Products
The Boston Beer Company produces a variety of beer year-round: Boston Lager, Sam Adams Light, Boston Ale, Pale Ale, Cherry Wheat, Cream Stout, Coastal Wheat, Scotch Ale, Black Lager, Honey Porter, Noble Pils, and Irish Red. The Sam Adams Boston Lager contains 4.75% abv, roughly average for its style. Other styles have pushed the physical limits of alcohol content for the brewing process - in 2003 one batch of Utopias contained 25.6% abv, beating the records that Samuel Adams Triple Bock and Samuel Adams Millennium had set before it.
Additionally, the company brews four seasonal beers per year, as follows:
- Alpine Spring (January - March)
- Summer Ale (April - August)
- Octoberfest (August - October)
- Winter Lager (November - January)
Samuel Adams also runs a "Winter Classics" pack during the holiday season. This variety collection consists of: Old Fezziwig Ale, Holiday Porter, Black and Brew Coffee Stout, Chocolate Bock, Winter Lager, and Boston Lager.
The company has also produced several limited-run "Extreme Beers", which are meant to be enjoyed more in the manner of an aperitif or cordial rather than a beer. These include Millennium, Utopias, Triple Bock, and Chocolate Bock. Because of the extremely high alcohol volume in these brews (as high as 25% for the Utopias), their sale is restricted by several states. In November 2005, the brewery continued extreme brewing innovation by releasing a limited release (60,000 units) "Imperial Pilsner Harvest '05" brew.
As of 2008, the Sam Adams brand had 20 styles of beer available in 12 US fl oz (350 ml). bottles - Boston Lager, Light, Double Bock, White Ale, Summer Ale, Octoberfest, Winter Lager, Old Fezziwig Ale, Cranberry Lambic, Holiday Porter, Boston Ale, Cherry Wheat, Cream Stout, Scotch Ale, Black Lager, Brown Ale, Hefeweizen, Pale Ale, Honey Porter, and Irish Red. One of the most recent of these is Samuel Adams Octoberfest, which won a gold medal in the Marzen category at the 2006 Great American Beer Festival. Samuel Adams Irish Red and Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock were released in 2008.
Five Samuel Adams products are available on draft towers across the country. Boston Lager, with its trademark blue-flame tap handle, is the most widely distributed Samuel Adams draft. However, the seasonal draft line up of Alpine Spring, Summer Ale, Octoberfest and Winter Lager, grows in popularity each year. Also available from the keg in select locations are Boston Ale, Hefeweizen, Cherry Wheat and Black Lager.
In 2009, Samuel Adams released a new variety called Blackberry Witbier. The flavor, like Irish Red, Brown Ale, and Honey Porter in previous years, was the winner of The Boston Beer Company's annual beer competition, which was voted on by over 50,000 people around the country. The new flavor beat out a Coffee Stout option. Blackberry Witbier is sold in its own six pack and in Brewmaster Collection variety packs.
In 2009 Samuel Adams began its Imperial Series, beers with better quality ingredients and higher alcohol contents. Beers in this series include Double Bock, previously a seasonal brew, Imperial Stout, and Imperial White. Each style is sold in its own four pack.
In summer 2006, Sam Adams released a limited-run Brewer Patriot collection that included four beers which "honor the fine American Brewing Tradition of our founding fathers."
The Brewer Patriot collection included:
- Traditional Ginger Honey Ale
- James Madison Dark Wheat Ale
- George Washington Porter
- 1790 Root Beer Brew
The Boston Beer Company also produces Twisted Tea hard iced tea and HardCore hard apple cider, which are intentionally separate from the Samuel Adams brand.
In early 2009, the Boston Beer Company released a limited-brew known as Boston Brick Red, a red ale in the European tradition. It is presently only available at select bars in the Boston area, and is only available on tap. Proceeds from its sale go toward an entrepreneurial fund the company sponsors to support new business ventures.
In October 2009, Samuel Adams announced the addition of the Barrel Room Collection to their products line. Three beers (American Kriek, Stony Brook Red, and New World Tripel) were released initially in 2009 followed by a fourth beer (Thirteenth Hour) in 2011. These beers, like some previous experimental products, are aged in a wood barrel for a special finish. Each flavor is sold in a 750ml stylized bottle with a champagne cork.
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