Is Yuengling Haunted? Ghosts of America’s Oldest Brewery

Episode 47: What’s a ghost’s favorite drink? Boo’s, of course. In this episode of Slice of the Paranormal, we travel to Pottsville, Pennsylvania to investigate the haunted history of Yuengling Brewery—America’s oldest operating brewery. Rumors swirl of former workers still roaming the underground beer caves, hand-dug by miners, and the ghostly echoes that remain. Our journey continues to the Yuengling Mansion on Mahantango Street, where unexplained footsteps, self-opening doors, and reports of spirits—including a young boy and Irish servants—hint at a deeper supernatural story. We also visit the Charles Baber Cemetery, the final resting place of David G. Yuengling (1808–1877), where a ghostly shooting was once reported in the Pottsville Miners Journal. Local legends also speak of Corpse Candles—glowing death omens—seen by Welsh youths among the headstones. Finally, we head to St. Clair, PA to grab a drink at the haunted Wooden Keg Tavern—a former Molly Maguire hangout, complete with a historic Speakeasy and underground tunnel rumored to be as full of spirits as it once was of whiskey. So crack open a bottle, hit play, and join us as we explore the legends, hauntings, and hidden history of Yuengling and the ghosts of Schuylkill County. https://www.yuengling.com Miners Journal - December 2, 1865 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35668231/david_gottlob-yuengling Coal Country Ghosts Legends and Lore (Schuylkill and Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania) by Charles J Adams III 2004 https://woodenkegtavern.com Spooky Pennsylvania by S.E. Schlosser 2020 https://www.facebook.com/share/18oAEqyzQV/?mibextid=wwXIfr Eastern Pennsylvania Ghost Files by Charles J Adams III Pottsville Republican - October 31, 2000