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.
(Excerpt) Read more at phillyvoice.com ...
I will now go out of my way to find and drink Yeungling when I’m down in NY and PA, and will attempt to find a source for it up here in Ontario. It’s a good session beer, anyway.
Good damn hipster/yucci idiots.
I’ll drink more to make up for the loss of of sales to idiots.
Exactly my thought when I saw this headline.
Thanks.
*ping*
Not me.
I’ll ONLY buy Yuengling from now on.
I spent a fair bit of time touring around NE NY (south of Buffalo) and NE PA in the last month or so. You’re right about that - quite a few Trump signs, very few Hillary signs. Beautiful country, too.
This is the 75th anniversary of the Circle Liquor Store.
More Yuengling bartender.
5.56mm
I always say that if you are in business you should never be partisan
. That goes for our side too. You lose a lot of customers.
Because RR is now made in Newark, NJ. Ugggggh
Reading this article, however, does increase my enthusiasm for the brand.
Looking like a roadtrip to Thee Buckeye State to pick up a couple of case’s.
Not sold here in Michigan. A Good Beer to be sure!
Go Trump
NOT an American company anymore!
Didn’t the owner come out in support of homo “marriage?” Pretty sure he also supports homos in Boston’s St. Patricks parade.
Making ice cream again in Pottsville!
14.99 a case this week at Harris Teeter. (NC)
My son likes this! I don’t drink beer (I’m a wine person) and the hubby is a tea man, but I only get this and Corona for company. This will be offered at Thanksgiving now!
Its usually around us here - I’ll make a note to get some
Yuengling’s Florida facility supplies South Carolina, where the Pottsville Potable ranks #1
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