Comments on: If the Presidential Candidates Were Beers, What Would They Be? http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/ Just another Thegazz.com weblog Thu, 4 Dec 2008 23:21:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Emily http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2635 Fri, 16 May 2008 19:58:11 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2635 I brought my PBR spirit from Portland, Oregon when I moved home to Charleston. I brought my PBR spirit from Portland, Oregon when I moved home to Charleston.

]]> by: Emily http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2634 Fri, 16 May 2008 19:56:08 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2634 I brought my PBR spirit back from Portland, Oregon when I moved home again;) I brought my PBR spirit back from Portland, Oregon when I moved home agai ;)

]]> by: Rich Ireland http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2595 Thu, 15 May 2008 04:09:19 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2595 Ok, Rob since your buying... I will have a Westvleteren 12. Thanks! Ok, Rob since your buying… I will have a Westvleteren 12. Thanks!

]]> by: Rob Absten http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2592 Thu, 15 May 2008 01:50:09 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2592 Crimeny, Wordpress got me! Double post! I guess I'm buying the next round. Crimeny, Wordpress got me! Double post! I guess I’m buying the next round.

]]> by: Rob Absten http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2582 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:17:36 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2582 People want Yuengling simply because they can't have it. It's the "East bound and down" effect. In the '70s you couldn't get Coors east of the Mississippi and everyone wanted it sooooo much that it made bootleggers out of nearly everyone who visited the west on vacation, as well as spawning the classic Burt Reynolds vehicle Smokey and the Bandit - hence my all-too-clever name for the phenomenon. In my experience, once you have access to America's Oldest Brewery (tm) and its product, you realize it's not that great and move on to something better. It's not a bad beer (the lager, that is. Premium, Premium Light, and Lord Chesterfield are terrible, though. Porter and Black and Tan are decent too.) and it makes for a good choice when it's on special at a Yinzer bar on Mt. Washington, but it's not worthy of the mystique. Side note: Fatheads has a dedicated Yuengling lager tap among its ~42 rotating craft/import taps. It's one of only two beers on the menu that does not count towards the coveted Frequent Flyer program. Miller lite is the other. Just saying, is all. People want Yuengling simply because they can’t have it. It’s the “East bound and down” effect. In the ’70s you couldn’t get Coors east of the Mississippi and everyone wanted it sooooo much that it made bootleggers out of nearly everyone who visited the west on vacation, as well as spawning the classic Burt Reynolds vehicle Smokey and the Bandit - hence my all-too-clever name for the phenomenon.

In my experience, once you have access to America’s Oldest Brewery ™ and its product, you realize it’s not that great and move on to something better. It’s not a bad beer (the lager, that is. Premium, Premium Light, and Lord Chesterfield are terrible, though. Porter and Black and Tan are decent too.) and it makes for a good choice when it’s on special at a Yinzer bar on Mt. Washington, but it’s not worthy of the mystique.

Side note: Fatheads has a dedicated Yuengling lager tap among its ~42 rotating craft/import taps. It’s one of only two beers on the menu that does not count towards the coveted Frequent Flyer program. Miller lite is the other. Just saying, is all.

]]> by: Rob Absten http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2580 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:58:12 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2580 People want Yuengling simply because they can't have it. It's the "East bound and down" effect. In the '70s you couldn't get Coors east of the Mississippi and everyone wanted it sooooo much that it made bootleggers out of nearly everyone who visited the west on vacation, as well as spawning the classic Burt Reynolds vehicle Smokey and the Bandit - hence my all-too-clever name for the phenomenon. In my experience, once you have access to America's Oldest Brewery (tm) and its product, you realize it's not that great and move on to something better. It's not a bad beer (the lager, that is. Premium, Premium Light, and Lord Chesterfield are terrible, though. Porter and Black and Tan are decent too.) and it makes for a good choice when it's on special at a Yinzer bar on Mt. Washington, but it's not worthy of the mystique. Side note: Fatheads has a dedicated Yuengling lager tap among its ~42 rotating craft/import taps. It's one of only two beers on the menu that does not count towards the coveted Frequent Flyer program. Miller lite is the other. People want Yuengling simply because they can’t have it. It’s the “East bound and down” effect. In the ’70s you couldn’t get Coors east of the Mississippi and everyone wanted it sooooo much that it made bootleggers out of nearly everyone who visited the west on vacation, as well as spawning the classic Burt Reynolds vehicle Smokey and the Bandit - hence my all-too-clever name for the phenomenon.

In my experience, once you have access to America’s Oldest Brewery ™ and its product, you realize it’s not that great and move on to something better. It’s not a bad beer (the lager, that is. Premium, Premium Light, and Lord Chesterfield are terrible, though. Porter and Black and Tan are decent too.) and it makes for a good choice when it’s on special at a Yinzer bar on Mt. Washington, but it’s not worthy of the mystique.

Side note: Fatheads has a dedicated Yuengling lager tap among its ~42 rotating craft/import taps. It’s one of only two beers on the menu that does not count towards the coveted Frequent Flyer program. Miller lite is the other.

]]> by: Rich Ireland http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2560 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:05:16 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2560 Chris, are you saying that Yeungling was basically a nobody 5 years ago and has been somehow "elevated" through marketing and hype to what it is today? Hmmm... Chris, are you saying that Yeungling was basically a nobody 5 years ago and has been somehow “elevated” through marketing and hype to what it is today? Hmmm…

]]> by: Chris Workman http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2557 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:52:32 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2557 In defense of Yeungling: I used to drink it all the time when I lived in Pittsburgh and at least at that time, there was no premium on price. Five to eight years ago, that stuff was usually on special for like a dollar a bottle in bars there. Was it great beer? No. Was it great cheap beer? Yes. In defense of Yeungling: I used to drink it all the time when I lived in Pittsburgh and at least at that time, there was no premium on price. Five to eight years ago, that stuff was usually on special for like a dollar a bottle in bars there. Was it great beer? No. Was it great cheap beer? Yes.

]]> by: Mike Dillion http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2545 Tue, 13 May 2008 01:18:37 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2545 While I suppose Senator McCain's alleged temper may consitute a little "hoppiness", there isn't a Burning River in the bunch. While I suppose Senator McCain’s alleged temper may consitute a little “hoppiness”, there isn’t a Burning River in the bunch.

]]> by: Rich Ireland http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2540 Mon, 12 May 2008 22:01:33 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/beerstoyou/2008/05/12/if-the-presidential-candidates-were-beers-what-would-they-be/#comment-2540 Brooke, That's too funny! What a coincidence... I confess to all of you that I did not undertake in any sort of "investigative journalism" on this one. It was just pure off the cuff stuff. BTW, If you do catch me trying to conduct investigative journalism, please report me to one of the fine professional journalists at the Gazette; they do that sort of stuff for a living. Brooke, That’s too funny! What a coincidence… I confess to all of you that I did not undertake in any sort of “investigative journalism” on this one. It was just pure off the cuff stuff.

BTW, If you do catch me trying to conduct investigative journalism, please report me to one of the fine professional journalists at the Gazette; they do that sort of stuff for a living.

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