Although current evidence suggests that he was a maltster, not a brewer, what Founding Father lends his name to a brand of beer?
Samuel Adams (beer) Samuel Adams (beer) 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
Samuel Adams for brewing beer. Years later, a poet poked fun at Adams by calling him "Sam the maltster". Adams has often been described as a brewer, but the extant evidence suggests that he worked as a maltster and not a brewer. In January 1748, Adams and some friends were inflamed by British impressment and launched "The Independent Advertiser", a weekly newspaper that printed many political essays written by Adams. His essays drew heavily upon English political theorist John Locke's "Second Treatise of Government", and they emphasized many of the themes that characterized his subsequent career. He argued that the people must