Growing up my Dad always had a case of Bud in the fridge, in the basement. The summer I turned 21, I spent most nights out with friends. Around this time my cousin would show up for dinner, about once a week, when I wasn't around. My dad would offer her a beer, when the only option was bud, she would turn it down. My Dad asked her what she would prefer and she said Sam Adams. Soon after that Sam Adams replaced Bud. To this day, anytime I go to my parents house, the fridge is stocked with Sam Adams...I was 21, 12 years ago!..and yes I have thanked my cousin many times.