Yuengling's Lager is okay, but their black & tan is atrociously bad.
These are a couple of my favorite microbrews. Both are in upstate New York. Saranac is NY's oldest brewery.
The pricey (Brooklyn Beer, the Stout is pictured):
the cheaper, but just as good really (Saranac Summer Variety pack pictured):
For a lager, I like Beck's, Pilsner Urquell, or one of the Brooklyn Beer or Saranac Lagers. Heineken, to me , takes like a stale or flat Beck's.
in between: You cannot go wrong with Bass Ale.
For heavier stuff, I go for Saranac Black & Tan, Brooklyn Beer Stout & Guinness. After the first Gulf War, a friend smuggled back two racks of beer from Germany. One was Sympatico Dopplebock & the other was EKU 28, named as such because it is a 28 proof, 14% alcohol by volume malt-syrup beverage; I've never had beer like that before or since & probably never will.
The king-daddy though is Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout. Splurge & buy a pint today & discover why it is the King Of All Beers:
