In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d

　　6

　　done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 7

　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t

　　8

　　till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to

　　9

　　. I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I

　　10

　　,

　　“Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”

　　At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in

　　11

　　quality. Why not make good beer for 12

　　? I thought.

　　I decided to give up my job to become

　　13

　　. When I told Dad, he was

　　14

　　, but in the end he

　　15

　　me. I called my beer

　　Samuel Adams, 16

　　the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start

　　the Boston Tea Party. 17

　　I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 18

　　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My

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