Samuel Adams-maker to launch cannabis beverages subsidiary in Canada Master brewer Bob Cannon, of the Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, pours a pitcher of their "80-Miles of Helles" beer, which is made using water from Boston's Charles River, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Boston. The maker of Samuel Adams beer is moving into the Canadian cannabis beverages market. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Charles Krupa May 17, 2021 - 11:01 AM BOSTON - The maker of Samuel Adams beer and Truly Hard seltzer is moving into Canada's cannabis beverages market. The Boston Beer Co. says it will create a subsidiary to serve as a Canadian research and innovation hub for non-alcoholic?cannabis beverages.