Yuengling

For people named Yuengling and for other uses, see Jüngling § Yuengling.
D. G. Yuengling & Son
FormerlyEagle Brewery
Company typePrivate
IndustryBrewing
Founded1829; 195 years ago (1829)
FounderDavid Yuengling
Headquarters
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
,
United States
Area served
East Coast, Southern, and Midwestern United States
Production output
2.9 million US beer barrels (3,400,000 hL) in 2015
OwnerRichard Yuengling Jr.
Websiteyuengling.com

D. G. Yuengling & Son, established in 1829, is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States. In 2018, by volume of sales, it was the largest craft brewery, sixth largest overall brewery and largest wholly American-owned brewery in the United States.[1][2] Its headquarters are in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.[3] In 2015, Yuengling produced about 2.9 million barrels, operating two Pennsylvania facilities and a brewery in Tampa, Florida.[4]

Yuengling is an Anglicized version of Jüngling, its founder's surname and the German term for a "young person” or “youngster”. The family-owned brewery has traditionally changed ownership through the purchase of the company by the children of the previous owner.[5] The flagship product is Yuengling Traditional Lager, an amber lager. It is popular enough in Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley to be ordered in some bars by simply asking for a lager.[6][7] From 1920 until 1985, Yuengling produced ice-cream. Yuengling Ice Cream returned to the market in 2014.

  1. ^ "Brewers Association Releases 2018 Top 50 Brewing Companies By Sales Volume" (Press release). Brewers Association. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. ^ "Boston Beer Company ties Yuengling for Largest" Accessed April 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Contact Us." D. G. Yuengling & Son. Retrieved on December 15, 2009.
  4. ^ Harris, Jon (2016-04-05). "Yuengling, Boston Beer again top list of U.S. craft breweries". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  5. ^ Bryson, Lew. Pennsylvania Breweries. 3rd Edition. Stackpoles Books. Mechanicsburg, 2005. ISBN 0-8117-3222-3
  6. ^ Russell, Don. The Philadelphia News (September 12, 2002): "Joe Sixpack" (column), ""In Philly, Lager means Yuengling" (reprint appearing on Yuengling site) Accessed December 8, 2006.
  7. ^ Galster, John (June 2009). "Ales of the Revolution". BeerScene.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.