Behind the Scenes at Boston Beer Co.
More from Beverage Industry's February 2011 cover story interview with the Boston Beer Co. Photos by Vito Palmisano.
Jim Koch, brewer and founder of The Boston Beer Co., holds the 2009 release of Utopias, a barrel-aged beer that is released every two years.
Jim Koch, brewer and founder of The Boston Beer Co., holds the 2009 release of Utopias, a barrel-aged beer that is released every two years.
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Bob Cannon, brewer at The Boston Beer Co.
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Jim Koch, brewer and founder of The Boston Beer Co., stands among barrels in which the 2011 release of Utopias were aging at the company's Boston brewery in January 2011.
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Dean Gianocostas, brewer at the Samuel Adams Brewery, holds a sample of beer taken from the company's tanks up to the light at its Boston brewery.
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Dean Gianocostas, brewer at the Samuel Adams Brewery, inspects a beer sample from the company's tanks at its Boston brewery.
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Dean Gianocostas, brewer at the Samuel Adams Brewery, pours a beer sample from the company's tanks.