Why I hate that Yeungling commercial...

I have noticed a commercial for yeungling beer that comes on tv every once in a while. As far as cheap beer goes, its a pretty good one...

They constantly brag about being 180 years old and America's oldest brewery. They can operate in their little town in PA with pride and they have become a symbol of a successful American business.

How is what they do ANY different than what those on this forum are forced to do in the privacy of their homes? They even operated during prohibition apparently (ie. 180 years...) and no one has an issue with this, in fact they are proud.

However, if someone grows some green instead of brewing beer then they are seen as the most despicable pieces of shit on earth. They are compared to dealers and mexican drug cartels. Many of them grow in order to support their medical requirements, support others health, or maybe once in a while use it recreationally to relieve some stress

That yeungling commercial epitomizes the hypocritical bullshit that the US's drug laws represent. If any of the arguments used to keep marijuana illegal were used against alcohol, tobacco, or even caffeine then they would all be illegal....yet somehow alcohol, a drug that claims thousands of lives every year can be touted as a proud American tradition.

I hate it.
 

Wavels

Well-Known Member
They stopped production of beer with alcohol and shifted to near beer
IMO they make a fine product...the black and tan and the lager are yummy!
:joint:

http://www.yuengling.com/history2.htm

1919 The Eighteenth Amendment is ratified, enacting a call for the national prohibition of alcohol. To survive, Yuengling switches production to near beer products.

1920 Yuengling constructs a dairy directly opposite the brewery1929 The 100th anniversary of the brewery. Near beer remains the only product being produced.


1933 Prohibition ends. The brewery celebrates with the production of Winner Beer and ships a truckload to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 
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