German Americans especially regarding pastries, meats and sausages, and above all, beer. Frankfurters (or "wieners", originating from Frankfurt am Main and Vienna, respectively), hamburgers, bratwurst, sauerkraut, and strudel are common dishes. German bakers introduced the pretzel, which is popular across the United States. Germans introduced America to lager, the most-produced beer style in the United States, and have been the dominant ethnic group in the beer industry since 1850. The oldest extant brewery in the United States is D. G. Yuengling & Son of Pottsville, Pennsylvania (approximately 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia), founded in 1829 by an immigrant from Aldingen in what
Bratwurst also common, "Weggla"/"Weckla" being the word for "bread roll" in the Nuremberg dialect), with mustard. Another way of cooking Nuremberg sausages is in a spiced vinegar and onion stock; this is called "Blaue Zipfel" (blue lobes). The "Würzburger Bratwurst", also known as the "Winzerbratwurst", comes from the city of Würzburg in Franconia. Its size is similar to the "Thüringer Rostbratwurst", but its ingredients include white Franken-Wine. The "Thüringer Rostbratwurst" is a spicy sausage from Thuringia. It is thin and long. It is traditionally grilled over a charcoal fire and eaten with mustard and bread. The name "Thüringer Rostbratwurst" is also