Traditional Lager
Yuengling Brewery

 

Yuengling Traditional Lager is not only from America’s oldest brewery, but also a very tasty beverage. I like the look of the bottles, and I love that it’s family owned. The alc/vol could be a tad bit higher, but you really can’t beat the price. This is America’s beer!

Alc/Vol: 4:5%
Price: Bottom Shelf
Rating: 3/5

just an all around common beer, for when you can't decide, or find anything new

 

Very good beer in my opinion. Darker beer too. My first dark beer. I really liked it. I got notes of Carmel and maybe some floral or fruit too overall smell was good. Taste fantastic. Much better than the light beers I’ve had. Great ratings from me.

I wanted to like Yuengling, but I would be dishonest if I didn't tell the truth. The flavor is mediocre. A little bit of caramel, barely malt, hops. But not much. The feel is even worse. What little carbonation it has disappears quick. It does have a nice amber color. It isn't very expensive either. But I just can't really think of a great reason to drink Yuengling. It doesn't have any real positives, but it could be worse. Kind of like catching one small fish in the afternoon after fishing all morning. Bottom line, there's better.

The main reason Im glad i grew up on the east coast. Drank enough of these to float a battle ship around. Best out of a fresh keg or unskunked bottle. Dont buy 6 pack probably light struck. Decent flavour, in between a real german lager and american adjunct. my go to these days if worsteiner is not an option.

 

 

Easy drinking

 

Being from Illinois the closest I can get to a Yuengling Traditional Lager is an hour away in Indiana. Scarcity bias aside, this is my go to beer on all my East Coast trips when I'm not sampling local craft ambers, and a must stop in IN on return car trips. Real nice amber color and formidable head; extremely satisfying drink, not weak by any means. Sure, it will never masquerade as a small batch amber (nor does it have to). A perfect blend of smooth malt forward flavor minus the non-congruent hoppiness that tends to be there on some crafts of this ilk. Make a border crossing Dick Yuengling, we need this beer in Illinois!

 

12oz can

Yuengling Traditional Lager has a orange gold/amber body. A bubbly 1-finger head was formed. The head rather quickly reduced to a thin collar of foam. The aroma is dominated by a light roasted caramel malt. Also, the nose picked-up a flora and fresh smell. The upfront taste was a light roasted caramel that adds light sweetness. There is a light hop taste that lingers a little. Mouth feel is light to light-medium with light prickles in the mouth from the active carbonation.

This Lager is easy drinking, refreshing, and well balance. Yuengling Traditional Lager is brewed by the oldest American Brewery.

 

 

3/24/23 Have had this many many times, but finally reviewing.... Drank from a 12 oz bottle at Tom and Deanna's house, Frisco, TX..... Pool side.

My first reaction was this had more depth and malt than i last remember. If there was nothing else available except common mass produced beers on a tap list, i would certainly choose this.

Appearance: 16oz can pour. Clear deep copper. Minimal off-white head with no lingering or lacing.

Aroma: Rice. A little bit of corn.

Taste: Rice. Wheat bread. Malty. Very light peanuts (roasted?). The smallest bit of caramel. Corn flake cereal.

Feel: Medium to medium-high carbonation. Slightly dry. On the thin side but as is expected with the style.

Overall: It’s a great go-to beer that fits nearly any occasion.

 

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Goose Island Willi Becher Glass

The beer pours a crystal clear amber/mahogany color with a moderate amount of off white head that slowly recedes leaving behind a small cap that lingers throughout the session.

The aroma is mildly toasty & malty, and just a touch of caramel sweetness. Just a hint of generic hoppiness.

The flavor is lightly toasted malts with a caramel sweetness. There is also a bit of spicy and herbal hop presence to balance the beer out a little

Medium/light bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall this is not a bad beer that straddles the line between an entry level craft beer and an AAL. A great alternative to similarly priced AAL's

Clear amber color. Thin egg white head. Malty and earthy taste. Highly carbonated, and light body. Clean taste with roasted peanut taste. Extreme cracker finish. Very easy drinking flavorful beer.

 

 

 

 

This is a great everyday beer that goes with anything. I don't drink any of the huge national branded beers and drink this instead.

 

 

 

No matter what one thinks of Dick Yuengling's politics, one has to admit that the development and marketing of Traditional Lager was absolutely brilliant. Taking over a moribund regional brewery from his father, Dick quickly figured out the perfect beer for the perfect niche. A mildly tasty beer, but not too heavy in body and with a light level of alcohol. Pretty to look at. Almost a craft beer, but not quite--so not as pricey as, say, Sam Adams. But priced to compete with the "Premium" beers (Bud, Miller, etc.) and thus profitable. I'm a beer snob with the best of them but I find myself always coming back to this one when I just want to relax and not be assaulted either by flavor or by alcohol content.

 

 

Not bad, I do really enjoy this.
Being this is local it is my go to
Cheap beer. Much much better
Than Bud, Miller, Coors.

A great beer for after workout or after work. Refreshing, good taste, and not overly powerful ABV like an IPA. I keep this and Bells Two Hearted in permanent stock depending on the day of the week.

 

L: Nice amber color with a nice head that dissipates but doesn't disappear. It really doesn't look like other AALs
S: Faint aroma, but that may be me.
T: I surprised myself because this has quite a bit more taste than other AALs
F: Medium feel
O: As I said, better, much better than I expected.

Pours out of the can a nice clear amber with little head and thin lacing. Smells slightly like clove and roasted malts. Tastes kind of sweet and grainy but also watery. It's fine.

More flavor than most American lagers at a good price point. Not available out west (Montana) in most grocery stores. It is less crisp than Miller High Life, but bolder with a heavier flavor of roasted hops. Not a lawnmower beer and not particularly refreshing like a lighter beer. It is darker with a brown cast. I must confess I am not a master taster who can discern flavors like toasted tobacco, cherry cough drops, bananas, roasted pumpkin or boiled kumquat essence. It's bitter, cold and refreshing.