Because of a special diet I need to drink a light beer. I discovered if you must drink a light beer Sam Adams Light is head-and-shoulders above any other light beer. One problem is I can't find it anywhere. I have seen it before in my area, but it is nowhere to be found. There is just about every other Samuel Adams beer on the store selves, but no SA Light. Do they still brew this beer?
They still distribute it in Minneapolis (even though I don't see many tap placements) -- did you try their beer finder? http://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/sam-adams-light
Yes I tried their beer finder, what a joke. A cute gadget on their website, but useless. It told me I could find this beer at a store 24 miles from my house, but turn out not to be so.
It is actually on sale at my local distibutor for $20 a case. But I don't think that being in PA it will help
As suggested, website suggests "yes". http://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/sam-adams-light I suggest you contact them directly and find out why you can't find it.
Real nice light lager...I really like it.... but look at the calories and carbs if that is what you need to limit...it's not a lot lighter than some non-light beers
We have it in Ohio whenever needed. Talk to your beer guy at your local bottle shop/grocery story, tell them you'll be a regular customer on SA light and surely they'll get it in stock and keep it in stock for you...
Order and pay in advance for a case at a time, it will be quite easy to get; no risk for the store, adequate supply for your needs.
As others have said, in the case of a specific beer from a nationally distributed brewer like Boston Beer Co., if you don't see it on the shelf ask your local retailer to order it. At this point, BBC has so many "Samuel Adams" beers on the shelves, constantly changing with the seasons, most stores aren't going to carry everything and without knowing there's a demand, they are not going to add another out of the blue. As drthh says, you may have to commit to buying an entire case (I've never had to pre-pay, but that depends on how well you're known at the store and other factors). Alternately, contact the local Boston Beer Co. distributor - in most markets, that's the Miller, Coors or Miller-Coors house. It's often listed in the yellow pages and some, even thought they are B2B businesses, have websites. Sadly, many are still stuck in the 20th century and have horrible communications with retail customer but sometimes you can get lucky. (Often the best way to get distributor info is to bump into their salesman in a liquor store.) They will not sell you the beer, but they can tell you which of their retailers carry it AND, more importantly, if THEY themselves carry it. There's no use in searching for a beer that doesn't exist in an region.
