Beer Infinity Beer, Brewing & Beyond
| I had meant to have this one over New Years for a special tasting, but my scheduling failed a bit. So here we go for a bit later in the month! Samuel Adams Brewing was truly one of the original craft breweries. The first bottles of the now ubiquitous Boston Lager were sold in 1985 and (like their namesake) were quite revolutionary for the time. Over the years the brewery has grown exponentially and depending on who you ask is no longer called a craft brewery. I started drinking beer with Sam Adams cherry wheat as my gateway to craft beer (I can’t stomach it now). What I will say about the brewery is that they continue to put out a ton of new beers in different styles. I don’t love them all, but they still take risks and try new things. Founder Jim Koch is still very involved in the homebrew community as well. The brewery put out one of the first “extreme” beers back in the early 1990’s with the 19% ABV Triple Bock–shocking the fledgling craft beer world at the time. Which bring … |
Source: JABlog: A Minnesota-Centric Beer Blog
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