Yuengling
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA · Est. 1829
Tally's Take
Why this matters
America's oldest operating brewery, founded in Pottsville, Pennsylvania in 1829 and still owned by the founding family six generations on. Its real achievement was surviving Prohibition, which it did by brewing near-beer and opening a dairy — the ice cream operation is still going. Every other American brewery of that vintage is a brand owned by somebody else or a plaque on a wall.
The People
Behind the beer
Founded the Eagle Brewery, Pottsville, 1829 — oldest operating US brewery.
The Beer Library
Beers
Yuengling Traditional Lager
Year-RoundAmber Lager
America's oldest brewery. It survived Prohibition by pivoting to ice cream — and the ice cream was good enough that they brought it back in 2014 out of popular demand.
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Year-RoundBlended Dark Lager
A pre-mixed blend of the brewery's porter and premium beer, from America's oldest operating brewery. Yuengling survived Prohibition by making ice cream.
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Common questions about Yuengling
- Who owns Yuengling?
- Yuengling is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Is Yuengling independent?
- Yes. Yuengling is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Yuengling founded?
- Yuengling was founded in 1829 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA.
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