Originally Posted by
cheepneezy
Imported from Boston?

Actually, it's very possible the Samuel Adams beer served in a Winston-Salem hotel may have been made by Boston Beer Co.'s contract brewing partner in Eden, N.C. That's less than 50 miles away, so it's not only not an import, it could be pretty darn local.
(Boston Beer has its administrative offices and a small pilot brewery in Boston, but the majority of Samuel Adams beers are made in either Ohio or Pennsylvania.)