Jim Koch
Newton, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Harvard University | Master of Business Administration, Harvard University | Doctor of Jurisprudence, Harvard University
United States
beer, Self Made
$1,500,000,000
1941
#1941 Billionaires 2019
Jim (James) Koch created Samuel Adams beer in 1984 and has since been known as a founding father of the American craft brewery movement.A Harvard graduate, Koch quit his consulting job and began brewing beer in his kitchen, using his great-great grandfather's 1870s recipe.The company sold over 60 types of beer in 2017, making about $863 million in revenue.The first batch Koch brewed was Boston Lager. He started selling the beer door-to-door as Boston bars and restaurants.
Koch still taste tests every batch of beer himself.Koch's favorite fall beer is Sam Adams Oktoberfest. The company has been making it for 20 years.
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