…exchange them for a great Pennsylvania craft brew!
In trying to look on the bright side of being 2+ hours away from AB, my friends and family for a year in a city that is hotter than hell and slower than molasses, I needed to look no further than across the bridge into a neighboring state, where I can get Yuengling Lager, also known as Sweet Sweet Nectar of the Gods, or Where Am I And What On Earth Happened Last Night?
Seriously, this stuff is worth crossing state lines and venturing into uncharted redneck-ville for. Way back when I was but a wee undergrad, Yuengling was only distributed in Pennsylvania. So every time a PA native headed home, we sent them on their merry way with cash and orders to bring back lots of Yuengling and Utz Party Mix.
While I was happy to resume saying “y’all” and shed any vestiges of Yankee-ness that I inadvertently acquired while living north of the Mason-Dixon, I was sad to leave behind my favorite beer. Needless to say, I was thrilled when I learned it was being distributed along the entire East Coast. Except for my Great State, that is (probably due to our odd and archaic distribution laws). Nevertheless, being a stone’s throw away from a state where I can get it is pretty sweet indeed.