Samuel Adams

<p>American resistance to British authority developed with stunning speed 250 years ago in response to George III’s inflexibility. </p>

<p><span class="deck"> For ten tumultuous years Sam Adams burned with a single desire: American independence from Great Britain.</span> </p>

<p>Sixteen historic sites in Boston remind Americans of the events that led to our nation’s birth, from the Boston Massacre to Breed's Hill and the USS Constitution.</p>

<p>Enlisting an army of alter egos, Adams used the Boston press to make the case for American independence and to orchestrate a burgeoning rebellion.</p>

<p>We debated whether to name our new beer for the state symbol of Massachusetts or a favorite Boston patriot.</p>