Founded by brewmaster Martin Virga after brewing in Germany and helping launch Capitol City Brewing Company, Gunpowder Falls Brewing makes classic German-style lager beers in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. Virga trained at Munich’s Doemens brewing academy, and the brewery follows the 1516 Reinheitsgebot with just four ingredients while keeping its selection focused on traditional lagers.
Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law) of 1516
Compliance program
Straub BreweryStraub Brewery is a family-owned and operated brewery in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, where it has been brewing since 1872. It continues to handcraft German-American style lagers and traditional craft beer at its original location.ST MARYS, PA
D.G. Yuengling & Son, IncD.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. is a family-owned American brewery founded in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1829 by David G. Yuengling. Still led by fifth- and sixth-generation family members, it brews at its historic Pottsville site as well as facilities in Mill Creek and Tampa. The brewery is especially known for its Traditional Lager, revived in 1987 as its flagship beer.POTTSVILLE, PA
Pennsylvania Brewing CompanyPenn Brewery is Pittsburgh’s oldest and largest brewery, producing craft beers since 1986 in the historic E&O Brewery Building in the North Side’s Deutschtown neighborhood. It specializes in German-style beers brewed in the tradition of Pittsburgh’s European immigrants, alongside homemade cuisine.PITTSBURGH, PA
Susquehanna Brewing CoSix generations of beer-making tradition anchor Susquehanna Brewing Co., a craft brewery and tasting room in Pittston that brews for northeastern Pennsylvania. Its brewhouse uses upward-infusion mashing, a Bohemian decoction kettle and a hopjack, while the brewery’s rotating beers range from German-inspired lager to fruit-forward and hop-driven ales. The company also keeps its community focus close, hosting tours, events and fundraisers at its Pittston brewery.PITTSTON, PA