Sam Adams was never a brewer. He was a maltster who made and furnished malt to those brewing beer and ale. Posted by Terry L. Wilson, Author on September 3, 2018 Posted in: #American Revolution, #AmericanHistory, #HistoricalNovel, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party. Leave a comment This is one of many historical facts revealed in Genesis of Martyrs: Don’t Tread on Me ~ Saga 1: Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Posts navigation ← The act of tar and feather was either called a Gentile Coat (applied over the victims clothing) or Full Yankee Jacket (boiling tar applied to naked skin). Early patriot leader Doctor Joseph Warren introduced inoculation in Boston which avoided a smallpox outbreak from becoming an epidemic. →