Yuengling wannabe or legitimate (macro) "craft" attempt?

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  1. Aichelberger

    Aichelberger Pooh-Bah (1,652) Oct 9, 2004 Maryland
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    Random question, but my macro-loving friends in VA keep telling me that Busch Signature Copper Lager has become their "go-to" when they want something more. "It's better than Yuengling," they say (though that's not saying a lot). To hear them talk and reading the reviews, it sounds worth tasting; but I don't know because I haven't been able to find it in Maryland. Anyone know if it's available in the Free State? Or if it's even worth looking for?
     
    #1 Aichelberger, Feb 25, 2016
  2. DeutschesBier

    DeutschesBier Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2009 Maryland

    I haven't seen it yet.
     
    #2 DeutschesBier, Jul 27, 2018
  3. kdb150

    kdb150 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Yuengling already makes a better version of their lager, it's called Lord Chesterfield.
     
    #3 kdb150, Jul 27, 2018
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  4. rfgetz

    rfgetz Pooh-Bah (2,609) Nov 14, 2008 New Jersey
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    Which is an ale, not a lager. With a different ingredient profile.
     
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  5. NeroFiddled

    NeroFiddled Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,276) Jul 8, 2002 Pennsylvania
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    Yes, Lord Chesterfield is also 100% Cascade hops.
     
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  6. RutgersBeerGuy

    RutgersBeerGuy Savant (1,059) Jan 16, 2007 New Jersey

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  7. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Depends on what you want to call a beer fermented at warm temperatures, but with bottom fermenting yeast. See the previous discussion in this thread:
    https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...ound-beer-golden-pilsner.564230/#post-5933479

    As referenced by @jesskidden , the US government's definition of Ale references temperature, not yeast type.
     
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  8. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Back to the original thread topic, how did you get back on the issue of Busch Signature Copper Lager from 2 years ago?

    It's not listed on the Official Busch website so I would say it was discontinued
    https://www.busch.com/our-beers.html
     
    #8 jmdrpi, Jul 27, 2018
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  9. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    According to BA for Busch Signature Copper Lager: “This beer is retired; no longer brewed.”

    Cheers!
     
    #9 JackHorzempa, Jul 27, 2018
  10. kdb150

    kdb150 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2012 Pennsylvania

    And? It tastes like what their lager ought to be. It's crisper, drier, and less sweet. Doesn't really have the ester profile of an ale, either.
     
    #10 kdb150, Jul 30, 2018
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