Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM) company profile

The Boston Beer Company produces and sells alcoholic beverages in the traditional beer and beyond beer categories. Its offerings include flavored malt beverages, hard seltzers, craft beers, hard ciders, spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktails, and distilled spirits under brands such as Twisted Tea, Truly, Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, and Dogfish Head. The company primarily sells its products to wholesale distributors, who distribute them to off-premise retailers like grocery, club, and liquor stores, as well as on-premise venues including bars and restaurants. It also serves drinkers directly through brewery taprooms.

The enterprise operates mainly in the United States, with additional distribution in Canada, Mexico, and other international markets. Its physical facilities include four primary breweries, local breweries, a cidery, a restaurant, and an inn, supported by third-party production partners. The business employs a sales force of over 550 people and utilizes more than 300 domestic wholesalers. Its principal executive offices are situated in Boston, Massachusetts.

Summary of the business section of Boston Beer's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“As of December 25, 2021, the Company had 2,543 employees, of which 132 were represented by unions or similar organizations.”