D.G. Yuengling & Sons said it is now ready to begin the westward expansion that it announced last year – first stop Texas.

Now as the Yuengling, America's oldest brewery, prepares to expand from its current 22-state East Coast footprint and become a national brand, the company is ready to become a national favorite and residents of Pottsville are excited to share their hometown beer.

Pottsville-based D.G. Yuengling & Sons Inc. is heading west. The family-owned craft brewer, which is the nation’s oldest continually operating brewery, has inked a deal with Molson Coors Beverage Co. to launch a long-term brewing partnership, that expand Yuengling’s 22-state distribution footprint the farthest west it’s been available.