UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2010

The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 001-14092
(Commission
File Number) 04-3284048
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Design Center Place, Suite 850, Boston, MA
(Address of principal executive offices) 02210
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 368-5000

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On December 14, 2010, The Boston Beer Company, Inc. issued a press release announcing an adjustment to its projected full-year 2010 earnings per diluted share range and gave an initial 2011 earnings per diluted share projection. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit 99 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99 – Press Release of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. dated December 14, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (Registrant)
Date: December 14, 2010	/s/ William F. Urich
	William F. Urich Chief Financial Officer

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