Iconic Massachusetts Donut Brand Joins Forces with Boston’s Legendary Craft Brewery to Deliver the Ultimate Race Treat for Runners and Supporters
PRESS RELEASE / April 15, 2025 (Boston, MA) – Kane’s Donuts and Samuel Adams have teamed up to create the ultimate post-race treat: the 26.2 Brew Donut. Whether you’re crossing the finish line or cheering from the sidelines, this limited-edition donut is the perfect way to celebrate Boston’s most iconic race. The 26.2 Brew Donut will be available at all Kane’s Donuts locations—including 120 Lincoln Ave. in Saugus, 1575 Broadway (Essex Landing) in Saugus, and 90 Oliver St. in Boston’s Financial District—from Thursday, April 17, through Marathon Monday, April 21.
Kane’s is tapping into Samuel Adams 26.2, an ultra-refreshing ale brewed with sea salt and coriander that has long been a post-race favorite. Whether you just conquered 26.2 miles or simply raised a pint to those who did, this crisp and refreshing beer is the ultimate race day companion. Pair it with the 26.2 Brew Donut for the full experience! The 26.2 Brew Donut is a light and airy yeast-style donut, drenched in a glaze made from reduced Samuel Adams 26.2 that has been infused into Kane’s signature honey glaze and festively decorated to celebrate. Note that all alcohol burns off in the cooking process.
“Our loyal customers love when we bring other brands into our products, but there’s a special kind of excitement when they hear we’re partnering with Samuel Adams again—especially for such an iconic Boston event,” said Kane’s Donuts Co-Owner Maria Delios. “We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the runners and the city than with this collaboration!”
For April, Kane’s will also feature a Chocolate Pudding Delight Donut, a yeast donut filled with rich, creamy chocolate pudding, frosted with light, fluffy vanilla bean frosting drizzled with dark chocolate and sprinkles. The Old-Fashioned Glazed Cruller Donut is Kane’s classic old-fashioned-style Plain Donut dough twisted, cooked, and covered with their signature honey glaze. The Churro Donut is a light and airy French Cruller-style donut that is hand piped, then cooked to a golden color, and rolled in cinnamon and sugar! TheirGluten-free Cookies and Cream Donut features a chocolate cake-style donut topped with creamy frosting and dipped in crushed chocolate cookie crumbs. The Vegan Maple Donut is a vegan cake-style donut frosted with Kane’s homemade Maple Frosting topped with sprinkles.
Kane’s Donuts is New England’s signature donut shop, ranked top-10 in the United States for serving handcrafted donuts that are made fresh daily, and with local ingredients. The recipes come from the late Peter Delios Sr. Kane’s is most known for their Honey Dip Donut, voted “Best in the United States” by The Underground Donut Tour. Known for its fantastic daily selection of flavors and rotating monthly flavors, its continuous 70 years of service began with Kane’s’ landmark location, which opened in 1955 in Saugus, MA on Lincoln Ave. It remains a local favorite for serving homemade donuts, seven days a week. For its 60th anniversary in March 2015, Kane’s opened a second location in the heart of Boston’s financial district at International Place; and in March 2019, Kane’s expanded with Kane’s Rt. 1 in Saugus, its largest location with a drive-through at Essex Landing. In 2018, Kane’s was named “Best Donut” by both Boston Magazine and the Improper Bostonian, and in 2019 won “Best of the North Shore” by North Shore magazine. It has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Saveur and Yankee magazines, among others; it’s consistently recognized by the Boston Globe, Boston Herald and local media as well as countless appearances on The Phantom Gourmet and Chronicle shows. It has earned local and national attention for what many consider the best gluten-free donuts available at a traditional donut shop. Find Kane’s at www.kanesdonuts.com; on Instagram (@kanes_donuts) and on Facebook and X: (@kanesdonuts).
Samuel Adams is a leading independent, American craft brewer that helped to launch the craft beer revolution. The brewery began in 1984 when Founder and Brewer Jim Koch used a generations-old family recipe to brew beer in his kitchen. Inspired and unafraid to challenge conventional thinking about beer, Jim brought the recipe to life with hopes drinkers would appreciate the complex, full-flavor and started sampling the beer in Boston. He named the flagship brew Samuel Adams Boston Lager in recognition of one of our nation’s founding fathers, a revolutionary man of independent and pioneering spirit. Today, Samuel Adams is one of the world’s most awarded breweries and remains focused on crafting the highest quality beers through innovation and experimentation in the relentless pursuit of better. Samuel Adams remains dedicated to elevating and growing the American craft beer industry overall, including providing education and support for entrepreneurs and fellow brewers through its philanthropic program, Brewing the American Dream, which helps others pursue their American Dream. For more information, visit www.SamuelAdams.com or follow @SamuelAdamsBeer.
