Exhibit 99.2

                          The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

                            Certification Pursuant To
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant To
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Monica M. Martin, Interim
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, that this Report fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and that the information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Date:  May 13, 2003

                                                 /s/ Monica M. Martin
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                                                        Monica M. Martin,
                                                 Interim Chief Financial Officer