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Samuel Adams

1722-1803

Representing Massachusetts at the Continental Congress

Born: September 27, 1722

Birthplace: Boston, Mass.

Education: Master of Arts, Harvard. (Politician)

Work: Tax-collector; Elected to Massachusetts Assembly, 1765;

Delegate to the First Continental Congress, 1774;

Signed Declaration of Independence, 1776;

Member of Massachusetts State constitutional convention, 1781;

Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Mass., 1789;

Elected Governor of Massachusetts, 1794-'97.

Died: October 2, 1803

Samuel and John Adams' names are almost synonymous in all

accounts of the Revolution that grew, largely, out of Boston. Though

they were cousins and not brothers, they were often referred to as

the Adams' brothers, or simply as the Adams'. Samuel Adams was

born in Boston, son of a merchant and brewer. He was an excellent

politician, an unsuccessful brewer, and a poor businessman. His

early public office as a tax collector might have made him suspect as an agent of British authority, however he made good use of his understanding of the tax codes and wide acquaintance with the merchants of Boston. Samuel was a very visible popular leader who, along with John, spent a great deal of time in the public eye agitating for resistance. In 1765 he was elected to the Massachusetts Assembly where he served as clerk for many years. It was there that he was the first to propose a continental congress. He was a leading advocate of republicanism and a good friend of Tom Paine. In 1774, he was chosen to be a member of the provincial council during the crisis in Boston. He was then appointed as a representative to the Continental Congress, where he was most noted for his oratory skills, and as a passionate advocate of independence from Britain. In 1776, as a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence. Adams retired from the Congress in 1781 and returned to Massachusetts to become a leading member of that state's convention to form a constitution. In 1789 he was appointed lieutenant governor of the state. In 1794 he was elected Governor, and was re-elected annually until 1797 when he retired for health reasons. He died in the morning of October 2, 1803, in his home town of Boston. More.......

When Jim left his job to start a brewery, people told

him he was crazy. After tasting that first batch of

Samuel Adams Boston Lager in his kitchen, he knew

he had something that just might prove the doubters

wrong. It wasn't like any beer out there. Full flavored

with hops and malt yet balanced and complex. And

a beer revolution began.

The incredible thing is after all of these years, it's

still the same amazing beer and nothing else out

there's quite like it.

Getting the best for Samuel Adams Boston Lager

hasn't always come easily, its taken dedication,

persistence, and a bit of ingenuity. It started when

Jim had to find the Noble hops for the beer. The recipe called for an abundance of the fragile and harder to grow Hallertau Mittelfueh hops which were nearly extinct. Undaunted, Jim worked closely with the growers to convince them to start growing them again, knowing that their aroma and flavor were essential to Samuel Adams Boston Lager.

Six weeks after Jim started the business Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the "Best Beer in America" award at the Great American Beer Festival. It was quite a feat. No one had heard of the beer and the company had only three people. Today, Samuel Adams Boston Lager continues to win awards all over the world. Times may have changed but the beer remains the same.

We've always pushed ourselves to see what we can do to make the beer taste better without changing the recipe. Most of those efforts have focused on the process and the ingredients. Wanting to leave no stone unturned, we turned our attention to the glass. There are hundreds of beer glasses but we wanted to see if like wine, we could use the shape to actually enhance the flavor and taste of the beer. Over the course of 18 months we evaluated hundreds of different shapes. Our custom glass was crafted to optimize the experience of drinking a full flavored beer like Samuel Adams Boston Lager

Who was Samual Adams?

by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress

What kind of American outdoor recreation company would we be without naming an official beer? So we did, and we went with my favorite (duh) and it is;

Sam Adams Boston Lager