Organization and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 27, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization and Basis of Presentation	A.Organization and Basis of Presentation The Boston Beer Company, Inc. and certain subsidiaries (the “Company”) are engaged in the business of selling alcohol beverages throughout the United States and in selected international markets, under the trade names “The Boston Beer Company®”, “Twisted Tea Brewing Company®”, “Hard Seltzer Beverage Company”, “Angry Orchard® Cider Company”, “Dogfish Head® Craft Brewery”, “Angel City® Brewing Company”, “Coney Island® Brewing Company” and “American Fermentation Company”. The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 27, 2021, and the unaudited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 27, 2021 and March 28, 2020 have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 2020. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 27, 2021 and the results of its consolidated operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 27, 2021 and March 28, 2020, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. Reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation which includes the separate presentation of Third-party production prepayments.

Organization and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2021

A.Organization and Basis of Presentation

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. and certain subsidiaries (the “Company”) are engaged in the business of selling alcohol beverages throughout the United States and in selected international markets, under the trade names “The Boston Beer Company®”, “Twisted Tea Brewing Company®”, “Hard Seltzer Beverage Company”, “Angry Orchard® Cider Company”, “Dogfish Head® Craft Brewery”, “Angel City® Brewing Company”, “Coney Island® Brewing Company” and “American Fermentation Company”.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 27, 2021, and the unaudited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 27, 2021 and March 28, 2020 have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 2020.

In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 27, 2021 and the results of its consolidated operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 27, 2021 and March 28, 2020, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. Reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation which includes the separate presentation of Third-party production prepayments.