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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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hazy golden yellow with moderate white head. Nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander, wheat malt, and straw aroma. Moderately sweet nutmeg, cinnamon, orange, wheat malt, and mildly bitter hay/spice flavor. Good body. Not bad - very spicy but not overwhelming.

Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2025 at 03:05


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2025 at 19:29


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Good stuff. Only mellow signs of age. Lovely fruity character, berries, raisins, a little toffee, bread, fruitcake. Mellow booze. Rather drinkable. Nicely balanced and malty.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2025 at 19:28


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pretty good coffee stout from Sam Adams, with notesnof chocolate and cascara backed up by a mocha roastiness and just the slightest hint of a Kahlua-ish sweet streak. Plenty of coffee in the fade.

Tried from Can on 12 Nov 2025 at 01:04


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Leans heavily into hefeweizen cloves and grassiness, with a firm backbone of cinnamon and nutmeg and a touch of citrus. Lots of spices, too much for my blood not a bad pint.

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2025 at 01:30


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Tried on 10 Nov 2025 at 21:26


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Tried on 10 Nov 2025 at 21:22


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

Pour is a near black with a large mocha head. Aroma is a nice chestnut and coffee mix. Flavor is a nice coffee and chewy toasted malt. Very heavy mouthfeel for a mass produced beer. Nice coffee stout by Sam Adams.

Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2025 at 22:27


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Pour is a cloudy orange with a large white head. Aroma is a full citrus and nutmeg. Flavor is a little less muted but I still get some citrus and nutmeg just not as much as the aroma let on. Pretty good Sam Adams beer.

Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2025 at 20:03


6.5

Tried from Can on 07 Nov 2025 at 19:32