Comments on: Old Brews Become Cool to Young Drinkers

By: RalphieTB

RalphieTB — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:16:31 +0000

The fact that Yuengling is awfully cheap is something to consider as well.

At that price level, it's easily the bets beer around.

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:04:35 +0000

I don't give a damn about "hip" beers. Yuengling isn't popular because of a bunch of hipsters; it's popular because it's bloody good.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:01:03 +0000

I'm hardly authoritative on this, but I don't think Yuengling's recent success is due to the popularity of it's old brews. Check out Yuengling's beers. Thirty plus years ago when I went to college in central PA the Yuengling I remember seeing in the stores was their "Premium Beer". Today, the buzz about Yuengling is mostly about newer products such as the Traditional Lager. (I'm drinking one now). Yuengling is the oldest brewery in the US, and they've done a great job of bringing their products in line to current tastes.

By: Jim Rhoads

Jim Rhoads — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 02:50:54 +0000

My first beer (1955) at age 15 was Rolling Rock. Then as now, "made in the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe". But then, it came only in 7 ounce "pony" bottles (and on draft). Still tastes the same to me, and I think is a pretty good example of a retro brew.

By: Tom Martin

Tom Martin — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:58:10 +0000

Not sure how 'retro' rolling rock is but it still works for me!

By: Cole Stinson

Cole Stinson — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:55:31 +0000

Leinenkugel makes several incredible beers. I also love Yuengling. Of course, neither are available where I live - Las Cruces, NM. Good old beers are hard to find here, but I was able to score a case of Pearl Beer in Castroville, Texas, recently. I have actually been offered five times the money I paid for it. Retro beer is definitely "in", but I have always loved it!

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StrangeThingsAfoot.com » — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:44:47 +0000

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By: PAXALLES

PAXALLES — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:08:47 +0000

Punky Brewsters Dig Retro Suds - Paging Laverne and Shirley

Punky Brewsters Dig Retro Suds - Paging Laverne and Shirley

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 19:50:46 +0000

I'd heard of Yuengling and it was mainly recent college grads mentioning it when Yuengling was originally looking for distributors in areas away from their base. They now have bottling capacity in Tampa so it's easier for them to get it on the market. It's made it to Myrtle Beach and Charleston in SC (and one of those distributors covers Columbia.) I first had one in Baltimore and my fiancee's family has roots in the area of PA that Yuengling originated in. I would say it's pretty hip now in some places. It's the only beer my future in-laws drink but that may have been the case all along.

By: Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:04:11 +0000

I can testify to you ability to down multiple pitchers of Yuengling -- as long as Krempasky is buying.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:51:49 +0000

After years of drinking only microbrews (or my own homebrew) I find myself buying Miller High Life quite frequently. I originally bought some as a joke on Labor Day - a blue collar beer as my homage to the working man - and then was quite surprised that I actually liked it.

Now if we could just get Old Style aaround here...

By: Rodney Dill

Rodney Dill — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:42:10 +0000

What's retro about Leinenkugel's? Though I wish is was easier to get Heilemann's Special Export here in Michigan.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:33:15 +0000

I've got Pabst Blue Ribbon on my mind...