Yuengling & Son Inc.)", "Fine Beers Yuengling America's Oldest Brewery", https://www.morebeer.com/articles/american_porters, "Lord Chesterfield Ale (D.G. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ In the case of Yuengling, Americas oldest brewery, four sisters, Jen, Wendy, Debbie, and Sheryl Yuengling, have taken on the responsibility of carrying on a nearly 200-year-old tradition. Wendy serves as Chief Administrative Officer for D.G. The brewery uses corn from Minnesota and hops from Washington as ingredients in its products. [33] News reports in 2019 also indicated that Yuengling's two other daughters, Debbie and Sheryl, also both work for the company, and are also "next in line to take over."[34]. This week, however, something happened that is dividing beer drinkers across the country: Yuengling's owner, Richard "Dick" Yuengling Jr., publicly endorsed Donald Trump for president. Yuengling & Son is a brand of superlatives. "A lot of the craft beers are selling for $35, $45 or $60 a case. "Last year, we came out with our Golden Pilsner, which was our first year-round brand in 17 years," Debbie said. He anglicized his surname from Jngling to Yuengling and began the "Eagle Brewery" on Centre Street in Pottsville in 1829. I have great memories spending time there rollerskating, pushing my sisters around on hand trucks and just drinking soda and watching people come in and buy beer and chips. This is good tasting beer. [36] The drink tastes like traditional Yuengling but has an aftertaste of Hershey's Special Dark. Since this time, Yuengling Lager has become its flagship brand, accounting for 80% of production and much of its rapid growth. In 1987, the brewery reintroduced an amber lager they had not made in decades to take advantage of a spike in popularity of heavier-style beers. The Tampa brewery supplies the Florida Gulf Coast, the Florida Keys, Central Florida, North Florida, the Florida Panhandle as well as Alabama and Tennessee. In 1933, Yuengling celebrated the end of Prohibition by shipping a truckload of Winner Beer beer to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Yuengling & Son has been passed down from father to son for six generations. Fox News and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas were two of the targets of their jabs. [5] Yuengling bought the rights to use the Mount Carbon (Bavarian Premium Beer) name and label when Mount Carbon Brewery went out of business in 1977. Yuengling's post, which has received 54,000 likes, was interpreted as a jab at its larger rival, which is still reeling from the controversy that started when Mulvaney announced the collaboration on April 1. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { To mark the 190th, there will be a celebration from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, including Yuengling Brewery Beer Garden, downtown beer garden, vendors on Mahantongo Street and Progress Avenue and local bands. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ "If he was supposed to be this rock star of the 1700s, who would match that? eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Richard H. Koch - Wikipedia Yuengling has added its personal touches in 2019 with products, events and sponsorships. 1977 Richard Yuengling, Jr. has secured his place among . People said that he felt like an enigma, androgynous, flamboyant, kind of cocky, women loved him, and he was five feet six.". D.G. Little Richard: I Am Everything discusses his music, his success, and how both racism and prejudice against LGBTQ people negatively affected his life and ultimately held him back. Yuengling & Son beer empire has purchased an expansive Lakewood Ranch home for $1.43 million. [16] At the time, Yuengling was the largest brewer of porter in the United States.[16]. Jen oversees all of the brewery operations, holding Vice President of Operations, Wendy handles all things marketing-related as Chief Administrative Officer, Debbie handles sales and pricing as Sales Administration and Pricing Manager, and Sheryl serves as Order Services Administrator. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. 1963 Richard L. Yuengling Sr. and F. Dohrman Yuengling succeeded Frank Yuengling after their father's death in 1963. Here are 12 things you should know about Yuengling. But Yuengling is nothing if not durable: 2019 marks its 190th anniversary. Richard L. Yuengling's House (Google Maps). Screen Time The sisters worked together and decided that in order for them to succeed, and pave the way for future generations, they must adhere to the times and interests of our consumers to create more innovation. In 2016, Dick Yuengling endorsed Donald Trumps presidential campaign. [21][22][23][24] On December 7, 2017, Yuengling announced it would expand to Arkansas in January 2018, after teasing it would expand to either that state, Kentucky, Michigan, or Texas earlier in the day on social media. 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. D.G. Deborah "Debbie" Yuengling Ferhat, Richard L. Yuengling Jr.'s daughter, sits on the board at Lasting Legacy. Yuengling & Son, turned his family's struggling brewery into one of America's largest beer makers. Yuengling produced just 50 kegs a month when Yuengling acquired the company three decades ago. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Now its chief, Dick Yuengling, is struggling to. As I got more involved in the company, I decided to rotate through all the areas of the business. In 1873, the name was changed to D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc.)", "Forever Yuengling: America's oldest brewery is building one of America's newest breweries, right in its hometown of Pottsville, PA. - Free Online Library", "Golden Pilsner (D.G. DAVID MCKEOWN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Yuenglings 190th anniversary Lager cans sit out at the brewery, in Pottsville, during an exclusive media kick-off event in April. In the late 1990s, Richard Dick Yuengling Jr. asked his daughters if they would be interested in joining the family business. Richard L. Yuengling Sr., 83, whose great-grandfather, David G., founded America's Oldest Brewery in 1829, died Thursday evening at ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville, after an extended illness. Historical video profile about the brewery, family history and brewing traditions. Site by Creative MMS. It resurrected in its current location on Mahantongo Street in 1831. Yuengling & Son Inc.)", "Official Yuengling Brewery Blog - America's Oldest Brewery: BUTCHER FAMILY TOUR". Owner Dick Yuengling spoke in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on August 26, 2013. Food & Drinks Sincerely, A former customer of 17 years!, (Yuenglings response? We need him in there. Yikes. 2023 D.G. Yuengling brewery goes from surviving to thriving - pennlive.com eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), The free summer concert celebration will be highlighted by the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra, which will perform on the main stage on Progress Avenue from 8 to 9:30 p.m., and the event concludes with fireworks. Im trying to compete with Anheuser-Busch, which is owned by Belgians, and Im sure the tax they pay is far less than the percentage we pay in the United States. But the family refuses to bite. }) , Richard Yuengling, owner Yuengling & Sons, Yuengling wins international award for vanilla ice cream, Fall Beer Guide 2016: Local brewers pick pumpkin ales, Oktoberfests, classics and more, Scranton families buy stake in South Jersey's Flying Fish Brewing, SEPTA to close 10 subway stations for upcoming weekend cleanings, General Mills recalls Gold Medal flour due to salmonella contamination, 'Breaking Bad' stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul appear on 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' set, NFL rumors: Eagles-Giants is the 'leader' to be first Black Friday game, Breast cancer screenings for Black women should begin earlier, study finds, Bryce Harper could return to Phillies' lineup on Tuesday. He married Marjorie Hood, the granddaughter of judge and railway magnate Richard H. Koch, and they had a son Richard Yuengling Jr., the present owner and president of Yuengling, and a daughter, Patricia H. Yuengling. You must be of legal drinking age to enter. If you're not among the 70,000 yearly who take the Yuengling Brewery tour in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, you may not be aware that the brewery sits upon a large cave constructed for refrigeration. "We had a conversation when we were growing," Yuengling, 73, said. Partly to mostly cloudy, brisk, and cool. The daughters bring with them a work ethic inspired by their father and company president, Richard L. Dick Yuengling Jr., now 76. 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. gads_event = event; PhillyVoice Staff, "When you sell out they bring a different culture in. He bought the place down here on Westwood, which was Wholesale Beverage. He was born in 1943 and is an extremely wealthy businessman in the United States. Yuengling initially brewed beer at Mount Carbon but eventually abandoned it. Causes & Benefits In a predominantly male-dominated industry, you can imagine that the girls felt a lot of pressure at the time, but given the history of the brewery and the legacy that was passed down through their family for almost two centuries, all four sisters enthusiastically accepted their fathers offer. [31], In October 2016, Dick Yuengling sparked calls for boycotts of Yuengling after endorsing Donald Trump for president. "There are family business that have sold out, but their name's not on the label anymore," said Wendy Yuengling, the company's chief administrative officer. Following graduation, she joined the family business in 2001 as a Warehouse Manager. ga('ads.send', { Yuengling Brewery Chief's Daughters Work to Become His Successors
