text:  The beer was actually introduced, I'm talking about the turn of the century, the previous century, you know, back in 1903. It was introduced around New Year's Eve and it was kind of almost built from the get-go as a champagne alternative. Look, it's, you know, and everybody seems to be in agreement in this crowd, but I'll get to some exceptions, that, you know, that it really is a good tasting beer. I mean, it's not anything fancy.