The Boston Beer Company Story
The Boston Beer Company began in 1984 with a
generations-old family recipe that Founder and Brewer
Jim Koch uncovered in his father's attic. After bringing
the recipe to life in his kitchen, Jim brought it to
bars in Boston with the belief that drinkers would
appreciate a complex, full-flavored beer, brewed fresh
in America. That beer was Samuel Adams Boston Lager(R),
and it helped catalyze what became known as the American
craft beer revolution.
Today, the Company brews more than 21 styles of beer.
The Company uses the traditional four vessel brewing
process and often takes extra steps like dry-hopping and
a secondary fermentation known as krausening. It
passionately pursues the development of new styles and
the perfection of its classic beers by constantly
searching for the world's finest ingredients. While
resurrecting traditional brewing methods, the Company
has earned a reputation as a pioneer in another
revolution, the "extreme beer" movement, where it seeks
to challenge drinkers' perceptions of what beer can be.
The Boston Beer Company strives to elevate the image of
American craft beer by entering festivals and
competitions the world over, and in the past five years
it has won more awards in international beer
competitions than any other brewery in the world. The
Company remains independent, and brewing quality beer
remains its single focus. While Samuel Adams is the
country's largest-selling craft beer, it accounts for
only about one-half of one percent of the U.S. beer
market. For more information, please visit
www.samueladams.com. |
