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

12 oz can from Costco in Bakersfield on Rosedale. Nose is malty and caramelly with a light herbal essence of ivy plants. Rusty brown with a big tan head. Flavor is malty and light sweetness with a background hint of bitterness in the finish..

Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2025 at 21:48


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

Golden colour and small white head. Leafy, piney hops in the nose. Medium-bodied. Resin, malts, alcohol in the background. Clean but simple.

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 05 Aug 2025 at 09:21


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

Hazy orange colour and tiny white head. Some riped fruits, mango in the nose. Medium-bodied. Stonefruits, apricot, light bitterness in the flavour. Riped fruity dipa.

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 05 Aug 2025 at 09:10


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Reddish-orange colour and small pinky head. Aroma has light fruityness. Light-bodied. Dry dragon fruit flavour, neutral taste otherwise. Harmless.

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 05 Aug 2025 at 09:02


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hazy yellow-orange colour and small white head. Sweet pineapple-peach aroma. Medium-bodied. Pineapple, coconut, stonefruit and lactose in the flavour. Quite sweet, milkshakey.

Tried from Draft at Samuel Adams Boston Taproom on 05 Aug 2025 at 08:47


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

At home, at Prélaz, it is a regular IPA, not bad, not great, decently bitter, side of resine, a bit sweet and malty, 02.09.18, buying it in one coop and drinking it at home, Lausanne, Prélaz.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2025 at 12:07

gave a cheers!

7

A decent lager with a twist of blueberry. Very chuggable, 🦭 of approval

Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2025 at 22:01


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

Hazy pale yellow colour, medium sized dense white head; aroma of green tea, pineapple, piney, grapefruity, slight tangerine and apple peel notes; taste is the same notes with some canned apple; correct one

Tried from Can on 28 Jul 2025 at 19:41

gave a cheers!

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

Big can. Many thanks to Lore. Opaque yellow body with a thin white head. Aroma and taste of pineapple, grapefruit, pine, mango and a little bit of goose berries.Nice one.

Tried from Can on 28 Jul 2025 at 19:32


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle.

A- Copper color, slightly hazy liquid, off white head.

A- Nutmeg, pie spice, mild gourd.

F- Pie spice, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, mild pumpkin.

T- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.

O- Almost 2 years old and still holding up decently well. Pumpkin flavor is there and balanced Not bad for being old.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2025 at 20:52