tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31355627.post116558848774281455..comments2023-12-18T18:17:37.574-05:00Comments on Lyke2Drink: Samuel Adams Looking at Options to Expand Brewery OperationsRick Lykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03846422399785300145noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31355627.post-1166023520130008482006-12-13T10:25:00.000-05:002006-12-13T10:25:00.000-05:00I agree that there is plenty to like about Boston ...I agree that there is plenty to like about Boston Beer Co. Jim Koch has some detractors, but I can state two truths that I bet few in the industry can argue with:<BR/><BR/>1. Samuel Adams has made it easier for many craft brewed brands by opening the minds and taste buds of thousands of American beer drinkers. Once you have had a Sam Adams it is difficult to feel the same again about most mass produced pale yellow lagers.<BR/><BR/>2. The success of the Boston Beer Co. has made it easier for many other small brewers to get bank financing or private equity funding to leasing space, buy equipment and market their products.Rick Lykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846422399785300145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31355627.post-1165597413589933852006-12-08T12:03:00.000-05:002006-12-08T12:03:00.000-05:00However they do it, I’m just glad they’re doing it...However they do it, I’m just glad they’re doing it. I love their beer, I love their philosophy, I love pretty much everything about BBC and Sam Adams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com