Posted on 10/26/2016 2:50:35 PM PDT by dirtboy
The owner of America's oldest brewery has come out in support of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and the company's faithful drinkers aren't too happy about it.
Eric Trump, the nominee's son, stopped at D. G. Yuengling & Son's in Pottsville on Monday while campaigning on behalf of his father.
His message to the company? Hard-working family businesses like Yuengling, a fixture in Schuylkill County since the 1800s, would thrive under a President Trump, the Reading Eagle reported Tuesday.
Yuengling's response?
"Our guys are behind your father," 73-year-old owner Richard "Dick" Yuengling Jr. said, according to the newspaper. "We need him in there."
Some fans of the beer were quick to retaliate Wednesday, declaring they plan to stop drinking Yuengling altogether. That includes Communications Director for Philadelphia's City Council, Jane Roh.
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Bkmk
“My wife drinks some kind of Sam Adams crap.”
Your wife has good taste..it’s a great beer!
Of course any Trumper will like this news. But it never fails to amaze me when people “come out” for one candidate or another when they are running a RETAIL company. It is just plain stupid! You are going to alienate 1/2 of your purchasing power. Just “Shut up” and “Make Beer!” (and damned good beer it is!).
Don’t know about your state. They sell it almost anywhere in FL, PA, and AL.
Actually, Yuengling lager is considered a craft beer. They were the #1 craft beer in the country. They only have 3 breweries. They are privately family owned. They also decertified the teamsters union.
I disagree in this case. Yuengling may have alienated half the market, but their gain of the other half gives them a greater share and recognition that they previously had.
It’s still Circle Liquor even though the circle is gone! Nice stop on the way to beautiful Ocean City!
The brewery in Pottsville is the oldest continuously operating brewery in in the country.
Not a ‘union shop’???? EVEN BETTER!!!
Only had it twice during trips to Tenn and South Carolina. Fine beer, I wish we could get in So Cal.
PA Governor Tommie “the Commie” Wolf banned this brew from his own state at his Inauguration because of the owner’s conservative principles.
Good. It’s much to good a beer to be wasted on a liberal palate.
I’m not a beer guy but I’ve never heard of that brand.
I saw this story this afternoon, and had a Yuengling in honor of their Trump support.
Me too! Yuengling from here on out.
Not to worry. My family in Pennsylvania will make up the difference.
The surprise was that the workers went along with it. Then again, they still have jobs. The alternative was sale and/or closure of the company. Rolling Rock was sold, and is now brewed in NJ, not Latrobe, PA.
Will be stocking up with Yuengling henceforth.
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