The 10 oldest beers in the United States

(data from the drinksbusiness.com)

Some of these were introduced by independent breweries which subsequently have been bought by the big companies.

How many of these have you had?

10. Point Special Lager
Year introduced: 1857
State of origin: Wisconsin
Owned by: Stevens Point Brewery

9. Weinhard’s Private Reserve
Year introduced: 1856
State of origin: Oregon
Owned by: MillerCoors

8. McSorley’s
Year introduced: 1854
State of origin: New York
Owned by: Pabst Brewing Company

7. Stroh’s
Year introduced: 1850
State of origin: Michigan
Owned by: Pabst Brewing Company

6. Schlitz
Year introduced: 1849
State of origin: Wisconsin
Owned by: Pabst Brewing Company

5. Old Milwaukee
Year introduced: 1849
State of origin: Wisconsin
Owned by: Pabst Brewing Company

4. Blatz Beer
Year introduced: 1846
State of origin: Wisconsin
Owned by: Pabst Brewing Company

3. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
Year introduced: 1844
State of origin: Wisconsin
Owned by: Pabst Brewing Company

2. Schaefer
Year introduced: 1842
State of origin: New York
Owned by: Pabst Brewing Company

1. Yuengling Lord Chesterfield Ale
Year introduced: 1829
State of origin: Pennsylvania
Owned by: Yuengling Brewing

I have had all of them except for Weinhard's and McSorely's. And I have had Stroh's , Schlitz, Blatz, and Schaefer before they got bought out.

Meanwhile, one of my favorite lagers these days is Spaten, from Munich. It's been around since 1397! 😂

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

May i ask, are these draught beers or bottled ?

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@Picklebobble2 They are all bottled, but you can get them on tap at local bars. I have no idea what form they were in when they first came onto the scene.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@DrWatson I'm in the UK. Beers tend to come either cask (barrels) or bottled.
Bottles can come from what we know as 'Micro Breweries'.
Small businesses where they produce very small amounts and are often sold locally only.

We have big name stuff too. Most of it from Germany or France or Belgium. But that stuff is often is often over carbonated so there's more fizz than taste (in my opinion)

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@Picklebobble2 Interesting. we have microbreweries too. But those are often the beers that are only available on tap at the brewery itself.

I think most American beers, even the ones on tap, tend to be more carbonated than the ones you are describing. Although the ones in brew pubs (the microbreweries where you can only buy the beer on premises) are often less carbonated.