Gibbons Famous Lager

Brewed by Lion Brewery, Inc.
Style: Pale Lager
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA

best beer for the money ..... period....Original beer taste! love this stuff!... Allentown PA

From a 16 oz returnable long neck bottle, how cool is that in america? Of course its pale yellow and it has the typical cheap lager aroma, but in a good way. Taste is not bad, some hints of hay and the like. Decent carbonation. Refreshing lager with not many ill effects. Nice rather friendly finish without any bitterness per se but there is a slight hint of industrialness in there.

Best beer for the price. Light golden color and minimal head. Not much of an aroma, but also no bad aroma. Easy to drink and no bad aftertaste. This is truly a rating on price. I was very surprised when this $12 case of 16oz beers turned out to be even drinkable. I actually enjoyed them, and will definitely buy this again in the future. As an added bonus, you even get $1.50 back when you return the empty bottles. Purchased in West View, PA 15229 at "Northern Beer Traders".

Goes down well on a hot summer day. That’s all I can say about it....Oh, yeah, it comes in 16oz. returnable bottles, which are perfect for homebrewing.

Gibbons Famous Lager is one of my father’s favorite brews. It’s been brewed for years but only available in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area for about the past fifteen years and only in sixteen ounce returnables. My Dad hasn’t drank Gibbons since the mid-80’s when my older brother brought a case (of cans) back from the Poconos. On my trip to Cooperstown, NY for Ommegang’s July 2005 fest I stopped in Schiff’s Beverage Center, Dickson City, PA and bought a case of Gibbons for $14.57 (including deposit) for my Dad. I was number one son the day I dropped the case off for my Dad. Gibbons itself is a coal cracker classic, corny aroma, yellow colored with some barnacle bubbles clinging to the side of the glass. Flavor is corny, creamy malt bubble gum macro beer. A great value for the price, and one of my eighty-seven year old Dad’s lifetime favorite beers. .

Wheat, caramel aroma, golden, with a small head. Ordinary malt flavour, thin, less than average. Thanks Radek.

Pours a clear golden color with minimal to no head. A true favorite of Club Warren in Albany, NY. We could buy this stuff by the case for $8.00 for the 16oz. bombers. "A quality brew at an economical price". I thought they stopped brewing this stuff, but my old college roommate, who lives just outside of Wilkes-Barre, PA (where this nectar was brewed), managed to find a case hidden in the back room of some beer distributer. Well aged to say the least. Malty nose with some hints of yeast. Light, smooth and easy to drink throughout, which is what made it such a favorite among the club members. Not much taste, some malt and very mild hops. I am kind of partial to the Gibbons myself, because as the bottle reads..."Gibbons is Good"

Add looking bottle, head exploded when opened, slightly cloudy with big head that got no life. Aroma was not that bad, sweet but not in the annoying way. Not much from there, some cheap malt...