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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wade Kathleen H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOSTON BEER CO INC [SAM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP - Legal and Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC., 1 DESIGN CENTER PL., SUITE 850 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/05/2014 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2014 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common 11/05/2014   M   500 A $ 35.98 11,141 (1) D   Class A Common 11/05/2014   M   750 A $ 46.6 11,891 (1) D   Class A Common 11/05/2014   S   600 D $ 250 11,291 (1) D   Class A Common 11/05/2014   S   650 D $ 252 10,641 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class A Common Stock Option

$ 35.98

11/05/2014

M

500

03/01/2008(2)

12/31/2016

Class A Common

3,800

$ 0

0

D

Class A Common Stock Option

$ 46.6

11/05/2014

M

750

03/01/2011(3)

12/31/2019

Class A Common

2,700

$ 0

870

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wade Kathleen H C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. 1 DESIGN CENTER PL., SUITE 850 BOSTON, MA 02210			VP - Legal and Secretary

Signatures

Kathleen H. Wade		11/07/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares reported include 1,856 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting conditions.
(2)	The option vested in five equal installments; the first on March 1, 2008 and the last on January 1, 2012.
(3)	The option vests in five equal installments; the first on March 1, 2011, the most recent on January 1, 2014, and the last installment will vest on January 1, 2015, provided that the Reporting Person is employed by the Issuer on that date.

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