Samuel Adams names Baltimore brewery winner of Brewing the American Dream competition
07.10.2022 - 16:31
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A 2022 Boston Beer brewing master has been crowned. Baltimore, Maryland-based brewery Checkerspot Brewing Company has been named the winner of Samuel Adams’ 11th Brewing the American Dream experienceship. Checkerspot will make its first appearance as Boston Beer’s newest champion at the Great American Beer Festival this weekend in Denver, Colorado.
The brewery will also join Samuel Adams in brewing a collaboration beer and will receive mentorship and financial support from the company's philanthropy. Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch shares a beer with Checkerspot Brewing Co.
owners Judy and Rob Neff at the Samuel Adams Crafting Dreams Beer Bash in New York City on Sept. 7, 2022. (John Nacion Imaging) In an interview with Fox News Digital, Judy Neff, head brewer and owner of Checkerspot Brewing, shared her excitement for the big win.
"We were ecstatic when we got the call," she said. "It was wild and could not have come at a better time." "It made us feel great about our beer, and it is a little bit of a load off knowing that we’ve got someone big like Boston Beer Company on [our] side." Checkerspot, founded in 2018 by Neff and her husband, Rob Neff, offers small-batch, gluten-reduced craft beers. Judy and Rob Neff of Checkerspot Brewing Company pose with their beer at the first annual Samuel Adams Crafting Dreams Beer Bash in New York City on Sept. 7, 2022.
(John Nacion Imaging) At the first annual Samuel Adams Crafting Dreams Beer Bash in New York City's Soho on Sept. 7, 2022, the Neffs brought their signature Juniper’s IPA to the competition. Judy Neff described the brew to Fox News Digital as a mix between West Coast and New England "hazy, juicy" IPAs, which Rob Neff considered "one of his favorites." Judy Neff
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