Dear Pennsylvania...
You guys make awesome beer. Thank you for finally letting us drink it.
Sincerely, r/Cleveland
Posted Oct 3, 2011, 11:59 PM UTC
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Yuengling exports finally made it?
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So you're to blame! At work today we had free beer, but I only got one Yuengling before they ran out. I was forced to switch to Amstel light. :(
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you get free beer at work??? Can you send me an application?
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Not always, but occasionally they have meetings/presentations/parties at the end of a day and we get food and wine/beer. Probably once every 3 or 4 months. It is nice, though.
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Yuengling?!?!?
Please, please, please tell me that this isn't what you meant by "awesome beer" OP.
This is the land of Victory and Lancaster Brewing Company, of Appalachian Brewing and Troegs, of Wyerbacher and Sly Fox! How dare thee cast aspersions on our mightiest of brewing traditions with so mediocre a representative!
climbs off of high horse
Seriously though, we've got WAY better stuff than Yuengling.
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Yuengling is a great go-to beer that is readily available and miles better than Bud / Miller / Coors. You don't realize how good it is until you're in a state that doesn't have it and your options are something made by the big 3. Woof.
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In the land of local "go-to" lagers, people often seem to forget one of the best: Straub! I will take a Straub over a Yuengling any day of the week and it's just as widely available.
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Too bad the "eternal" tap closes at 1:00 PM on Saturdays.
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It is better than that tripe made by the big 3, but that's like being the best lane on 28 inbound - not exactly an honor.
By all means, enjoy Yuengling. But don't make the mistake of thinking that it is the best that PA has to offer.
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I am appalled if they meant Yuengling. Ooh and you forgot Stoudt's!
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Yuengling is considered awesome beer? I'm sad for your standards.
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IC Light for you then.
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Have you been to Cleveland? :P
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Uh, I've lived in Pa my entire life, and I enjoy Yuengling as much as the next guy, and as much as I like ripping on Cleveland I have to say that Great Lakes Brewing Co produces probably a dozen beers that are way better than Yuengling.
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We can counter with East End though.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but those beers are not in the same price range, no? Yuengling is not the best beer, but it's the best beer that usually costs the same as, or within 50 cents of, Bud/Miller/Coors.
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Great Lakes makes some good beers, like the Edmund Fitzgerald but I cannot forgive them for Burning River. I used to buy variety pack cases to try new beers, and was surprised to find half of the Great Lakes variety pack was Burning River. It's the foulest beer I ever bought. No guest ever drank a second one. Even a homeless man cringed when he tasted it and said, "Burning river? More like burning river of shit!"
At least cheap generic beers are weak-tasting. Burning River has a strong taste of bile, resentment, and grapefruit.
Disclaimer: I don't like many pale ales. If you like bitter metallic beer with a vomit aftertaste, you'll love Burning River.
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I'll just leave this here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Best beer you can buy for $20/case. Obviously it can't hold a candle to a Trappist ale, but a decent craft beer, but that's not what it's going for.
Also, you sound like a giant douche.
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No I just have standards for beer.
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Best goddamn cheap beer out there.
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Have you ever tried Straub?
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Straub tastes very similar to PBR to me.
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Straub is waaaaay better than PBR. Also Straub is hangover-free! No Salt, No Sugar, No Preservatives! Beer in all it's glory™
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That's not true actually, every single beer has sugar, hops are a natural preservative, and dehydration causes hangovers.
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That's funny, yuengling tastes very similar to PBR to me.
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That's some great redditquette guys. "What, you like a beer that I don't like? DOWNVOTE!" Looks to me that the one dude was simply asking a question. What a couple of fucktards.
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I hail from the hometown of Straub. I like the newer Straub Dark. The regular, eh not so much.
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And in return, thank you for Great Lakes. Burning River is a great pale ale, and I can't wait for Christmas Ale
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Love Edmund Fitzgerald!
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Elliot Ness > *
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Bought a case of Nosferatu for my Halloween party, I look forward to that beer every year.
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Their Christmas Ale is solid, but comes nowhere close to touching Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Winter Solstice.
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Historically I would agree. Victory, Troegs (when fresh) were far better brewers than anything I've had from Cleveland/OH, but Fathead's Brewery is just killing it these days. Head Hunter, Hop JuJu, hefeweizens, pale ales, lagers... They just do all these beers so well I say Thank You Cleveland.
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Though technically Rogue, Head Hunter is amazing. I'm gonna be in the Southside tommorow thank you for reminding me how awesome it is because I'm going to grab one. or six
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Umm, what about Rogue?
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I thought that they had Head Hunter made by Rogue? Could be wrong
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It is made by Faheads.
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I absolutely LOVE Fatheads beer...I went to college in Cleveland, so I actually went to the Brewery in North Olmstead before I went to the one in Pittsburgh.
A really cool thing they do at that Fatheads is allow you to get a 4oz sampler of any of their brewed beers for about $1.25. My buddies and I would typically go there, order a sampler of all their brewed beers (around 12 or so, depending on season) and then try all of them before ordering a full glass. Great way to try everything Fatheads has to offer.
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Coming from the town that gave us Great Lakes beer, that is high praise indeed!
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There has always been a rivalry between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. That said we finally have common ground. We both fucking hate the ravens! How dare the NFL interfere with our rivalry.
I grew up in a mixed German Irish family. One rule I learned is you never break up a fight between Irishmen. Because both sides of the fight will turn on you.
I feel the same way about the ravens. Pittsburgh and Cleveland had a family rivalry going on. Then the ravens happened. Now we still want to fight each other. But fucking Baltimore interfered with our fight and needs to be punished first.
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It's enough of a pain i the ass to get Pennsylvania beer in Pennsylvania, what w/ their obscure liquor laws, be lucky you're in a state where you can buy beer at a grocery store!
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You can buy beer at Giant Eagle and Shop n Save where I live.
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wantingnowyou, I'm guessing you can buy 6-packs of beer in little bistro or side-shops (in Giant Eagle)? The reason they do this is because while Giant Eagle can't officially sell beer due to liquor laws, they can have a "bistro" that is separate from the grocery store where beer can be sold. However, even here silly liquor rules apply - you can only buy the equivalent of two 6-packs in one go - in order to buy more, you must take that beer outside, put it in your car, then come back and buy more. Ugh, PA sometimes...
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Try Stoneys or Arwn City.
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We still have the most strict liquor laws ever...
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May the rivalry between Cleveland and Pittsburgh sports never get in the way of sharing beer.
Here, here!