BOSTON BEER CO INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 23, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)
CIK: 0000949870
Period of Report: 2012-08-22

Reporting Person: KOCH C JAMES (Director, Chairman, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-22	Class A Common	S	2000	$103.72	Disposed	186248	Direct
2012-08-22	Class A Common	S	900	$104.53	Disposed	185348	Direct
2012-08-22	Class A Common	S	100	$105.37	Disposed	185248	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common	23486	Indirect
Class A Common	3656	Indirect
Class A Common	2532	Indirect
Class A Common	22756	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for 2,000 shares is from $103.24 to $104.13.

F2: The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for 900 shares is from $104.28 to $104.89.

F3: The reporting person will provide, upon request from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Registrant or a shareholder of the Registrant, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.