How Yuengling became one of the largest American owned brewers
Yuengling poised to become largest American-owned brewer – Patriot-News
When Dick Yuengling bought the Yuengling Brewery from his father, it was a small, dying business. He revitalized it and now only Boston Beer Co. (Samuel Adams) is a larger American-owned brewer. Previously owned American breweries, Miller and Busch, have since been purchased by foreign conglomerates.
I do not feel as strongly about Yuengling Lager as some of my friends, but generally speaking, if I have beer in the house or at a tailgate, it is Yuengling. The quality to price ratio is quite good and I find Nittany Lion beef franks taste pretty good when they have “marinated” in it.
Oh and sorry, Matthew, Yuengling does not appear to be heading to Massachusetts anytime soon.
[...] As I have said before, there is a lot to like about Yuengling — it has been owned by the same family since it was started almost 200 years ago, costs around $1 a bottle and tastes pretty good. As recently as 2 years ago, Yuengling was the second-largest American owned brewers (A. Busch, Miler and Coors are all part of multi-national conglomerates now) after Boston Beer Co. (Samuel Adams). It probably still holds that distinction. [...]
[...] beverage conglomerates buying Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors in recent years. That being said, the rise of Yuengling is still quite [...]