I’m sure over the holiday week/weekend most of you showed your patriotic spirit in the traditional ways ranging from setting off fireworks, BBQing, wearing red, white and blue, and of course drinking some American beers. But exactly how American was your beer? I thought it was funny showing up to my friends place with a twelve pack of Tecate beer on July 3rd while we proceeded to play horseshoes and be ironically overly patriotic in our American flag bandannas and my friends WWII back to back champs hat. I also thought I was making up for that bit of tomfoolery buying a twelve pack of Budweiser the next day on the actual 4th. I could be forgiven for being misguided in this effort. The cans were all proudly dressed in american colors and after all Budweiser is a true American brand with a long rich history in this country. Oops not exactly, I forgot they were indeed bought out by a foreign company InBev not so long ago. While they may be foreign owned, Budweiser does still employ scores of Americans, but still perhaps not the most true American brand available for a 4th of July celebration. I, myself, was in the New York state area on this Independence day. One of the precious spots where another American beer is available. One brewed by the same family for generations with a commitment to staying small, staying affordable, and staying true to their American base. It’s with this in mind I am sharing the below interview I came across with Dick Yuengling, 5th generation American brewer of Yuengling beer. The oldest brewery in these United States. Enjoy…
(also below are some pics from my visit to the brewery two years ago)
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