YUENGLING-AMERICA'S OLDEST BREWERY
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sclave
N 40° 40.973 W 076° 11.864
18T E 398786 N 4504244
YOU GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL IN THE WORKING BREWERY!
SOMETIMES THE OWNER;RICHARD YUENGLING IS THERE TO SAY HELLO TO YOU!
MUSEUM & GIFTSHOP OPEN M-F,9AM-4PM
FREE TOURS:M-F,10AM & 1:30pm
SATURDAY's-11AM,until 1PM
NOT HANDICAPPED ACCESSABLE!
Waymark Code: WM3JD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2005
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You'll park at meters on the street,Quarter for an hour."NO OPEN TOED SHOES or SANDALS" Must be completely closed shoes! on tour,Your first stop is the museum and gift shop,were you'll see the goodies and gifts for sale,and see and learn about the brewery's past and present,and start your tour! Your knowledgable tour guide has most of your answers! First to the Mash tunnes,Then to the brew kettles for a peak in, then up MANY steps to see fermenting and wharehousing,then over to packaging(very Loud),then down into the natural caves used as cooling & storage(always around 52*)Maybe even get to see workers Hand hammering bungs(wooden corks) into barrels, Then up to the Rathskellar for a taste of the product! And some "AWESOME" local Birch Soda on tap for you non-alcholics and the kiddies! And back to gift shop for som gifts???
This brewery is still owned by the same family(5th generation)
Is America's Oldest Brewery-184 years!
Is on the National record of historic places!
Is on Pennsylvania's register of historic places!
And is currently the 5th largest brewery in the USA!!
with two(2) breweries in POTTSVILLE,PA(17901) and
one in TAMPA,Florida(near enterance of Busch Gardens,LOL)
Gift shop hours M - F 9Am-4pm. Saturday 10am - 3Pm.
FREE TOURs M-F 10am & 1:30pm. Saturday 11am until 1PM
Free Sample Offered: yes
Gift Shop Available: yes
Restaurant/Cafe Available: no
Length of Tour: 30-60 Minutes
Type of product manufactured: Alcohol
Company Name: D.G.YUENGLING & SONS
Tour Hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 1:00 PM
Admission Price: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Tour's Web Site: [Web Link]
Street Address:
5th & Mahantongo Sts.
POTTSVILLE, PA SCHUYLKILL
17901
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