<P> Samuel Adams is the flagship brand of the Boston Beer Company . The brand name (often shortened to Sam Adams) was chosen in honor of Founding Father Samuel Adams . Adams inherited his father's brewery on King Street (modern day State Street). Some histories say he was a brewer, while others describe him as a maltster . The Samuel Adams brewery is located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, where visitors can take a tour, and shop beers and merchandise . Samuel Adams beer is brewed by the Boston Beer Company, which was founded by Jim Koch and Rhonda Kallman . Samuel Adams beer was started using a recipe now known as the Samuel Adams Boston Lager . </P> <P> Following Jim Koch's great - great grandfather's recipe, Samuel Adams continued to use traditional brewing processes, including decoction mash (a four vessel process) and krausening (a secondary fermentation). Boston Lager is also dry hopped using the Hallertau Mittelfrueh and Tettnang Tettnanger hops . </P> <P> In addition to year - round offerings, Samuel Adams also has four seasonal offerings . The spring seasonal beers are Cold Snap, a Witbier and Escape Route, a Kölsch . The spring seasonals are sold from January to March . The Summer offerings are available from April through August and include Summer Ale, a wheat ale and Porch Rocker, a radler . The Autumn seasonal beers are available August through October and are Octoberfest, a Marzen and Pumpkin Batch, a saison . The Winter / Holiday seasonal beers are available November through December and are, Winter Lager, a Bock and White Christmas an Ale . </P> <P> Samuel Adams also offers seasonal variety packs which include a mix of year - round and seasonal offerings . </P>

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