Comments on: Porter Roundup VI (Sea Dog Riverdriver Porter, Yuengling Porter)

By: ceeg

ceeg — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:24:17 +0000

before yuengling tried to take over the eastern seaboard they bottled each of their brews in cases of returnable bottles as well as screw caps. the returnables tasted better, probably were fresher and were less expensive than the others. we used to taste test between the two from time to time. the returnables always won. i remember being in the tap room during a visit to the brewery, we used to go every year, where almost everybody was complaining that they hadn’t been able to get porter or chesterfield ale in ret’s for a while. they lied and said we would soon, they were never seen agaain. bummer! i think they still put their “premium” in 16 oz returnables. it’s not their best beer but the bottles are useful for homebrewing.

By: stinky

stinky — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:08:34 +0000

What’s up with these returnable bottles?

By: ceeg

ceeg — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:07:12 +0000

i wish you had been able to have the yuengling porter in a returnable bottle. they stopped that production in the late 90’s but man was that a nice drinker. those screw caps ruin everything plus the returnable stuff almost never tasted funky, just nice and roasty….memories…