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Boston Beer Company
Samuel Adams
30 Germania Street
Boston MA 02130
Telephone: +1 617-368-5000
Toll-Free: +1 800-372-1131
Brewer: John Piening
[Contact] [Update]
Boston MA 02130
Telephone: +1 617-368-5000
Toll-Free: +1 800-372-1131
Brewer: John Piening
[Contact] [Update]
Notes
Opened: 1984
Annual Production: 1,213,000 bbl
Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Michael J. Bauer, Siegfried Binge, Tony Knipling
Boston Beer Company bought Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Company of Cincinnati OH in February 1997, and renamed the 390,000-barrel facility The Samuel Adams Brewery.
Here's where Samuel Adams beers are brewed...thanks to Nick Johnson for the list!
- Boston, MA AKA Jamaica Plain. Former Haffenreffer brewery, a company-owned facility brewing the Boston Ale and doing R/D work on other recipes.
- Nagold, Germany: A Gambrinus brewery brews the Boston Lager for the European market.
- There is also a Sam Adams brewpub in Philadelphia, PA which brews ales from malt extract recipes.
- Also, FYI, the Sam Adams Triple Bock was brewed at the Jamaica Plain facility and then shipped to Bronco Winery in Ceres, CA for aging in their vats.
Updated: March 18, 2022
News
- 2020-04-02: Samuel Adams giving $1K grants to every Ohio service industry worker impacted by COVID-19 (WOIO)
- 2019-05-09: Boston Beer Company and Dogfish Head Agree to Merge in $300 Million Deal (Brewbound)
- 2017-08-29: Is Boston Beer in danger of losing its ‘craft’ status? (Boston Globe)
- 2014-03-14: Sam Adams pulls sponsorship from St. Patrick's Day Parade (WCVB)
- 2013-10-18: Boston Beer’s fastest selling product? Not beer (Boston Globe)
- 2013-09-09: Craft Beer's Success Makes Sam Adams Founder A Billionaire (NPR)
- 2013-04-24: All profits from special beer going to victims of Boston bombing (MSNBC)
- 2012-02-27: UK brewer will make Samuel Adams beers (Realbeer.com)
- 2012-02-18: No Bitter Aftertaste From This Stock Offering (New York Times)
- 2011-01-24: Boston Beer Company Starts Microloan Fund To Assist Small Businesses (Gaebler Ventures)
- 2011-01-19: When Bad Beers Happen to Good Breweries: The Case of Infinium (The Atlantic)
- 2010-11-09: Boston Beer Company launches champagne brew (Canadean)
- 2010-09-21: Samuel Adams Announces LongShot American Hombrew Contest Winners (The Beer Spot News)
- 2010-05-07: At Boston Beer, no hangover from stock scare (Boston Globe)
- 2010-03-24: Home brewer goes national (Seacoast Online)
- 2009-11-30: Boston brewer pushes limits on beer as alcohol content laws change, drinkers seek new flavors (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- 2009-11-02: Samuel Adams launches new barrel-aged beers in special packaging (Packaging Digest)
- 2009-10-21: Sam Adams, German brewer team for new beer (MSNBC)
- 2009-08-26: Samuel Adams Unveils New Collection of Fall Seasonal Brews (Quote.com)
- 2009-08-21: How Sam Adams Helped Save Craft Brewing (Fast Company)
- 2008-04-12: Growth challenge is brewing at Boston Beer (The Enterprise)
- 2008-02-15: Sam Adams shares hops with smaller breweries (Real Beer)
- 2007-12-16: One Pricey Beer for a Good Cause (Luxist)
- 2007-11-07: One Steep Sip (Washington Post)
- 2007-10-29: Boston Beer to continue to brew beer at Miller Brewing plant (Forbes)
Beer List
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5.20% abv.
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8.00% abv.
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Date: September 3, 2012 (#8939)Package: bottledPlace: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NEScore: 18 pointsAppearance (3)
Deep golden, hazy. Noderate head.Aroma (3½)
Tangerine. Spicy.Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth. Huge pineapple hop flavor, medium bitterness. Sweet biscuity malt, toasty, and caramel. Orange hop flavor in the finish.Overall Impression (2½)
Nicely complex.
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Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2000 North American Beer Awards
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2003 North American Beer Awards
- Silver Medal, 2000 North American Beer Awards
10.30% abv.
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Date: June 30, 2011 (#8370)Package: bottledPlace: Library Pub, Omaha NEScore: 17 pointsAppearance (3)
Golden. Massive head.Aroma (3)
Maple caramel apple. Spicy, bready.Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fiercely fizzy. Sweet, with a big caramel-maple flavor. Spicy. Bready. Sweet malt and lots of fruity spiciness in the finish, a little warming.Overall Impression (2)
Brewed as a collaboration with Weihenstephan. The bottle I tasted last December was apparently seriously oxidized, so I have revised these notes.
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
5.80% abv.
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2010 Great American Beer Festival
- Silver Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship
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Date: October 16, 2010 (#8323)Package: bottledPlace: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NEScore: 16 pointsAppearance (3)
Copper color. Dense head.Aroma (3)
Piney, fruity hops. Biscuity, caramel malt.Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Piney, grassy bitterness up front. Hop flavor lasts longer than the bitterness. Clean, grassy finish.Overall Impression (2)
