A Pictoral Post from Behind the Scenes at the Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain
This post is republished from 2009.One of my good friends from graduate school came to Boston before heading up to the summer residency Maine (the first one didn't go to since graduating...sad...) Since he used to work at the Samuel Adams Brewery, and now works for the he Boston Beer Company sales department in CA, we hit up the brewery. It is just down the street from me in the neighboring neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. We had a great visit! Here, a pictoral blog:
![barley from Sam Adams brewery barley from Sam Adams brewery](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgK4nkrQStgG9PHTvnYbbkHkXPDfGGppTr7jaRFJURy73V-uzQ0hy2cWKq6Qa_fKrqWdLeTzjk9zsB8d_pNR1liK5NNoX9_QduajaySpsLPXUyYEjFJn5N-1gHoG0UQpECfjc_yE6JfKX/s400/barley+where+it+all+begins.jpg)
barley - where (part of) it all begins
![casks, keg barrels at the Samuel Adams Brewery casks, keg barrels at the Samuel Adams Brewery](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cMs4PBY7crRYgGPh2LUnpK31b6AMX_qOGuiU7dMFBvAJkJFAY-5JpiqM7sEH8J9pG96rP3wAiNWc5GIp4ocgpDA0Jm3feY4KOHaf7KmxTPwkhMHnjA0qNi5UDUj4nqxxf1XaiMF6EBNe/s400/kegs.jpg)
Casks - keg barrels
![giant kegs of beer at the Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain Boston Massachusetts giant kegs of beer at the Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain Boston Massachusetts](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7FfB_lmFbDQZEXmb-RPonhSvagh6BJaW7UUE8JrurA1lK5K4Xt14yJ-CVuHrTwZ87pL0CQxMQsTUV1FsidbUsKFcI1lsLW0NoTIKy8t5cp_tGUvmUm1P1Lk4D7fjJggFC2vKfREnFnXO/s400/now+thats+what+I+call+a+keg.jpg)
Thassa lotta beyah
![my friend Tigh at the Sam Adams tap room telling about his first day as a tour guide my friend Tigh at the Sam Adams tap room telling about his first day as a tour guide](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENy5X2V9VSWqc1pSHW0znvXo4IEuaTgnnVtM0CNosiyhHEu4MBWO67hxCzcjPUeB9fYppzvvoB_jLiKguR_hLh61e2_5DjCT-ire2UTbHFqQpX6IM-c6BQw0EwnfEHHuAzyjNKUK9ju4M/s400/Tigh+telling+about+his+first+day+at+work.jpg)
Tigh, telling the story of his first day at work
![The decorative tap and tasting room at the Samuel Adam Brewery in Boston The decorative tap and tasting room at the Samuel Adam Brewery in Boston](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX0bKOlsnhl1unybE_Oh9SWQHgHF-Tw69n29Hwm7O78ZNpArQPnyST6aGwRCGblQNsc-6pPxQ0JUvCXb7UtOK8Zl3m3p9PTWcwH_ij_oolFRR7j6I9O_rNg42IgdBgR5LlDxZdwCzVMbu/s400/Tigh+in+the+tap+room.jpg)
![Bridget Eileen in brewery coveralls posing with a portrait of Jim Koch at the tap ans tasting room of the Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts Bridget Eileen in brewery coveralls posing with a portrait of Jim Koch at the tap ans tasting room of the Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpwwoPEi2usdNv4C0ICXoFHgjBDrWXwY43F2T-6j1WVNnPC-DDRu-DTiIxrMWehN7UX2V0oEqW32a8DrPG7Dx5F_RagQ6JpVuPE6_K4u98fwrAZxNgRRVlUfmEpWpTREm1IiITg4OZW6t/s400/Me+and+Jim+Koch.jpg)
with owner and founder Jim Kock in the background
![behind the bar at the the Sam Adams tap room in Stony Brook, JP, Boston behind the bar at the the Sam Adams tap room in Stony Brook, JP, Boston](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlthJ-zp67RnmtVeT7EVA50MHzzGT3mW3h0G054xU2ugSOn1P7OHyBbJcebqlxeKiIm5_kcADQExgrj0iehRt-gmv0zPJ2Zn8HwKbySuAx2gik1n6yCEFjS31GWtdyQeGQJdjIZrLOqDFi/s400/Best+Buds+in+the+Sma+Adams+Tap+Room.jpg)
Tigh and Bridget hitting the taps
![Bob and Dean from Sam Adams Bob and Dean from Sam Adams](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uLB-X92-FGQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Bob's head is rub-a-licious and Dean's eyes match the color of their Boston Lager.
We all went to Doyle's for lunch and I felt like I had entered this beloved neighborhood haunt with an entourage of local royalty.
We were seated "at the best seat in the house" according to the older gentleman who was delighted to have a big crew from the brewery, especially Bob and Dean, come to visit. He regaled us with tales of deciding to take Sam Adam's owne rnad founder Jim Koch's offer, and be the first place in the world to sell Sam Adams on tap.
It was super fun!