what is the oldest brewery in usa
But that doesnât make the staying power of Germanyâs oldest breweriesâmost of them originally housed in monasteriesâany less breathtaking. The oldest brewery in America is Yuengling, founded in 1829. The oldest brewery in Germany (and the world) is Weihenstephan, founded in 1040. 1040. Thatâs 26 years before the Norman conquest of England, 175 years before the Magna Carta, 477 years before Martin Lutherâs 95 Theses, 736 years before the Declaration of Independence.