cgarcer

tstoll

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

06-20-2013 02:06:40 | More by tstoll

JamesMN

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

06-20-2013 01:45:37 | More by JamesMN

Mackbekeza

Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev +2%

06-18-2013 22:41:31 | More by Mackbekeza

Braz

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

06-18-2013 19:33:09 | More by Braz

MikeyC37

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +16.6%

06-18-2013 05:01:08 | More by MikeyC37

ValpoExpo

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

06-17-2013 18:54:05 | More by ValpoExpo

ryutheblade

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

06-16-2013 22:40:12 | More by ryutheblade

mjm47

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +23.9%

06-16-2013 21:46:17 | More by mjm47

ryanbayv

Ohio

3/5  rDev -12.5%

06-16-2013 21:41:43 | More by ryanbayv

Stonehill64

4/5  rDev +16.6%

06-16-2013 19:58:13 | More by Stonehill64

zmusselman

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +2%

06-16-2013 18:46:32 | More by zmusselman

das_Bier

Alabama

3/5  rDev -12.5%

06-15-2013 20:56:19 | More by das_Bier

Neptune

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

06-15-2013 20:08:10 | More by Neptune

nmatch

3.5/5  rDev +2%

06-15-2013 19:38:45 | More by nmatch

SarcasticAaron

Virginia

3/5  rDev -12.5%

06-15-2013 13:05:24 | More by SarcasticAaron

b1515152004

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

06-15-2013 12:34:18 | More by b1515152004

Lungman

Alabama

3.09/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

This beer is like sitting in the cheap seats at World Series game 7. It is what it is. You get to be there but part of you wishes you had just watched it from your old recliner. Ok taste, real easy to drink, but no "character". Will I drink it again, ya I love beer. Am I counting the hours down until then, nope.

Serving type: can

06-15-2013 07:43:07 | More by Lungman

LordTorgamus

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -12.5%

06-14-2013 05:41:15 | More by LordTorgamus

KYGunner

Kentucky

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

Dark for any lager it's has a nice brown to amber coloring with thick head that had decent retention.

The scent is rather stale, not offensive but nothing special. Sweet caramel maltiness, with touches of dry cracker to metallic malt.

I like Yuengling, perhaps for posterity, but it has excellent qualities. The taste is a touch roasted, with caramel malt sweetness. There's some cracker or toasted bread and an ever so light hop finish.

I'll be the first to admit that old habits are hard to break but I feel like Yuengling has some real craft beer qualities despite the price.

Serving type: on-tap

06-14-2013 00:56:21 | More by KYGunner

djre4orm

Virginia

2/5  rDev -41.7%

06-13-2013 20:20:37 | More by djre4orm