Samuel Adams

Commercial Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by The Boston Beer Company
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1984

Contact
30 Germania St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Description
Our passion for never settling, and brewing quality, flavorful beers started with our founder, Jim Koch. He brewed the first batch of Boston Lager in his kitchen – a recipe that belonged to his great great grandfather that he found in his father’s attic back in the early 1980’s. The Boston Beer Company has grown through the years to become the fourth largest brewery in the United States.

Initially, Koch rented excess capacity and brewed the beer at the Pittsburgh Brewing Company. As sales increased Koch developed other contract arrangements at various brewing facilities with excess capacity. To reduce reliance on contract brewing Cincinnati's Hudepohl-Schoenling brewery was purchased in early 1997).

In 2007, the Boston Beer Company purchased the former F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company brewery in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. By 2012, the Company was producing two-thirds of all its beer at the Breinigsville facility, and it has increased brewing capacity there. The Boston Beer Company also has a small R&D brewery located in Boston (Jamaica Plain), Massachusetts, where public tours and beer tastings are offered.

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can at pool party, nice to mix in few NAs keep it a family affair. Gold and light colored. Tastes of grainy malt, some citrus and hay. Nice body for style I guess refreshing at least

Tried on 20 Jul 2025 at 03:06


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7.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Clear dark golden to amber colour, moderate sized ecru-ish white head; aroma of floral, fruity, some hay, bread crusty and nutty notes; taste of hoppy bitterness, rye bready, maly syrupy, some roasted nutty and hints of honey notes; good lager

Tried on 19 Jul 2025 at 18:32

gave a cheers!

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7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear chestnut colour, creamy ecru head; aroma and taste of dried fruity, rye bready, floral and some sunflower seeds notes; correct one

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 19 Jul 2025 at 18:26

gave a cheers!

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Hazy pale yellow colour, minimal off-white head; aroma and taste of tropical fruity, some citrusy, grainy and slight vegetables notes; taste of hoppy bitterness, some celery, tropical fruity (mango and guava), minimal citric and maybe berries notes; not bad

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 17 Jul 2025 at 16:49

gave a cheers!

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6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Opalescent pale golden colour, minimal creamy white lacing; aroma of (dried) cherry, cherry juice, intensive marzipan and maybe some slighr citrusy notes; taste is the same with some bread crusty notes and almond-like bitterness; strange one, but definitely enjoyable

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 17 Jul 2025 at 16:29

gave a cheers!

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8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Clear dark golden colour, minimal creamy off-white head; aroma of pine resins, grapefruit, some grainy, biscuity, slight floral and fruity notes; hop-dominant taste with pime, and grapefruity notes; great IPA

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 17 Jul 2025 at 16:11

gave a cheers!

6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

This is definitely better than some NAs I’ve had with stupidly low calories and little taste (looking at you, Brewdog). Take out the alcohol and most of the calories and there isn’t much left.

There’s a more reasonable 98 calories here. It has a very citrusy aroma. This has some flavor and body left. It’s not hop water or whatever. Malty and citrusy, almost juicy. Mild hops. Hitting
around my average beer rating makes it better than any other NA I’ve tried thus far.

Tried from Can at Dicky's 21 Taps on 16 Jul 2025 at 04:24


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Can: pours pale as all hell with white head. Aroma is herbal apple juice. Taste is sweetish, no bitterness. Pretty crappy.

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2025 at 01:11


7

Lci, a lemony pils, quite refreshing.

Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2025 at 20:38


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle at Quarles Fest 2025 at Beth's in Chesapeake. Expired in Feb, can't find the year. Tastes like a malty pumpkin soda with artificial flavoring, that's about all I can describe about it. Not really my cup of pumpkin beer.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2025 at 22:15