beer firegeezer on 08 Apr 2008 10:33 am
Samuel Adams Recall
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 24-YR. HISTORY, the Boston Beer Company, brewers of the Samuel Adams line of craft beers, has had to issue a recall of some of its product.
In a press release Monday, the BBC announced:
April 7, 2008–The Boston Beer Company (BBC) today announced a voluntary recall of select 12 oz glass bottles of its Samuel Adams beer which may contain small grains or bits of glass. The precautionary recall comes after routine quality control inspections at the Company’s Cincinnati brewery detected defects in certain beer bottles, manufactured by a third-party glass bottle supplier that might cause small bits of glass to break off and possibly fall into the bottle. The affected bottles come from only one of the five glass plants that supply the Company with bottles. This plant supplies about 25% of BBC bottles. While the Company believes that the number of bottles from this plant that actually contain glass is significantly less than 1%, it took this measure to protect the safety of its drinkers.
The bottles in question were made by the Owens-Illinois glass works and have an identifying number embossed into the glass. The number is found along the edge of the very bottom of the bottle and has the following marking: The letter “N” followed by the number “35″ followed by the letters “OI”.
You can read the entire press release which has the full information about the recall HERE.
on 08 Apr 2008 at 8:46 pm 1.Dave MacLean said …
I am trying to fill out the form for the recall of Sam Adams Light with the marked bottle in the glass at the bottom. However the website then asks for the number on the “shoulder” of the beer. There is no code on the “shoulder” of the Sam Adams Light bottle. (I do see this on the regular Sam Adams bottle.) Please advise how I should get a refund. I paid $8.59 plus 5% Massachusetts tax for the 6 pack of Sam Light.
on 08 Apr 2008 at 11:00 pm 2.paul said …
As proud consumer, am distressed to learn that I consumed several samuel adams have had a terrible stomach ache in weeks. now i buy it tommoror, as i did today in illinois and I have a reciept if you dont positively respond I will sue the company–how is one susposed to shop a twelve pack? open all to check the numbers then go through to check and area they bottled.
Paul
on 08 Apr 2008 at 11:10 pm 3.Chet said …
Hey Paul…are you drunk now? You really need to learn to speak (or write) correctly…your credibility is in dire straits….
Lewis….out.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 3:14 am 4.A.nom said …
I think Paul is drunk too…and whats with the threats towards Sam Adams (BBC)? must be a kid trying to start problems.
Who else would say I have a terrible stomach (for several weeks) continue to drink, and not have it checked out by anyone?
Paul you are a joke….
on 09 Apr 2008 at 6:41 am 5.William N. Basil said …
I’ll buy the next round, what’s a little glass chards between friends. Thank God Sam & Co. are honest and forthright about this. Most you’ll never know about because of dishonest people:
….if you dont positively respond I will sue the company–how is one susposed to shop a twelve pack? open all to check the numbers then go….
Since when is Sam sold in areas that have yet to be electrified or contain running water? I also thought one had to have ID if they are under 30, or are an aspiring Philly barrister.
Imagine what a great country this is - one does not have to be able to speak, read or write the resident language. But this will not stop them for drinking allegedly tainted beer, finding the label while in the trash and becoming wealthy all the while.
Cheers.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:46 am 6.Patrick said …
Dave- Pay attention. Your light beer is not affected.
Paul- You are not from around here are you? Sober up and get to work. Your best fares are from 7-9am.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 8:38 am 7.betty said …
patrick…you’re my hero.
hey paul..what’s your address…there are some guys here who can come over and “check” your bottles for you…: )
on 09 Apr 2008 at 10:23 am 8.Scott said …
I totally agree with you Will, most companies would have let the bottles go with out telling anyone. And when people start suffering from throat lacerations the companies would dyne any accusations.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 1:12 pm 9.Doink said …
Paul is a dumbass!!! Sam Adams beer rocks!
on 09 Apr 2008 at 1:14 pm 10.Mark said …
I received the email regarding the recall yesterday. Last night went out to one of our local eateries here in NW FL and ordered a Sam only to find the N35 code on the bottle. Didn’t find any glass though and the beer was, as always, excellent. Probably should have mentioned the recall to our bartender though.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 2:12 pm 11.Larry said …
Hey, listen up…… This is to all of you money hungry S.O.B.’s out there. Do you realize how much glass “bits” or “shards” of glass that you would have to injest to do as much harm to your stomach and intestine’s as a salad???? GET A LIFE, WILL YA??? Just consider it as, “ROUGHAGE”.
As for you, BBC, I’ll send you my empty bottles back on one condition….. you “FILL THEM UP AGAIN AND SEND THEM BACK TO ME”!!!!! Otherwise, I’ll keep on emptying them, trash the empties, and then go back and buy more full ones. If I have had, or I do have, an “anal discharge” of glass bits I wouldn’t know it because I have hemorrhoid’s that keeps me having the “red-ass” every day. “KIND OF LIKE…… PAUL” does!!!!!!!
Sorry for such a long letter, but I had to get this off my mind.
Larry
P.S. One more thing….it fries my buns to see a FULL bottle of “S A” just sitting around somewhere!!!!!!
on 09 Apr 2008 at 3:15 pm 12.Paul said …
I am Paul. I do not like for you to make the fun at me, I will sue all of you for defication. Do not deficate on me character. Me likey my beer. I keep drinking for long time. STOP MAKE THE FUN AT ME!!
on 09 Apr 2008 at 3:48 pm 13.mark said …
Paul. Me no speak cave man! Please refrain from deficating on these characters.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 3:51 pm 14.Doink said …
hahaha…You must have just seen the Borat movie “STOP MAKE THE FUN AT ME!!”….hahahaha
on 09 Apr 2008 at 3:54 pm 15.Doink said …
PAUL NEEDS FIRE!!!!!…AND A WHEEL!!!….Geico insurance…so simple even Paul can do it….hahahaha.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 4:21 pm 16.Adam said …
Ha ha. Doink is hilarious! “So simple, even Paul can do it”…I will be laughing about that one for days!!! By the way, is anyone else tired of seeing those damn commercials? Sams will always be one of the best American Beers and dumba**es like Paul will always try to make a quick buck…
on 09 Apr 2008 at 4:25 pm 17.William Knickers said …
Well, I’d like to protest the previous and the following letters, likely written by Sam himself, I’m not wearing silk knickers and I resent that implication.
Yours Truly,
Billyboy Knickers
on 09 Apr 2008 at 4:42 pm 18.Adam said …
Thank God he is not smart enough though!!!
on 09 Apr 2008 at 4:55 pm 19.Peter said …
I bet that Owens-Corning bottle plant is in China.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:04 pm 20.Tony said …
Sorry did not mean to be so repetitive. I am a silly goose.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:05 pm 21.Tony said …
I am also a functioning alcoholic.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:07 pm 22.Paul is great said …
Paul be rite - I 2 have terrible stomack glass attack tomorrow after drinking a 12 pack of glass. I will sue Sam Adams since he glass my cans of beer.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:09 pm 23.Weston said …
Hey if there are small pieces of glass in the the bottles would the small cuts that they would produce help soak up the alcohol faster….thus in turn helping me get drunk faster?…..sweetness I think thats a great idea who need a stomach lining or better yet an esophagus
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:09 pm 24.Paul said …
Tony that bottle trick sounds like fun could you try that on me?
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:09 pm 25.Weston said …
Hey if there are small pieces of glass in the the bottles would the small cuts that they would produce help soak up the alcohol faster….thus in turn helping me get drunk faster?…..sweetness I think thats a great idea who need a stomach lining or better yet an esophagus.
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:11 pm 26.Weston said …
Tony the bottle in the arse could give someone a pink sock…be real
on 09 Apr 2008 at 5:46 pm 27.Dustin said …
Paul, you will sue the company for your fake stomach ache? Probably from eating all the fatty food and being a horrible alcoholic, come on with the retarded stuff now
on 09 Apr 2008 at 6:05 pm 28.Gregg said …
Dumb ass Paul,
First off learn how to write in english second learn how to do you spell iliterate?
Gregg
on 09 Apr 2008 at 6:10 pm 29.alan lawson said …
Come on guys,dont you think that your being some what harsh on Paul.Just because he likes to have his anus look like an addvarks nose,and cant seem to keep his stomach lining intact long enough to form a complete sentence doesnt mean hes a minhdless moran!
on 09 Apr 2008 at 6:21 pm 30.alan lawson said …
SO EASY A PAUL CAN DO IT! hahahahaha.iTS GOT TO BE A CLASSIC!!
on 09 Apr 2008 at 8:58 pm 31.Larry said …
Well old Sam Adams he makes a fine beer,
But by mistake one day he adds some glass.
Then all of a sudden you began to hear,
I’m sueing you Sam your beer cut my ass.
The first to complain is a fella named Paul,
Who is kind of wierd and off the wall.
The way he writes I want you to know,
I kind of think he’s kind of slow.
Now listen to what I’m telling you,
He’s just out to make a quick buck or two.
From reading his letters he doesn’t sound bright,
And I really wonder if he’s ole “Can’t Get Right”?
on 09 Apr 2008 at 9:54 pm 32.Alan said …
Larry you are the man. That brought tears to my eyes.