Scottish soccer fans drink Boston taproom out of Samuel Adams Boston Lager
LOGAN WITH ONE GROUP OF FANS. IT’S KIND OF HARD TO MISS, RIGHT? DAVID YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. AND LET’S JUST SAY THAT A LOT OF SHAUN AND CALVES WERE ON DISPLAY HERE AT LOGAN TODAY, ALONG WITH AN ENTIRE NATION’S SENSE OF ANTICIPATION THAT’S BEEN BUILDING FOR THREE DECADES. THEY ARE PLAYED BY A CAMERON HIGHLANDER, IAN MCGILLIVRAY CAREFULLY UNPACKS THE BAGPIPES. HE DIED BY GERMAN MACHINE GUN FIRE, BUT THEY’RE STILL GOING, SINGING BEAUTIFULLY THAT ONE OF HIS ANCESTORS PLAYED ON THE BATTLEFIELD IN WORLD WAR ONE. NOW, MCGILLIVRAY IS PART OF THE TARTAN ARMY THAT’S BEGUN INVADING BOSTON FOR THE WORLD CUP. AND ALONG WITH HIS BAGPIPES, LIKE MANY OTHER SCOTTISH FANS, HE’S BROUGHT ALONG HIS KILT. I DIDN’T BRING ANY TREASURES. DO YOU EXPECT TO GET LOOKS ON THE STREET IN BOSTON? I DO NOT, WITH 50,000 OF US OVER, I THINK THEY’LL GET USED TO IT. YOU KNOW, SCOTLAND HASN’T PLAYED IN WORLD CUP SINCE 1998. SO WHEN THE TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT, IT SET OFF A NATIONAL CELEBRATION. HOW MANY OTHER WORLD CUP FANS WERE ON THE PLANE? I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE HALF THE PLANE, HALF THE PLANE. BUT TOMORROW THERE WILL BE MORE. OTHER SCOTTISH FANS DON’T EVEN HAVE TICKETS YET FOR SCOTLAND’S FIRST MATCH AGAINST HAITI ON SATURDAY. SOME ARE HOPING TO SCORE THEM AT THE LAST MINUTE, OTHERS JUST WANT TO BE CLOSE TO THE EXCITEMENT. JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING. JUST EMBRACE THE ATMOSPHERE AND GET INVOLVED. AND THE FANS AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE ALL THE CARNAGE, THE CARNAGE. YEAH, THE CARNAGE. NOW HAITI’S FANS COULD SEE A LOT MORE OBSTACLES TO GET HERE TO BOSTON BECAUSE OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND VISA RESTRICTIONS, NOT TO MENTION A LACK OF FLIGHTS DIRECTLY FROM HAITI TO THE UNITED STATES THESE DAYS. BUT WITH ITS LARGE LOCAL POPULATION, HAITIAN FANS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL REPRESENTED
Thousands of Scottish soccer fans visiting Boston this week for FIFA World Cup 2026 made an unexpected impact: They drank the Samuel Adams Downtown Boston Taproom out of Boston Lager.The influx of supporters, known as the Tartan Army, arrived in the city for the series of soccer matches and quickly adopted the taproom as a gathering spot.From Thursday through Sunday, fans “drank us dry” in consuming four times as much Samuel Adams Boston Lager as the taproom typically sells during a four-day holiday weekend, such as the Fourth of July, Boston Beer Co. said.The demand was so high that the taproom ran out of Boston Lager over the weekend and required an emergency delivery on Saturday morning.In total, the taproom sold more than 3,000 pints of Boston Lager during the four-day stretch. Staff collected 70 empty kegs on Monday, Boston Beer Co. said.The downtown location offers 20 beers on tap, including several varieties available only at the taproom. However, Boston Beer Co. said most of the Scottish fans chose Sam Adams’s flagship brew. Additional deliveries have been scheduled this week to keep up with demand, Boston Beer Co. said. Video: Tartan Army marches to Fenway Park, celebrates after World Cup win
Thousands of Scottish soccer fans visiting Boston this week for FIFA World Cup 2026 made an unexpected impact: They drank the Samuel Adams Downtown Boston Taproom out of Boston Lager.
The influx of supporters, known as the Tartan Army, arrived in the city for the series of soccer matches and quickly adopted the taproom as a gathering spot.
From Thursday through Sunday, fans “drank us dry” in consuming four times as much Samuel Adams Boston Lager as the taproom typically sells during a four-day holiday weekend, such as the Fourth of July, Boston Beer Co. said.
The demand was so high that the taproom ran out of Boston Lager over the weekend and required an emergency delivery on Saturday morning.
In total, the taproom sold more than 3,000 pints of Boston Lager during the four-day stretch. Staff collected 70 empty kegs on Monday, Boston Beer Co. said.
The downtown location offers 20 beers on tap, including several varieties available only at the taproom. However, Boston Beer Co. said most of the Scottish fans chose Sam Adams’s flagship brew.
Additional deliveries have been scheduled this week to keep up with demand, Boston Beer Co. said.
Video: Tartan Army marches to Fenway Park, celebrates after World Cup win
