Jim Koch

Jim Koch
Jim Koch in 2013
Born
Charles James Koch

(1949-05-27) May 27, 1949 (age 75)
EducationHarvard University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company
Spouses
Susan
(divorced)
(m. 1994)
Children4

Charles James Koch (/kʊk/ KUUK; born May 27, 1949)[1][2][3] is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and the co-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company, the producers of Samuel Adams beer. Koch is widely considered to be a founding father of the American craft brewing movement.[4]

  1. ^ The Boston Beer Company (June 15, 2011). "Charles Koch, Director of The Boston Beer Company Dies at 88" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Brooks, Jay R. "The Oxford Companion to Beer definition of Koch, Jim". Craft Beer & Brewing. Retrieved October 8, 2022. Jim Koch was born in Cincinnati in 1949...
  3. ^ Brooks, Jay (May 27, 2022). "Beer Birthday: Jim Koch". Brookston Beer Bulletin. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jim Koch". Forbes. Retrieved August 2, 2021.