Boston Beer: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States that owns 5 consumer brands.[1][2]
Boston Beer was founded in 1984 by Jim Koch, who brewed a recipe from his great-great-grandfather in his kitchen and sold it bar to bar. It became the largest American-owned brewer, and since 2016 the majority of its volume has come from hard seltzer and flavoured malt drinks rather than beer.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Founded
- 1984
- Tickers
- NYSE: SAM
- Revenue
- $1.96 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000949870
- Wikidata
- Q893271
- Website
- www.bostonbeer.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Boston Beer's annual report says about its business
Read from Boston Beer's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective (early 2022).
In addition, Monster acquired CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective in early 2022 and launched the Beast Unleashed, a new brand of flavored malt beverages in early 2023 which includes Nasty Beast Hard Tea and Blind Lemon Hard Lemonade.
- Acquired: Dogfish Head.
The Company's identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of a trademark and customer relationships acquired in connection with the Dogfish Head acquisition.
- Sold or exited: Truly Vodka Soda and Truly Tequila Soda (early 2025).
For example, in early 2025 the Company discontinued Truly Vodka Soda and Truly Tequila Soda.
Boston Beer in numbers
- Boston Beer owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 5 brands.[1]
Boston Beer financial history
Headline figures from Boston Beer's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $1.74bn to $1.96bn, an average of 2.5% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.96bn | $144.9m | 7.4% | $108.5m | $1.19bn | — | 10-K | |
| $2.01bn | $76m | 3.8% | $59.7m | $1.25bn | — | 10-K | |
| $2.01bn | $100m | 5.0% | $76.3m | $1.43bn | — | 10-K | |
| $2.09bn | $90.8m | 4.3% | $67.3m | $1.42bn | — | 10-K | |
| $2.06bn | $8m | 0.4% | $14.6m | $1.39bn | — | 10-K | |
| $1.74bn | $244.2m | 14.1% | $192m | $1.38bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Boston Beer owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Boston Beer SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Change in control of the company; Other events | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Other events | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers |
Latest news about Boston Beer
- Boston Beer files 8-K: Changes in Control of Registrant; Other Events — sec.gov, · deal
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Boston Beer own?
Boston Beer owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Angry Orchard, Truly, Samuel Adams, Dogfish Head and Twisted Tea.
Is Boston Beer an American company?
Yes. Boston Beer is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and was founded in 1984.
Who owns Boston Beer?
Boston Beer is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as SAM on the NYSE.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] The Boston Beer Company, Inc.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-27 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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