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.

As a sponsor of the Major League Baseball team the Philadelphia Phillies since 2017, D.G. Yuengling & Sons has now signed a deal with the team to be the Official Lager of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Pottsville’s D. G. Yuengling & Sons, having long ago shed its image as a small, regional coal country brewery, is ready to take flight with a new, upscale light beer.

Pottsville’s D.G. Yuengling & Sons Inc. wants to add foodies to its fandom.