BOSTON BEER CO INC

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. and certain subsidiaries (the Company ) are engaged in the business of selling alcohol beverages throughout the United States and in selected international markets, under the trade names The Boston Beer Company , Twisted Tea Brewing Company , Hard Seltzer Beverage Company , Angry Orchard Cider Company , Dogfish Head Craft Brewery , Dogfish Head Distilling Co. , Angel City Brewing Company , Coney Island Brewing Company , "Green Rebel Brewing Co.", TeaPot Worldwide , Sun Cruiser Beverage Co.","American Fermentation Company LLC", and "Sinless Spirits Company". The Company produces alcohol beverages, including flavored malt beverages, hard seltzer, beer, hard cider, spirits based ready to drink beverages ( spirits RTDs ) and distilled spirits at Company-owned breweries and its cidery and under contract arrangements at other production facilities. The four primary Company-owned breweries are focused on production and research and development, including breweries located in Boston, Massachusetts (the Boston Brewery ), Cincinnati, Ohio (the Cincinnati Brewery ), Milton, Delaware (the Milton Brewery ) and Breinigsville, Pennsylvania (the Pennsylvania Brewery ). These breweries, with the exception of the Pennsylvania Brewery, have tap rooms for retail sales on site. The Company also operates smaller local breweries that are mainly focused on brewing and packaging beers for retail sales on site at tap rooms and gift shops, restaurant activities and developing innovative and traditional beers.