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Boston Beer wins big in the UK. Weve that, top beer occasions, “Words to Drink By” and more.
Boston Beer Wins Big At Word Beer Awards
The Boston Beer Company’s Samuel Adams brand, one of the originators of the craft beer movement, dominated the stage in August at the World Beer Awards in the UK with four of its entries winning both Gold and “Best in Country” awards.
Samuel Adams American Light took home a Gold & Best in Country award in the Light Lager category. 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 was awarded Gold & Best in Country in the No & Low Alcohol IPA category. Just The Haze also won Gold Medal in Non-Alcoholic Beer category at the Great American Beer Festival in 2022.
Samuel Adams Boston Lager took home a Gold & Best in Country in the Amber Lager category and Samuel Adams Summer Ale was awarded Gold & Best in Country in the Pale Ale Seasonal category.
“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.”
Words to Drink By
“I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed.” – Steve Jobs American businessman and inventor
Top Four Beer Drinking Occasions
YouGov recently published its 2024 alcohol ranking report which highlights the beer, spirit, hard seltzer, spiked lemonade, and ready-to-drink brands that are registering the highest consideration scores in the US.
YouGov found that 67% of those who drink alcohol say they drink beer, but only 29% of those who drink alcohol reported beer as their favorite alcohol type.
But they were able to nail down the most popular occasions for beer drinking, and according to YouGov there are primarily four…
Top Four Beer Drinking Occasions
- Hanging out with friends (64%)
- Special occasions (55%)
- Family get-togethers (50%)
- Watching sports games (37%)
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