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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 5

               ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[  ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
     obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[  ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[  ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person

      Kautz, James C.
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   (Last)               (First)                 (Middle)

     251 Oak Ridge Avenue
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                                    (Street)

      Summit, New Jersey   07901
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   (City)               (State)                 (Zip)


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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol


      The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


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4. Statement for Month/Year

      December 2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

   [X  ]   Director                             [   ]   10% Owner
   [   ]   Officer (give title below)           [   ]   Other (specify below)



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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
   (Check Applicable LIne)

   [X  ]   Form Filed by One Reporting Person
   [   ]   Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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6. 4. 5. Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship 3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of 2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
9. 10. Number Owner- of ship 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (Right Cur- Class A to Buy) $18.5625 5/1/96 A 2,500 rently 5/20/06 Common 2,500 $18.5625 2,500 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (Right Cur- Class A to Buy) $9.50 6/3/97 A 2,500 rently 6/2/07 Common 2,500 $ 9.50 2,500 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (Right Cur- Class A to Buy) $11.09375 6/2/98 A 2,500 rently 6/1/08 Common 2,500 $11.09375 2,500 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (Right Cur- Class A to Buy) $8.3125 5/28/99 A 2,500 rently 5/28/09 Common 2,500 $8.3125 2,500 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Option (Right Cur- Class A to Buy) $8.5625 5/30/00 A 5,000 rently 5/29/10 Common 5,000 $8.5625 5,000 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: /s/James C. Kautz February 14, 2001 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date James C. Kautz ** 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.