BOSTON BEER CO INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)
CIK: 0000949870
Period of Report: 2012-08-09

Reporting Person: URICH WILLIAM F (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-09	Class A Common	M	4000	$15.835	Acquired	6239	Direct
2012-08-09	Class A Common	S	3598	$111.1974	Disposed	2641	Direct
2012-08-09	Class A Common	S	402	$112.0358	Disposed	2239	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-09	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$15.835	M	4000	Disposed	2013-09-08	Class A Common (4000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for the 3,598 shares is from $110.60 to $111.55.

F2: The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for the 402 shares is from $111.79 to $112.50.

F3: The filer 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.