In my young under age days Genny was the upgrade from Old Topper and Black Label
For us it was the upgrade to Old Milwaukee. Though we drank our fair share of that too. Seriously though, for a low/mid end beer, I loved it flavor-wise. For the price it was worth it. In AZ now and haven’t drank in almost 20 years. But I’d love to have one for old times sake. Of course, it would cost about $1000 and a feel-up by the TSA so that ain’t gonna happen anytime soon ;)
Much of my misspent youth had a Genny attached in some way or form. But why they ever invented Genny Cream Ale I’ll never understand.