FREE Beer

I've been visiting the Yuengling brewery in Pottsville for years now, but never during the week where you can see beer brewing, bottling, and canning in action! In addition to the famous underground caves, and maybe best of all, at the end of the tour you get free Yuengling beer!
Famous for its Traditional Lager, Yuengling is an iconic Pennsylvania brewery. In fact, Yuengling is America's oldest brewery and was founded way back in 1829.
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[@jackschitt7783]

I'm born and raised at this location, Pottsville, Pa. I cannot be more proud of it. And it's not only for the things this video shares. The home I own connects to the tunnels briefly shown, I will not share my address but it's well into the mountain on Hotel Street. They delivered the 'day after' (only *wink*) the infamous prohibition because they continued to produce and used those tunnels for storage. From my home I can collect, if I wanted to, old pieces of wooden barrels that were smashed. This town, Pottsville, and this eastern area of PA bleeds with history! I won't live or love living anyhere else.

[@TonyFlorida]

Woah, looking at a map of Hotel Street, I didn't realize how extensive the Yuengling caves are. That's amazing and super cool that your home connects to it. How does that work, like in your basement or something? Thanks for sharing Jack. Agree very much with you about Pottsville 🍻

[@jackschitt7783]

@@TonyFlorida Yes, in the basement. I'm not sure anyone knows for sure how far into town or Sharp Mountain the Yuengling caves and tunnels go. The one connected to my home can't be explored very far before you meet a solid brick wall blocking it off. I personally think those caves are a network that go all over town and probably go to the family mansions west of the brewery too (up Mahantongo Street). Yuengling re-opened some of their "caves" maybe 15 years ago to include them in the tour of the brewery. There is a network of tunnels under the city's streets that, again I can't say for sure my self, but it's local legend that there were shops and stores and things like speakeasy's in them during prohibition. There are bathrooms in the under-ground tunnels that when the downtown was still alive in the 80s with shops, markets, and entertainment venues some of the under-city tunnels were open to access the bathrooms. It's my personal belief that unless all cities have such a thing under them those are also part of how this area survived prohibition. IMO it only makes sense since there are large rooms and public bathrooms down there. Where the gift shop is now that you showed in the beginning of this video was the Creamery where they made ice cream to continue business during prohibition. The creamery building was closed and not in operation or cared for for decades and was becoming an eye sore so Yuengling rebuilt and re-opened it in 2015. The gift shop used to be in the brewery building.

[@paulflorida8640]

My hometown. Thanks

[@maryflorida3774]

Brings back memories.

[@thomascurry4762]

I'm from NEPA (currently living in the Diaspora), and this brings back serious memories. I can't wait to go back home!

[@TonyFlorida]

When do you go back next?

[@thomascurry4762]

@@TonyFlorida March 11th through the 16th. I was hoping to catch all the St Patrick's day festivities. It's been over a year since I've been home so I'm looking forward to it.

[@josephschiavoni4897]

Good review. Thank you.

[@TonyFlorida]

Thanks and you're welcome

[@luceromp959]

Nice place

[@imahick5723]

Mmmm Yuengling

[@TonyFlorida]

🍻

[@imahick5723]

Pottsville is an interesting city that was in the $$$ during coal mining

[@TonyFlorida]

Oh yes, that's were my ancestors earned their living

[@imahick5723]

@@TonyFlorida such a hard life. I hope they had good lives