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Factory and food toursCoal region and northeast Pennsylvania

Yuengling Pottsville Brewery

Pottsville, PA · 45 minutes from Reading · Free

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Yuengling Pottsville Brewery

Plan the day

Drive45 minutes from Reading, 34 miles1 hour 6 minutes from Boyertown · 25 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 5 minutes from Morgantown
Where420 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, PA 17901, Pottsville, PAOpen in maps →
OpenTours year round, Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 3 pm; closed Sundays and on Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Saturday tours run every half hour March through December and every hour in January and February; weekday tours run every hour.Tours Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 3 pm, last tour at 3 pm; gift shop Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm; closed Sunday.
AdmissionTours are free for all ages (as posted October 2026). ID required to sample beer after the tour.
Plan onAbout 1 hour for the tour.
Good foradults, couples, a group of friends, big kids, teens

The Yuengling brewery on Mahantongo Street in Pottsville, PA is the one the company calls America's Oldest Brewery, and it gives free guided tours Monday through Saturday.

The tour runs about an hour through the working brewery, takes in roughly 160 stairs, uneven and sometimes wet floors and changing temperatures, and ends with beer sampling for guests 21 and over with ID. Tours leave every hour on weekdays and every half hour on Saturdays from March through December, and they are free for all ages. The gift shop is open Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Before you go

Closed shoes are required (no sandals, Crocs or flip flops). The tour has about 160 stairs and is not wheelchair accessible; no strollers or pets. Street and meter parking, plus a paved lot behind the gift shop at 5th and Norwegian Streets. Groups of 25 or more should call ahead.

Coming up

Eagle Series release tastings at the brewery: Peanut Butter on Thursday, October 15, and Cranberry Sour on Thursday, November 19, both 5 to 7:30 pm.

Official site →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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