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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.〔("Boston Beer Company ties Yuengling for Largest )" Accessed April 26, 2012.〕 Its headquarters are in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.〔"(Contact Us )." D. G. Yuengling & Son. Retrieved on December 15, 2009.〕 Yuengling produces about 2.8 million barrels annually, operating two Pennsylvania facilities and a brewery in Tampa, Florida. Yuengling is pronounced , and is an Anglicized version of ''Jüngling'', 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.〔Bryson, Lew. ''Pennsylvania Breweries. 3rd Edition.'' Stackpoles Books. Mechanicsburg, 2005. ISBN 0-8117-3222-3〕 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''.〔Russell, Don. ''The Philadelphia News'' (September 12, 2002): "Joe Sixpack" (column), "("In Philly, Lager means Yuengling )" (reprint appearing on Yuengling site) Accessed December 8, 2006.〕 == History == The German brewer David Gottlob Jüngling emigrated to the United States in 1823 from Aldingen, a suburb of Stuttgart, in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He anglicized his surname from Jüngling to Yuengling and began the "Eagle Brewery" on Center Street in Pottsville in 1829. His eldest son, David, Jr., left the Eagle Brewery to establish the James River Steam Brewery along the James River in Richmond, Virginia.〔''BeerHistory.com''. "(Yuengling of Pottsville: America's Oldest Brewery )". Retrieved December 8, 2006.〕 The first brewery burned down in an 1831 fire and the company relocated to W. Mahantongo Street at 5th Street, its current location.〔''Yuengling.com''. "(History )". Retrieved December 8, 2006.〕 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.〔 Frank D. Yuengling began heading the company in 1899 after his father Frederick died.〔 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".〔 The company also ran a dairy which produced ice cream and opened dance halls in Philadelphia and New York City.〔 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, the brewery shipped a truck load of its popular brew to the White House to show their ''appreciation'' to President Roosevelt.〔()〕 Richard L. Yuengling Sr. and F. Dohrman Yuengling succeeded Frank Yuengling after their father's death in 1963.〔''Yuengling.com''. "(History )". Retrieved December 8, 2006.〕 Yuengling experienced an increase of sales after a renewed interest in history owing to the United States Bicentennial in 1976.〔 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.〔National Register of Historic Places: (Pennsylvania — Schuylkill County )〕 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).〔 Yuengling has been a registered trademark for a variety of merchandise, including beer, since 1995.〔Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval. "(74453768 )". Retrieved December 8, 2006.〕 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 heavier-style beers. Since this time, Yuengling Lager has become its flagship brand, accounting for 80% of production and much of its rapid growth. 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. At the time Yuengling was the largest brewers of porter in the United States.〔 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.〔 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.〔Michael Rubinkam. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"."(Teamsters foaming over ejection at Yuengling )"〕〔Kimm R. Montone. ''The REPUBLICAN & Herald''. (Yuengling declares it will honor petition by workers to can union )". Retrieved December 8, 2006. 〕 In response, the trade union began boycotting Yuengling products.〔''The Philadelphia Public Record''. "(Teamsters Boycott Yuengling )". Retrieved December 8, 2006.〕 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.〔Brewery Tour, December 21, 2007.〕 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.〔http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/blogs/99bottles/2014/03/yuengling_officially_drops_in_massachusetts_today.html/ In Massachusetts, 2014 Will Be The Year of Yuengling〕 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. 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. 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.〔http://tbo.com/news/crime/fire-reported-at-tampas-yuengling-brewery-20131026/ Fire reported at Tampa’s Yuengling Brewery - TBO.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013〕 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 Jüngling. It is legally a separate company from the brewery, as was the case since 1935.〔http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/12/smallbusiness/yuengling-ice-cream/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yuengling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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