Yuengling Traditional Lager
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Caramel-malt amber lager at 4.5% ABV. Yuengling publishes 141 calories and 12g of carbohydrate per 12oz, with 12 IBU.
- Ingredients / botanicals
- water, barley malt, Cascade hops, Cluster hops, lager yeast
- Congeners
- Low
- Histamines
- Moderate
- Polyphenols
- Low
- Sulfites
- Low
- Tannins
- Low
- Sugar
- Moderate
- Additives
- Low
- Calories
- 136
- Carbs
- 12g
12.6g ethanol at 4.5% ABV. 88 from alcohol, 48 from carbohydrate.
In its favor
- ✓4.5% ABV
- ✓Cold lager fermentation keeps biogenic amines low
- ✓Brewer publishes calories and carbs
What to watch
- !Contains gluten from barley malt
- !Caramel malt leaves more residual sugar than a pale lager
Factor by factor
Congeners Low ▾
Byproducts of fermentation (methanol, acetaldehyde, fusel alcohols). Strongly linked to hangover severity; darker, less-distilled spirits carry more.
Histamines Moderate ▾
Produced by bacteria during fermentation/aging. Trigger flushing, headaches, congestion in sensitive drinkers. High in red wine, beer, aged spirits.
Polyphenols Low ▾
Plant compounds with antioxidant activity. Slightly protective at low doses but at high concentrations may worsen hangover via tannin/quercetin reactions.
Sulfites Low ▾
Preservatives (SO₂) added to wine and some beers. Common trigger of headaches, asthma, and allergic-type reactions.
Tannins Low ▾
Astringent polyphenols from skins, seeds, barrels. Bind proteins, slow alcohol clearance, and aggravate dehydration-style symptoms.
Sugar Moderate ▾
Residual sugar amplifies hangover via blood-sugar swings and dehydration. Liqueurs and cocktails are the main offenders.
Additives Low ▾
Colorants, flavorings, glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbates. Cheap spirits and ready-to-drinks often hide these in trade-secret formulas.
Yuengling Traditional Lager is an amber lager, so it carries more caramelized malt than a pale lager. The brewery’s own page lists 141 calories and 12g of carbohydrate per 12oz, 12 IBU and 4.5% alcohol, and the site’s formula (ethanol plus 12g) comes to about 136, within 4 percent.
At 12g of carbohydrate it is closer to Corona Extra than to a light lager. Yuengling does not publish sugar, so the nutrition table is omitted from this page.
Yuengling Traditional Lager questions
How many calories are in a bottle of Yuengling Traditional Lager? ▾
About 136 calories in a 12oz bottle at 4.5% ABV. 88 come from the alcohol and 48 from carbohydrate.
How many carbs are in Yuengling Traditional Lager? ▾
12g of carbohydrate per 12oz bottle. The producer does not publish a sugar figure, and in beer most of that carbohydrate is unfermented starch and dextrins rather than sugar.
Is Yuengling Traditional Lager gluten-free? ▾
No. Yuengling Traditional Lager is brewed from barley and never distilled, so the gluten stays in the glass. It is not safe for coeliacs; look for a beer brewed from sorghum, rice or millet instead.
Does Yuengling Traditional Lager give you a bad hangover? ▾
Yuengling Traditional Lager scores 5/10 on the SpiritFacts Hangover Index, against 6/10 for beer overall. It is low on every hangover factor we track, so most of the morning after comes down to how much ethanol you drink.