I hate to keep harping on the price thing but for those of you who don’t know Yuengling here’s a list of current prices from the discounter in NJ where I pick up when I’m visiting my parents.
No container deposit in NJ. Add 7% sales tax
Lager
6pk bottles $5.99
Loose 24pk cans/bottles $19.99
Light Lager
Loose cans 24pk $13.99
6pk bottles $5.99
loose 24pk bottles $19.99
Black & Tan bottles
6pks $5.99
12pks $10.99
Premium (analog to a regular Coors or Bud)
loose cans 24pk $13.99
6pk bottles $5.29
Specialty–Summer Wheat, Bock Beer, Porter, Lord Chesterfield Ale
$6.69/6pk
In NYC it’s like $12.99/12pk+dep for Lager and B&T so not a huge price difference.
From the Beer Advocate list posted above, I think the Leinenkugel is probably the closest in quality/price to the regular lager.
So the thing is if you’re paying more for stuff like Stella, Corona, Bud, Coors, Miller, etc when you can get Yuengling you’re a dummy IMHO, but if you aren’t in an area where you can get it, there probably isn’t much else that compares for a similar price, and it’s probably worth it to pay more for a true craft lager.