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Samuel Adams®

Boston Lager

 

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Samuel Adams®

Boston Lager

 

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The flavor that made you fall in love with craft beer

Samuel Adam’s Boston Lager is approachable, complex, and smooth with the perfect balance of caramel malt sweetness and spicy hop bitterness. First brewed in 1984 in our founder Jim Koch’s kitchen at a time when there were under 100 breweries in the United States, Samuel Adams Boston Lager helped pave the way for the American craft beer revolution.

The flavor that made you fall in love with craft beer

Samuel Adam’s Boston Lager is approachable, complex, and smooth with the perfect balance of caramel malt sweetness and spicy hop bitterness. First brewed in 1984 in our founder Jim Koch’s kitchen at a time when there were under 100 breweries in the United States, Samuel Adams Boston Lager helped pave the way for the American craft beer revolution.

Boston Lager
Style

Lager

Style

Lager

 

ABV

5%

IBUs

30

HOPS
Hallertau Mittelfrueh and Tettnang Tettnanger Noble Hops
YEAST
Samuel Adams Lager yeast
MALTS
Samuel Adams Two-Row Pale Malt Blend and Caramel 60
COLOR
Brilliant Amber
AVAILABILITY
6pk bottles, 12pk bottles, 24pk bottles, 28pk bottles, 12pk cans, 16oz cans, Draft

 

A smooth, German-style lager with slightly sweet roasted malts, notes of caramel, toffee, and a distinct noble hop character with subtle piney citrus. It ends with a crisp finish that makes you want another.

Jim Koch quote
Jim Koch

Boston Lager keeps proving why it’s an American craft beer icon, racking up awards that honor its legendary quality.
This isn’t a comprehensive list of its accolades over 40 years —
just the latest highlights.



2024 World Beer Awards United States Winner

Boston Lager keeps proving why it’s an American craft beer icon, racking up awards that honor its legendary quality. This isn’t a comprehensive list of its accolades over 40 years—just the latest highlights.

2024 World Beer Awards United States Winner

Our Founder and Brewer still tastes every batch of Boston Lager to make sure it meets our high standards.

Our Founder and Brewer still tastes every batch of Boston Lager to make sure it meets our high standards.

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