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Yuengling: America’s Oldest (And Hottest) Brewery

In 1681 William Penn scored big when King Charles II, who owed him money, instead gave him a huge forested colony in the New World. Upon setting foot on land, Penn was heard to say, "Lordy, someone should go into the lumber business and set up a brewery here."About 150 years later David Yuengling did this that when he built the Eagle Brewery in Pottsville, PA, later renamed D.G. Yuengling and Son. Today, 174 years later, Yuengling is one of

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