SAMUEL ADAMS DOMINATES WORLD BEER AWARDS WITH FOUR GOLDS AS NEW AMERICAN LIGHT CONTINUES ITS EXPANSION IN THE U.S.

Boston Beer’s medal haul includes Gold for Samuel Adams American Light, the easy-to-drink light beer’s second award this year following spring launch

BOSTON, Aug. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Boston Beer Company’s Samuel Adams brand, one of the originators of the craft beer movement, dominated the podium at the World Beer Awards in the U.K. last week with four of its entries winning both Gold and Best in Country awards. To find any of these award-winning beers at a store near you, check out the Samuel Adams product finder here.

“I’m so proud of all of our brewers, who spent countless hours perfecting the recipes for each of these beers,” said Jim Koch, founder and brewer of Boston Beer. “We started brewing 40 years ago, and to this day, we remain focused on crafting the highest-quality beers through innovation and experimentation in the relentless pursuit of better.”

Samuel Adams American Light – Gold & Best in Country – Light Lager
Samuel Adams American Light launched earlier this year in 14 states – Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont, plus Washington, D.C. Distinctly American, this light craft lager is a crisp, refreshing, great-tasting, easy-to-drink beer perfect to upgrade everyday drinking occasions. With an ABV of 4.2% and just 115 calories, Samuel Adams American Light is made with all American ingredients and is designed to be an easy-drinking beer that doesn't compromise on flavor. In addition to its Gold at the World Beer Awards, Samuel Adams American Light also won Bronze at the 2024 Australian International Beer Awards in the American Style Light Lager Category earlier this year.

Samuel Adams Just the Haze – Gold & Best in Country – No & Low Alcohol IPA
This full-body, full-taste non-alcoholic IPA, which also scored bragging rights to “The Best Non-Alc Beer In America” when Samuel Adams Just The Haze won the 2022 Gold Medal in Non-Alcoholic Beer category at the Great American Beer Festival, solidified those credentials with its World Beer Awards’ Best in Country award. Whether it’s Dry January, a kid's soccer game, or you just plain want a brew on Tuesday, this is a beer lover’s non-alc with all the taste you want. Just The Haze also won a Silver at the 2023 World Beer Cup Awards and Silver at the 2021 World Beer Awards.