beverage founded 1829 as eagle brewery founder david yuengling headquarters pottsville pennsylvania us products beer production output 2.8 million us beer barrels 3 300 000 hl in 2012 1 owner richard yuengling jr. website www.yuengling.com d. g. yuengling & son is the oldest operating brewing company in the united states established in 1829 . it is one of the largest breweries by volume in the country . based on sales in 2011 yuengling was tied with the boston beer company maker of samuel adams brands as the largest american owned brewery . 2 its headquarters are in pottsville pennsylvania . 3 yuengling produces about 2.8 million barrels annually operating two pennsylvania facilities and a brewery in tampa florida . yuengling is pronounced i j l ying ling and is an anglicized version of j ngling its founder s surname and the german term for young man . the family owned brewery has traditionally changed ownership through the purchase of the company by the offspring of the previous owner . 4 due to the popularity of yuengling traditional lager in pennsylvania and the delaware valley including south jersey it can be ordered by simply asking for a lager . 5 6 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 no longer produced 3 references 4 external links history edit d. g. yuengling and son brewing complex u.s. national register of historic places part of the brewery at dusk location 5th and mahantongo sts . pottsville pennsylvania area 2.7 acres 1.1 ha built 1873 nrhp reference 85000180 7 added to nrhp february 1 1985 plaque on the outside of the brewery . german brewer david gottlieb j ngling 1808 1877 immigrated to the united states in 1828 from aldingen a suburb of stuttgart in the kingdom of w rttemberg . he anglicized his surname from j ngling to yuengling and began the eagle brewery on center street in pottsville in 1829 . 8 his eldest son david jr. left the eagle brewery to establish the james river steam brewery along the james river in richmond virginia . 9 the first brewery burned down in an 1831 fire and the company relocated to w. mahantongo street at 5th street its current location . 10 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 city and trail british columbia although they were eventually merged with the pottsville plant . 9 frank d. yuengling began heading the company in 1899 after his father frederick died . 4 during the prohibition era yuengling survived by producing near beers beverages with a 0.5 % alcohol content called yuengling special yuengling por tor and yuengling juvo . 9 the company also ran a dairy which produced ice cream and opened dance halls in philadelphia and new york city . 4 in 1933 when the nation s breweries and disgruntled beer lovers finally won the fight against prohibition 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 president roosevelt . 11 richard l. yuengling sr. and f. dohrman yuengling succeeded frank yuengling after their father s death in 1963 . 12 yuengling experienced an increase of sales after a renewed interest in history owing to the united states bicentennial in 1976 . 4 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 initially brewed beer at mount carbon but eventually abandoned it . the dairy remained in business until 1985 . 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 . 13 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 . 12 yuengling has been a registered trademark for a variety of merchandise including beer since 1995 . 14 the pottsville brewery was featured on an episode of the history channel s american eats . in 1987 the brewery reintroduced a 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 . 15 in 1990 the brewery sold 138 000 barrels ; within a year the company was calling itself a major microbrewer reflecting a resurgence in interest in craft breweries happening nationally . 16 at the time yuengling was the largest brewers of porter in the united states . 16 in the early 1990s demand throughout 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 . 4 in 2000 the company built a third brewery in pennsylvania in port carbon in schuylkill county near pottsville . with production at the port carbon tampa and original pottsville plants the company has been able to expand throughout the east coast . yuengling was just named the oldest and largest brewing company in america . yuengling employees filed for union decertification in 2006 . as a result yuengling did not renew a contract with teamsters local 830 of philadelphia in march 2006 . 17 18 in response the trade union began boycotting yuengling products . 19 as of 2012 yuengling is a moderately priced beer popular northward through new york westward until indiana and kentucky and southward through georgia where it has a large following . the tampa brewery supplies the florida gulf coast the florida keys central florida north florida the florida panhandle as well as alabama and tennessee . 20 the brewery uses corn from minnesota and hops from washington as ingredients in its products . yuengling beer returned to massachusetts on march 3 2014 after having circulated amongst some bars and restaurants beginning in february . 21 yuengling began distribution in the state of georgia on october 27 2008 . yuengling also expanded distribution into west virginia in may 2009 ohio in october 2011 rhode island in june 2014 and connecticut in september 2014 . 22 23 richard yuengling is grooming his daughters three of the four being jennifer yuengling franquet wendy yuengling baker and deborah yuengling ferhat to continue the yuengling tradition as the 6th generation of the brewing family . according to a guide of the free tour that the brewery offers at their flagship location each succeeding owner has bought the company from his father at full market price and that tradition will carry on with the 6th generation . citation needed a quart of yuengling vanilla ice cream owner dick yuengling spoke in harrisburg pa on august 26 2013 and made his anti union beliefs quite clear and calling for pennsylvania to be a right to work state and praising republican governor tom corbett . a fire broke out at yuengling s tampa brewery on october 26 2013 . the extent of the damage was unknown . 24 in february 2014 yuengling ice cream returned to the market after a near 30 year absence . although operated by the yuengling family it is operated by david yuengling a cousin of dick yuengling and a direct descendant of david gottlob j ngling . it is legally a separate company from the brewery as was the case since 1935 . 25 products edit finished bottles being cased at a brewery traditional lager an amber lager in the style common before prohibition commonly called pre prohibition lager . this is the company s flagship beer and what is received if a lager is ordered throughout many parts of pennsylvania new jersey and delaware . 5 it is usually sold in green bottles prominently featuring the word lager on the label but is also available in cans brown quart bottles and 24 ounce cans . it was previously offered in 22 ounce bottles colloquially known as deece bombers . the deece bomber name is still used for the large cans . yuengling lager is 4.4 percent abv . light lager a lower calorie version of the traditional lager . yuengling premium beer a standard american pilsner . yuengling premium light beer a lower calorie version of the premium beer . original black & tan this black and tan is a mixture of yuengling premium beer 40 % and dark brewed porter 60 % . it was introduced in 1986 . 26 dark brewed porter a baltic porter with a very deece cola color appearing almost black in the glass with a pale tan head and a strong malt flavor . rather than using the traditional top fermenting ale yeasts used in most porters yuengling s porter is bottom fermented ; few mainstream breweries produce this style . originally known as pottsville porter this beer is notable for being one of the few porters commercially available from the late 1960s to the early 1980s . 27 lord chesterfield ale named for philip stanhope 4th earl of chesterfield this is yuengling s hoppiest beer . this is not a true ale as it is brewed with bottom fermenting type lager yeast . like the traditional lager it is usually sold in green bottles but also in cans and has an element of corn in its profile . it is very carbonated and tends to sprout a large but short lived head when poured . as of 2007 lord chesterfield is no longer sold in kegs . however quarter kegs were put back on the market in october 2008 . 20 yuengling bock introduced in february 2009 this is a return of a discontinued beer last brewed in the 1970s . according to company sources it will be sold as a draught only spring seasonal beer . 28 due to its popularity yuengling bock beer was made available for kegs and cases in january 2010 . 29 yuengling oktoberfest produced for the oktoberfest season beginning in 2011 . 30 summer wheat yuengling introduced a summer wheat beer in 2014 . it is 4.5 % abv and is less hoppy than the normal brew . it s described as a southern true authentic bavarian style wheat beer . 31 no longer produced edit old german it was a slightly sweet lager sold in short brown bottles that resembled barrels . its inexpensive retail price 1.15 for a six pack in 1986 equal to 2.48 today made it a favorite of college students . old german is still made by iron city brewery . 32 33 34 half & half originated from reading s northeast taproom where they mixed a 50 50 blend of dark brewed porter and lord chesterfield ale . citation needed the local bar then requested that yuengling sell the draft pre mixed and the official half & half was born . it was replaced by original black & tan in 1986 and was discontinued . references edit reeves jeff 2013 12 01 . small town pa . brewer yuengling makes big time . usa today . retrieved 2015 10 17 . boston beer company ties yuengling for largest accessed april 26 2012 . contact us . d. g. yuengling & son . retrieved on december 15 2009 . a b c d e bryson lew . pennsylvania breweries . 3rd edition . stackpoles books . mechanicsburg 2005