Why Mark McGwire’s Steroid Admission Totally Reminds Me of Yuengling Lager
First of all… how about that title! Seriously… I look forward to the day where I single-handedly forever unite the terms “Yuengling” and “McGwire” in a Google query. I mean hell… if he had only juiced up on the Lager, instead of those nasty roids, his path to the hall would have been lined with sweet amber-gold.
Okay… so Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids… shocker. The only thing about this tidbit of obviousness that even remotely relates to this post is the fact that I’m drinking a cold Yuengling Lager… as I do often… and it reminds me of the summer of ‘98 when McGwire and Sammy Sosa battled each other (and the needle) to break Roger Maris’ 37 year old single-season home run record.
You see… I have had countless varieties of beer. Good beers and bad beers and IPA’s and Stoudts and Seasonals and that Narragansett I stole from my grandfather’s stash when I was like 15 (BTW… totally off topic… Naragansett has a pretty decent blog going: www.narragansettbeer.com) and they all have a home in my heart. But there is only one that actually tastes like home. The mighty Yuengling Lager (they do not have an even remotely nice website… kills me every time I have to reference it).
Anyways… by the summer of ‘98 I was going into my junior year of college and was sweating through the hot Philadelphia nights. I remember the All Star Game that summer… and watching a ton of baseball with my buddy James… and drinking lots and lots of Lager.
I suppose the point is that while I love beer… only Yuengling Lager has been there for me. I can mark countless occasions in my life with Yuengling. That summer… Labor Day in Hoboken in ‘00… my first house in ‘02… my wedding day in ‘05. And while I plan on reviewing several beers on this site… I would be remiss if I didn’t first mention America’s Oldest Brewery… the Original Amber Beer.
So while McGwire may be rethinking his decisions the last couple decades… my dedication to Yuengling is one I am happy with.
