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41. Not so fast....

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 06:22 PM

Sep 2013

Yuengling Beer Billionaire Beats Sam Adams in Craft Craze

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-17/yuengling-beer-billionaire-beats-sam-adams-in-craft-craze.html

I prefer Yuengling's Traditional Lager to Sam Adams. Sam Adams is too hoppy and slightly bitter for me to want to crack open another. I'm not sure how far it reaches geographically, but you go anywhere in PA and ask for a Lager... you'll be served a Yuengling Lager. On another note, I despise Dick Yuengling and have from time to time personally boycotted his beer. He's a conservative Republican who's just recently voiced his support for right to work (for less) legislation.

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The Guy Who Brews Sam Adams Is Officially A Billionaire [View all] onehandle Sep 2013 OP

Better than Miller/Busch/Coors, OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #1

Lager... trumad Sep 2013 #3

I once dropped a pine cone in a vat of piss Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #4

You need a bottle of Hopslam to bring you around to the hoppy side of life. alfredo Sep 2013 #25

No thank you. Lagers and an occasional pale ale are enough for me. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #38

It's not just the bitterness, it is the different flavors and aromas. Hopslam tastes like alfredo Sep 2013 #44

How did it taste? bmbmd Sep 2013 #37

Exactly like the IPAs my friends rave about. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #40

try the dogfish iBa before you slam em. the indian brown kicks the indian pale's ass. dionysus Sep 2013 #47

Or Founders Centennial IPA. It's a laid back IPA. A dry hopped ale alfredo Sep 2013 #62

Allow me to retort, Sam-I-Am. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #65

Great! Maybe you are a super taster. alfredo Sep 2013 #66

Their Noble Pils is pretty good. Pilsners are Lagers too. alfredo Sep 2013 #11

Lagers are the off-white of craft brewing. OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #22

yum trumad Sep 2013 #29

I tried the Sam Adams "IPL" recently. Pretty bad. I like their regular brew, though. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #7

I think their Boston Ale is better than Boston Lager. OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #17

Great Lakes Silver and Gold IPL OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #39

i used to drink Sam Adams till a buddy of mine up at UC Davis turned me on to Sierra Nevada.. frylock Sep 2013 #2

Yup. Sierra Nevada pale ale. Stone Brewery in San Diego, Deschutes Brewery in Oregon....so many Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #10

Hush! Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is our west coast secret Brother Buzz Sep 2013 #16

"...the United States was basically a 'beer wasteland.'" KansDem Sep 2013 #5

The Reinheitsgebot is pretty easy to understand jmowreader Sep 2013 #21

My daughter's favorite. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #6

does he have a brother? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #8

Because some of us don't like IPA? jmowreader Sep 2013 #23

then head over to Spokane Valley to a Fred Meyer and try a pale ale or stout among others Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #27

Craft beer comes in every style you've heard of KamaAina Sep 2013 #32

Maybe in YOUR town it does... jmowreader Sep 2013 #46

That's Coeur d'Alene? KamaAina Sep 2013 #50

The white supremacists are mostly in Bonner County, not Kootenai jmowreader Sep 2013 #59

"Souza" does not sound like a very American name. KamaAina Sep 2013 #60

Some Breweries specialize. We have a new one in town that seems to like German Lagers. alfredo Sep 2013 #63

IPA: The Kardashians of craft beer. Throd Sep 2013 #64

So a non-evil billionaire Koch exists? bullwinkle428 Sep 2013 #9

Good for him. He is a great success story IMO. denverbill Sep 2013 #12

Give thanks to Jimmy Carter. He made this industry possible by making home brewing legal. alfredo Sep 2013 #15

Cheers to Jimmy! That reminds me I have grain in the freezer and hops on the fence! denverbill Sep 2013 #19

I used to make honey wine, but never tried beer. alfredo Sep 2013 #24

Octoberfest FTW, if you ever come to Boston, take the tour of the brewery. Crimson76 Sep 2013 #13

My favorites come from Great Lakes, Founders, Bells, Stone, Sierra Nevada, Schlafly. alfredo Sep 2013 #14

+1. nt OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #18

Dortmunder Gold is heaven. nt onehandle Sep 2013 #26

Bells :thumbsup: Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #42

Ommegang, now and always, nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #20

how do you like their 3 Philosophers? dionysus Sep 2013 #49

I like 'em all, Three Phils is a winter beer. nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #51

i even like their limited edition game of thrones blonde ale, Iron Throne Ale dionysus Sep 2013 #52

Eagerly awaiting the Take the Black stoudt. nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #53

are they making that, for real? i love stouts. dionysus Sep 2013 #54

Get ready to contain yourself: geek tragedy Sep 2013 #56

oh shit is it out yet? the iron throne ale was sold out in less than a week at my supermarket. dionysus Sep 2013 #57

I remember when Sam Adams was still pretty exotic by American standards phantom power Sep 2013 #28

He makes a product that people desire. Turbineguy Sep 2013 #30

Boston Beer Co. is the largest American owned brewery thelordofhell Sep 2013 #31

Not so fast.... CANDO Sep 2013 #41

Yuengling also busted thier union years ago AwareOne Sep 2013 #45

I'm back into boycott mode... CANDO Sep 2013 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author CANDO Sep 2013 #43

I prefer Samuel Jackson TlalocW Sep 2013 #33

I think they should make a movie with Samuel Jackson as God BainsBane Sep 2013 #36

Good for him BainsBane Sep 2013 #34

Kiltlifter is currently my favorite Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #35

Hope he sends some of that money for Jimmy Carter's malaise Sep 2013 #48

He produces a good product, that people want to buy, and it's made him a billionaire. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2013 #55

Achieving his dream was his most ferment desire pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #61