New Sam Adams brewery still possible

Southcoasttoday.com makes it clear that Boston Beer’s deal to brew some of the Samuel Adams beers in Latrobe, Pa., doesn’t mean the company won’t built a new facility in Freetown, Mass.

(Freetown Selectmen Lawrence) Ashley said Boston Beer and Freetown are still communicating regularly to review the latest developments in the local project.

“I had a call from Boston Beer this morning. It seems to me they’re still certainly very interested in Freetown,” he said.

The Freetown brewery would produce 700,000 to 1 million barrels of Samuel Adams beer a year. The facility would operate 24 hours a day and brew most of the 18 varieties of Sam Adams beer.

Samuel Adams sales increased 17% in 2006.