History of sam adams beer
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THE UNKNOWN HISTORY OF SAMUEL ADAMS BEER
"No matter how big we get, we'll always brew our beer like we're still the smallest brewery in America."
—Jim Koch, Founder of Boston Beer Company
When Jim Koch founded the Boston Beer Company and launched Samuel Adams in 1984, few could have predicted its pivotal role in sparking a craft beer revolution.
Samuel Adams rebelled against the monopoly of homogenized corporate beer.
Samuel Adams’ beer history showed the future trajectory of American brewing itself.
JIM KOCH CHOSE SAMUEL ADAMS AS THE BRAND NAME IN HONOR OF THE AMERICAN PATRIOT
Jim Koch, a sixth-generation brewer, left his corporate career in 1984.
He founded The Boston Beer Company that very same year.
His first creation was the Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
The lager was named after the famous founding father, Samuel Adams.
His beer challenged the dominance of mass-market beers with a return to full-bodied, traditional brewing.
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Samuel Adams (beer)
American brand of beer
Samuel Adams (often shortened to Sam Adams) is the flagship brand of the Boston Beer Company. It is named after US Founding FatherSamuel Adams, who inherited his father's brewery on Boston's King Street (modern day State Street) and worked as a brewer or maltster.[1][2] Samuel Adams beer is brewed by the Boston Beer Company, which was founded by Jim Koch in Cambridge, MA, where he started the micro-brewery in his home. Koch comes from a long line of Cincinnati brewers, and Samuel Adams beer was started using a recipe now known as Samuel Adams Boston Lager.[3]
Beers
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[edit]| Beer | Pack | % ABV | IBU | Description |
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| Boston Lager | 6, 12, 24, 28 (bottles, 12 oz. & 16 oz. cans) | 5.0 | 30 | An amber lager and the flagship product of Boston Brewing Company. Boston Lager is brewed according to Boston Brewing Company founder Jim Koch's great-great grandfather's recipe.[4] " • Boston Beer CompanyAmerican beverage company The Boston Beer Company is an American brewery founded in 1984 by James "Jim" Koch and Rhonda Kallman.[4] Boston Beer Company's first brand of beer was named Samuel Adams after Founding FatherSamuel Adams,[5] an American revolutionarypatriot. Since its founding, Boston Beer has started several other brands, and in 2019 completed a merger with Dogfish Head Brewery. The Boston Beer Company is the fourth largest brewer in the United States, with products available throughout the United States and internationally. History[edit]Early history[edit]The Boston Beer Company was founded in 1984 by James "Jim" Koch and Rhonda Kallman.[4] The initial beer offering was Samuel Adams Boston Lager, a 4.8% abv amber or Vienna lager.[6] Koch, the sixth-generation, first-born son to follow in his family's brewing footsteps, brewed his first batch of the beer in his kitchen, using the original fa |