In a salute to Super Bowl 43 and US President 44, here's a brief homage to some American beer (yes, we can).
Because I'm going for the Pittsburgh Steelers and because Obama won in the Keystone State and also because the loser was from Arizona, I'll be sticking with two beers from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Yuengling and Iron City.
I would also advocate for Rollng Rock as a basic American beer, but it's no longer made in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, but rather in other places -- like New Jersey. (Rolling Rock, brewed with the refreshing spring waters of Latrobe from 1939 into 2006, was bought out by Anheuser Busch and is now owned by InBev).
One of the best American beers of its most popular type (lager) I've ever had is that brewed by D. G. Yuengling & Son in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. It's ubiquitous in PA, but also now available in North Carolina and various other states, thanks in part to Yuengling's utilizing a former Stroh's plant (and many of its workers) in FL. Hard to beat Yuengling Traditional Lager for its price and taste, with the exception of some micro-breweries. One of the coolest things about Yuengling besides drinking it is this: it started brewing in 1829, the same year as the Nullification Crisis during Andrew Jackson's presidency; and it's the oldest continuously running brewery in the USA. Hey man, they survived Prohibition, too (don't ask).
If you want to go Pittsburgh beer, it's worth trying Iron City Brewing Company. Iron City now comes in a Space Age aluminum bottle that preserves freshness (no joke). It's good.
Today's Rune: Initiation. Go Steelers!
10 comments:
Never was a beer or football fan so I suppose tonight when I turn the flat screen over to the old lady for her...whatever the hell you call it, I'll be just...sleeping?
I wonder if Waiters Party Store on Eight Mile has Yuengling's Lager. Before I developed my allergies to beer and pizza, I used to go to Waiters; They had the largest selection of beer. Also, they were the only store that carried my personal favorite: Germany's Wertzberger Dark.
Red Oak is my favorite local beer here in Carolina. I used to like Blatz when I lived in Pa. And we could get square pizza in Milford. MM good.
I hope I don't sound unpatriotic, but man Iron City Beer and Rolling Rock suck. ;)
I used to like Schlitz and Miller, but these days I tend to like Michelob and the local brewery's products, Abita Amber and Turbodog.
Maybe I'm just getting old, but I can hardly even drink beer anymore. I have to REALLY be in the mood for it & even then, I'm not likely to finish even one.
Rolling Rock is really not from PA anymore? Man, I did not know that and I'm supposed to be a beer guy. Say it isn't so...
I once went to a micro-brew on the East coast called The Weeping Raddish Inn. I ordered a pitcher of their local brew--most God awful beer ever; they must've used raddishes.
Thanks all for the comments! Jim, I guess even mico-b's are hit and miss. Waiters sounds good. Red Oak sounds good. Charles, Iron City is good in the new aluminium bottles, compared to the old kind. Rolling Rock is now a pass. I've had Abita on the road, and it was excellent. Draught/draft is usally better (when the equipment is cleaned right) for any beer; Lana, it's true a lot of people don't like beer (anymore); Ev, are you gonna brew your own again?
A fine one on the road was Old Thumper; also Budvar.
And the STEELERS WON! OORAH!
Hi Eric, you should have included a pronounciation lesson on the Yuenglings. I like it, but just say "ling ling." Can only drink one on a hot day in Florida.
Yeungling is great beer!!! I say ditch the multi-nationals: bud, coors and miller and go with PA made. I was going to feature them on my Made in Pennsylvania blog in a few weeks - but you beat me to it ;)
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