Jim Koch was born on May 27, 1949 in United States. James Koch, the man behind Samuel Adams beer, is a founding father of the American craft brewery movement. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Koch landed in Boston as a Harvard student. The son of a small-time brewmaster, Koch broke family tradition and became a consultant after college. But in 1984, he dug up an old beer recipe his great-great grandfather had used in the 1870s, brewed a batch in his kitchen, quit his job, and started selling Sam Adams. Boston Beer had 2013 revenues of $794 million and sells more than 50 different types of beer in every state in the U.S. and 20 foreign countries.
Jim Koch is a member of Food and Beverage
💰Jim Koch Net worth: $1.5 Billion
2014
$1 Billion
2015
$1.3 Billion
2018
$1.3 Billion
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Biography/Timeline
1984
He is a former consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. He was formerly an Outward Bound instructor. In 1984, Koch co-founded the Boston Beer Company, the producers of Samuel Adams beer.
2016
In spring 2016, Koch published Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two.