Yep:
Nearly three decades after its plant shut down, Yuengling's ice cream has returned to stores.
The first cartons are to appear in grocers' freezers Monday, Feb. 10.
Though the Yuengling name may conjure up thoughts of beers, the ice cream company is run by a different branch of the Pottsville-based family.
There's also no beer in the ice cream - though one flavor is "Black and Tan" (chocolate and caramel ice cream).
The Yuenglings opened Yuengling Dairy in 1920 during Prohibition as a way to compensate for the loss of beer sales. It closed the ice cream operation in 1985.
Leiby's Dairy in Tamaqua produces the 10 flavors, which are being sold at Acme, Weis and some independent grocery stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia.
It's cool to see that a smaller dairy is making a comeback, and the name definitely helps their prospects.
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