Cincinnati is the hometown of Samuel Adams’ iconic founder and brewer, Jim Koch. In 1997, Koch returned to his hometown and purchased the former Hudepohl-Schoenling where his own father apprenticed in the 1940s. That brewery, on Central Parkway near downtown Cincinnati, now brews many of Sam Adams’ beers.
The final recipe for Samuel Adams 513 was decided upon by Cincinnati-area attendees of last year’s Zinzinnati Oktoberfest, brewery officials said.
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