Re: For me it is simply about picking up a beer and drinking it
Well put. If you like Victory Pale or Golden Monkey, you're just drinking beer for the taste, and I can't argue with you. Heck, I'll drink Yuengling. Its not terrible - and in some places, its the best option on tap. Heck, Yuengling Bock and Yuengling Summer Wheat are REALLY GOOD. Lord Chesterfield is good, and their porter is good. Their B&T brings back great memories. Seems like Lager is actually the worst of the bunch. But I'll drink Yuengling Lager over 20-30 of the more popular mass produced beers. Its just that at a place that specializes in 30 different craft beers, it'll be 28th or 29th choice.
And I can't explain it, but I've always been a really big fan of Rolling Rock. BEFORE it moved from Latrobe to Newark. Its probably the best example of a pale lager.