Samuel Adams Millennium

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Samuel Adams Millennium has been described as... warm and sweet with a rich malt and wood complexity.

About the Beer

Samuel Adams Millennium is an example of the brewers' art at its most remarkable: a rich though very drinkable brew with mouth-filling flavors of malt and oak, overtones of vanilla, butterscotch and pear, with a hint of cinnamon. Rare Noble hops give Samuel Adams Millennium a crisp, balanced finish. Served at cellar temperature (about 60 degrees) in two-ounce servings, Samuel Adams® Millennium makes a wonderful aperitif or after-dinner drink.

Due to legal restrictions, Samuel Adams® Millennium can not be sold in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia.

History of the Beer

Released in 2000, Samuel Adams Millennium is the result of The Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch's desire to create an astonishing, once-in-a-lifetime beer to commemorate the new millennium. Packaged in cobalt blue bottles encased in a cherrywood box, only 3,000 bottles were made making it the most limited edition Samuel Adams beer ever sold. Each bottle was hand signed and numbered by Jim Koch. It's very rare to see one out there today, but if you stumble on one, buy it - because you'll probably never get another chance!

About the Brewing

To create Samuel Adams Millennium, our brewers worked with ingredients common to fine beers including Noble hops and two row barley. The beer spent three weeks in primary fermentation and was then aged in used bourbon barrels for up to 6 years. The brewers made a single batch of the beer at the Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston.