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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NativePortlander1970

I loved being DownTown Portland when Weinhard's was brewing a batch back in the day, it was a sad moment when I learned the board of directors sold it, and the new owners sold the building to carpetbagging cali developers, who promptly tore the brewery down and had codos built on the site, It was one of the city's oldest buildings and actually in the National Registrybof Historic Buildings, which the developers didn't care about, "It's not earthquake safe." 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

HumanEarth · 56-60, F

Thats all kinds of messed up

NativePortlander1970

@HumanEarth Another reason why we hate the calis so much.

HumanEarth · 56-60, F

One of mine favorite beers is Schlitz. It was one the first beer I stole out of the fridge when I was a teenager.

I was made with Schlitz brewery closed down, but happy when Pabst's brought the name. Then brought it back.

I grew up in Milwaukee and I always smelled the brewers yeast doing its thing.

It was common to smell that every time you drove on Interstate 94.

But when Pabst's shut down their brewery and had Miller Brewery brew all of Pabst's and Schlitz beers.

That smell was gone

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@HumanEarth My wife grew up with that smell. Whenever we drove to Milwaukee to visit her family, she knew exactly when to roll down the car windows to smell the yeast.

And we toured the Pabst facility once.

But as you say, it's gone now.

HumanEarth · 56-60, F

@DrWatson I got to tour the big 3 before closed or changed

Schlitz, Pabst and Miller

Lived there most of my life