Editing Yuengling (section)

== History ==
[[File:D. G. YUENGLING & SON EAGLE BREWERY in June 1885 map detail, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. LOC sanborn07921 001-3 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|D. G. YUENGLING & SON EAGLE BREWERY in the June 1885 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map|alt=]]
[[File:Yuengling plaque.jpg|thumb|upright|Plaque on the outside of the brewery]]
German brewer [[David Yuengling|David Gottlieb Jüngling]] (1808–1877) immigrated to the United States in 1828 from [[Remseck|Aldingen]], near [[Stuttgart]], in the [[Kingdom of Württemberg]]. He [[anglicisation|anglicized]] his surname from Jüngling to Yuengling and began the "Eagle Brewery" on Centre Street in Pottsville in 1829.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-birthday-david-g-yuengling/|title=Historic Birthday: David G. Yuengling – Brookston Beer Bulletin|date=2 March 2017}}</ref> His eldest son David Jr. left the Eagle Brewery to establish the [[Steam beer|James River Steam Brewery]] along the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref name="beerhistory">''BeerHistory.com''. "[http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/yuengling.shtml Yuengling of Pottsville: America's Oldest Brewery]". Retrieved December 8, 2006.</ref> The first brewery burned down in an 1831 fire and the company relocated to W. Mahantongo Street at 5th Street, its current location.<ref>''Yuengling.com''. "[http://www.yuengling.com/history.htm History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821003315/http://www.yuengling.com/history.htm |date=2010-08-21 }}". Retrieved December 8, 2006.</ref> The Eagle Brewery changed its name to "D. G. Yuengling and Son" in 1873 after [[Frederick Yuengling]] joined his father David in running the company. Although the company's name changed, the [[bald eagle]] remained the company's emblem. During the late 19th century, breweries were also opened in [[Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs]], [[New York City]], and [[Trail, British Columbia]]. However, they were eventually merged with the Pottsville plant.<ref name="beerhistory" />

[[Frank D. Yuengling]] began heading the company in 1899 after his father Frederick died.<ref name="Bryson" /> During the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition era]], Yuengling survived by producing "[[near beer]]s" (beverages with a 0.5% alcohol content) called "Yuengling Special", "Yuengling Por-Tor", and "Yuengling Juvo".<ref name="beerhistory" /> The company also ran a dairy which produced [[ice cream]] and opened dance halls in [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], and New York City.<ref name="Bryson" />  In 1933, when Prohibition was repealed, Yuengling introduced its symbolic Winner Beer, celebrating Prohibition's repeal, and the brewery shipped a truck load of its popular brew to the White House to show their appreciation to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|President Roosevelt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/yuengling.shtml|title=Yuengling: America's Oldest Brewery|website=www.beerhistory.com}}</ref> Richard L. Yuengling Sr. and F. Dohrman Yuengling succeeded Frank Yuengling after their father's death in 1963.<ref name="History">{{cite web |work=Yuengling.com |url=http://www.yuengling.com/history3.htm |title=History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512194859/http://www.yuengling.com/history3.htm |archive-date=2006-05-12 |access-date=December 8, 2006 }}</ref>

Yuengling experienced an increase in sales after a renewed interest in history due to the [[United States Bicentennial]] in 1976.<ref name="Bryson" /> Yuengling bought the rights to use the [[Mount Carbon Brewery|Mount Carbon]] (Bavarian Premium Beer) name and label when Mount Carbon Brewery went out of business in 1977. Yuengling initially brewed beer at Mount Carbon but eventually abandoned it.

[[Richard Yuengling Jr.|Richard L. ("Dick") Yuengling Jr.]] took over as the 5th-generation company president in 1985, the same year its Pennsylvanian brewery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the oldest in the United States.<ref>National Register of Historic Places: [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Schuylkill/state.html Pennsylvania – Schuylkill County]</ref> It was also so listed in the Pennsylvania Inventory of Historic Places at some unspecified date. (The company's website mentions only a vague national and state registration in 1976).<ref name="History" /> Yuengling has been a registered trademark for various merchandise, including beer, since 1995.<ref>Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval. "[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=74453768 74453768]". Retrieved December 8, 2006.</ref> The Pottsville brewery was featured on an episode of [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]]'s ''American Eats''.

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. Since this time, Yuengling Lager has become its flagship brand, accounting for 80% of production and much of its rapid growth.<ref name=Smith1>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Andrew |title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Volume 1 |date=2013 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199734962 |page=646}}</ref> In 1990, the brewery sold 138,000 barrels.<ref name="morncall91">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/1991/08/18/oldest-us-beermaker-yuengling-goes-after-microbrewery-market/ |title=Oldest U.S. Beermaker Yuengling Goes After Microbrewery Market |date=August 18, 1991 |first=Dan |last=Shope |publisher=[[The Morning Call]] |access-date=2012-01-20 |archive-date=2010-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026031309/http://articles.mcall.com/1991-08-18/business/2812585_1_light-beer-david-g-yuengling-eagle-brewery |url-status=live }}</ref>  At the time, Yuengling was the largest brewer of [[porter (beer) |porter]] in the United States.<ref name="morncall91"/>

In the early 1990s, demand throughout the [[Delaware Valley]] and [[Pennsylvania]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Delaware]] outstripped the existing brewery's abilities. In 1999, they increased their manufacturing capacity by purchasing a [[Stroh Brewery Company]] plant in [[Tampa, Florida]], hiring the former Stroh employees, and began working with a trade union for the first time.<ref name="Bryson" /> In 2000, the company built a third brewery in Pennsylvania, in [[Port Carbon, Pennsylvania|Port Carbon]] in Schuylkill County near Pottsville. With production at the Port Carbon, Tampa, and original Pottsville plants, the company has expanded throughout the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]].

Yuengling employees filed for [[union decertification]] in 2006. As a result, Yuengling did not renew a contract with [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters|Teamsters]] Local 830 of Philadelphia in March 2006.<ref>Michael Rubinkam. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"."[http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/teamsters-foaming-over-ejection-at-yuengling-487055/ Teamsters foaming over ejection at Yuengling ]"</ref><ref>Kimm R. Montone. ''The Republican & Herald''. [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16342555&BRD=2626&PAG=461&dept_id=532624&rfi=6 Yuengling declares it will honor petition by workers to can union]". Retrieved December 8, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521102800/http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16342555&BRD=2626&PAG=461&dept_id=532624&rfi=6 |date=May 21, 2006 }}</ref> In response, the trade union began boycotting Yuengling products.<ref>''The Philadelphia Public Record''. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071010003444/http://www.phillyrecord.com/2006/0427/0-article-06.html Teamsters Boycott Yuengling]". Retrieved December 8, 2006.</ref>

As of 2017, Yuengling is a moderately priced beer popular northward through New York, westward into [[Illinois]] and [[Kentucky]], and southward through [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], where it has a large following. The Tampa brewery supplies the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Florida Gulf Coast]], the [[Florida Keys]], [[Central Florida]], [[North Florida]], the [[Florida Panhandle]] as well as [[Alabama]] and [[Tennessee]]. The brewery uses [[maize|corn]] from [[Minnesota]] and [[hops]] from [[Washington (state)|Washington]] as ingredients in its products. Yuengling beer returned to Massachusetts on March 3, 2014, after having circulated among some bars and restaurants beginning in February.<ref>[http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/food/blogs/99bottles/2014/03/yuengling_officially_drops_in_massachusetts_today.html Yuengling officially drops in Massachusetts today] Boston.com. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.</ref>

Yuengling began distribution in the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] on October 27, 2008. Yuengling also expanded distribution into [[West Virginia]] in May 2009, [[Ohio]] in October 2011, [[Rhode Island]] in June 2014, [[Connecticut]] in September 2014, [[Louisiana]] in August 2016, and [[Indiana]] in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |author=The Columbus Dispatch |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2011/09/15/yuengling-beers-to-arrive-in-area-on-oct--3.html |title=Yuengling beers to arrive in area on Oct. 3 |publisher=Dispatch.com |date=2011-09-15 |access-date=2013-04-22 |archive-date=2018-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925101253/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2011/09/15/yuengling-beers-to-arrive-in-area-on-oct--3.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=yuenglingbeer |number=473586112531681280 |author=Yuengling Brewery |title=Now available in Rhode Island. |date=2014-06-02 |access-date=2014-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=The Best of New Orleans|url=https://m.bestofneworleans.com/blogofneworleans/archives/2016/08/02/yuengling-beer-hits-louisiana|title=Yuengling Beer Hits Louisiana|publisher=bestofneworleans.com|date=2016-08-01|access-date=2017-05-28|archive-date=2017-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924002243/https://m.bestofneworleans.com/blogofneworleans/archives/2016/08/02/yuengling-beer-hits-louisiana|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=The Indianapolis Star|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/04/03/you-can-now-buy-yuengling-indiana-stores/99973618/ |title=You can now buy Yuengling in Indiana stores|publisher=IndyStar.com |date=2017-04-03 |access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brewbound.com/news/yuengling-expands-distribution-arkansas|title=Yuengling Expands Distribution to Arkansas|date=December 7, 2017|website=Brewbound}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/12/07/yuengling-michigan/931052001/|title=Yuengling will not come to Michigan after all|first=Brian|last=Manzullo|website=Detroit Free Press}}</ref> Despite losing out to Arkansas, Kentucky began serving Yuengling in [[Draught beer|draft]] form on March 6, 2018, and began selling it for takeout use on March 19, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/food/spirits/beer/2018/01/19/yuengling-kentucky-march/1049390001/|title=Yuengling finally coming to Kentucky in March|first=Lucas|last=Aulbach|website=The Courier-Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Kentucky-bars-to-begin-serving-Yuengling-beer-Tuesday-475873493.html|title=Kentucky bars to begin serving Yuengling beer Tuesday|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=www.wkyt.com|date=5 March 2018 }}</ref>
[[File:Yuengling ice cream.jpg|thumb|upright|A quart of Yuengling vanilla ice cream]]

A fire broke out at Yuengling's Tampa brewery on October 26, 2013. The extent of the damage was unknown.<ref>[http://tbo.com/news/crime/fire-reported-at-tampas-yuengling-brewery-20131026/ Fire reported at Tampa’s Yuengling Brewery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924044851/http://tbo.com/news/crime/fire-reported-at-tampas-yuengling-brewery-20131026/ |date=2017-09-24 }} TBO.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013</ref>

In February 2014, Yuengling Ice Cream returned to the market after a nearly 30-year absence. It is operated by David Yuengling, a cousin of Dick Yuengling who is likewise a descendant of David Gottlieb Jüngling. It is legally a separate company from the brewery, as was the case since 1935.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/12/smallbusiness/yuengling-ice-cream/ Yuengling ice cream returns], CNN.com. February 12, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2016.</ref>

In June 2016, as part of a [[consent decree]], Yuengling committed to paying $7&nbsp;million to upgrade its water treatment facilities, as well as pay $2.8&nbsp;million in fines, to settle violations of the [[Clean Water Act]] that occurred from 2008 through 2015.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/yuengling-upgrade-environmental-measures-settle-clean-water-act-violations-two-pennsylvania |date=June 23, 2016 |title=Yuengling to Upgrade Environmental Measures to Settle Clean Water Act Violations at Two Pennsylvania Breweries |work=[[United States Department of Justice]] |access-date=November 18, 2022 }}</ref>

In October 2016, Dick Yuengling's endorsement of [[Donald Trump]] for president sparked calls for boycotts of Yuengling.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2016/10/27/beer-drinkers-are-boycotting-yuengling-after-its-billionaire-owner-endorses-trump/#684c2db43978|work=Forbes|title=Beer Drinkers Are Boycotting Yuengling After Its Billionaire Owner Endorses Trump|author=Peterson-Withorn, Chase|date=27 October 2016|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref>

Yuengling will transfer at least 51% control of the company in the future to either of his daughters who are currently executives, Jennifer or Wendy; he told them which one privately, but not publicly.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Peterson-Withhorn|first1=Chase|title=Bottle Royale|issue=The Forbes 400 Special Issue|work=Forbes|date=October 25, 2016}}</ref> 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."<ref>Rader, Tom. "[https://www.wfmz.com/news/poconos-coal/yuengling-daughters-talk-about-the-future-of-the-brewery-ahead-of-190th-celebration/1094390235 Yuengling daughters talk about future of family's brewery]." Allentown, Pennsylvania: WFMZ-TV News, July 11, 2019.</ref>

In October 2019, Yuengling partnered with [[The Hershey Company|Hershey's]] to produce a limited release collaboration beer titled Yuengling Hershey's Chocolate Porter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/02/business/hershey-c-chocolate-beer-trnd/index.html|title=What do you get when Hershey's and Yuengling team up? Chocolate beer|author=Andrew, Scottie|date=October 2, 2019|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> This was the first collaborative beer for Yuengling in its 190-year history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/10/01/beer-and-chocolate-combined-tasty-recipe-yuengling-hersheys/3789317002/|title=Beer meets chocolate in new Yuengling and Hershey's rich, chocolatey porter|author=Snider, Mike|date=October 1, 2019|publisher=USA Today|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> The drink tastes like traditional Yuengling but has an [[aftertaste]] of [[Hershey's Special Dark]].

In 2021, Yuengling announced its expansion into Texas through a partnership that has its beer brewed at a [[Molson Coors Beverage Company|Molson Coors']] facility in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/yuengling-beer-texas-westward-growth|title=Yuengling beer expands to Texas as first move of westward growth|author=Leggate, James|date=January 14, 2021|publisher=Fox News|access-date=January 15, 2021}}</ref>