SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Smalla Frank H. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850 (Street) BOSTON MA 02210 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOSTON BEER CO INC [ SAM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common	03/01/2022		F(1)		137	D	$383.46	15,302(2)	D
Class A Common	03/01/2022		A(3)		756	A	$0.00	16,058(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
March 1, 2019 Stock Option	$312.56	03/01/2022		A		637		03/01/2021(4)	02/28/2029	Class A Common	1,911	$0.00	1,911	D
March 1, 2020 Stock Option	$370.79	03/01/2022		A		627		03/01/2022(5)	02/28/2030	Class A Common	1,883	$0.00	1,883	D
March 1, 2022 Stock Option	$383.46	03/01/2022		A		1,627		03/01/2024(6)	02/29/2032	Class A Common	1,627	$0.00	1,627	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Issuer "net withheld" the vesting of a percentage of shares to satisfy the tax obligations of the Reporting Person flowing from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") and Investment Share Program shares ("ISPs"). The Reporting Person had a total of 456 RSUs and 20 ISPs vest on March 1, 2022.

2. The shares reported include 9,979 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting conditions.

3. On March 1, 2022, the Issuer granted 756 RSUs to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Employee Equity Incentive Plan ("EEIP"). The shares will vest in four equal installments over a four year period, provided that the Reporting Person remains employed by the Issuer on the applicable vesting dates, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain situations.

4. The Performance-Based Stock Options were granted pursuant to the Issuer's EEIP on March 1, 2019. The extent to which the options were exercisable was dependent upon the Company achieving certain compounded annual growth rate targets based on net revenue growth in Fiscal Year 2020 over Fiscal Year 2018. In February 2021, the Compensation Committee determined that the performance criteria had been achieved, and as such the options vest in three equal installments on March 1 in the years 2021-2023, provided that the Reporting Person remains employed by the Company on the applicable vesting dates, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain situations.

5. The Performance-Based Stock Options were granted pursuant to the Issuer's EEIP on March 1, 2020. The extent to which the options were exercisable was dependent upon the Company achieving certain compounded annual growth rate targets based on net revenue growth in Fiscal Year 2021 over Fiscal Year 2019. In February 2022, the Compensation Committee determined that the performance criteria had been achieved, and as such the options vest in three equal installments on March 1 in the years 2022-2024, provided that the Reporting Person remains employed by the Company on the applicable vesting dates, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain situations.

6. The Performance-Based Stock Options were granted pursuant to the Issuer's EEIP on March 1, 2022. The extent to which the options become exercisable is dependent upon the Company achieving certain compounded annual growth rate targets based on net revenue growth in Fiscal Year 2023 over Fiscal Year 2021. The Compensation Committee will determine if the performance criteria have been achieved prior to March 1, 2024. If the performance criteria is achieved, the options vest in three equal installments on March 1 in the years 2024-2026, provided that the Reporting Person remains employed by the Company on the applicable vesting dates, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain situations.

Remarks:

	Michael G. Andrews under POA for the benefit of Frank H. Smalla	03/02/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.