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Samuel Adams (NYSE:SAM) has extended its partnership with the Boston Red Sox for another 10 years, maintaining its position as the team's Official Beer. The collaboration, which began in 2018, marks Sam Adams as the first American craft brewer to secure such a significant partnership with a major league team.
The partnership includes prominent presence at Fenway Park through the Sam Deck and Sammy's On Third bar, which served nearly 50,000 Sam Adams beers last season. The agreement extends to other Boston Beer Company brands including Angry Orchard, Truly, and Twisted Tea. To celebrate, Sam Adams is introducing Grand Slam Adams, a special Kolsch-style ale featuring the Red Sox logo.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, a Boston Beer Company (NYSE:SAM) brand, is launching a limited-edition 19.2oz can design of its Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale to celebrate the iconic band's 60th anniversary in 2025. The special-edition can features Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary logo while containing the same 5.3% ABV beer made with Kernza® perennial grains, granola, and El Dorado and Azacca hops.
The celebratory cans will be available at Dogfish Head's Delaware locations and select accounts near San Francisco during Dead & Company's August shows in Golden Gate Park. Additionally, the brewery will release limited-edition co-branded merchandise, including a T-shirt and coaster featuring the anniversary logo.
Samuel Adams (NYSE:SAM) has released its Summer Ale Census, revealing key insights about beer consumption patterns during summer months. The survey shows that 90% of drinkers consume beer more frequently in summer, with July being the peak month for beer consumption.
The census highlighted several key findings: backyard BBQs emerged as the #1 summer beer pairing, with 63% preferring burgers, 57% choosing BBQ chicken or ribs, and 48% opting for hot dogs. Regarding drinking patterns, 24% of weekend drinkers start between noon and 2 p.m., while 33% begin between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
In conjunction with these findings, Samuel Adams announced its Beers of Summer Variety Pack, featuring Summer Ale, Porch Rocker, American Light, and the new pack-exclusive Blueberry Lager. The variety packs will be available nationwide through July.
Angry Orchard (NYSE:SAM) announced the creation of the 'World's Angriest Cider,' a unique marketing campaign launching June 27, 2025. The company is inviting fans to call their national hotline at 1-84-I-AM-ANGRY to share their everyday frustrations, which will be symbolically infused into a limited-edition spicy cider.
The special batch will be made at the company's Cider House in New York's Hudson Valley, featuring aji yellow and habanero peppers steeped for over six months. The product will be available for pre-order nationwide later in summer 2025. Additionally, Angry Orchard introduced their Summer Party Pack featuring four new flavors: Piña Coolada, Cherry Limeade, Sour Apple, and Blackberry Lemonade.
Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results with net revenue increasing 6.5% to $453.9 million. The company saw a 5.3% increase in shipments despite a 1% decrease in depletions. Net income surged 93.8% to $24.4 million, with diluted earnings per share rising 108% to $2.16.
Gross margin improved significantly to 48.3%, up 460 basis points year-over-year. The company maintained a strong financial position with $152.5 million in cash and no debt, while returning value to shareholders through $61 million in share repurchases from December 2024 to April 2025.
For full-year 2025, Boston Beer projects depletions and shipments between down low single digit to up low single digit, with price increases of 1-2%. The company expects GAAP EPS of $8.00 to $10.50, while estimating a $20-30 million impact from tariffs.