The Boston Beer Company, Inc. is an American alcoholic beverage company that produces and sells craft beer, hard cider, hard seltzer, and flavored malt beverages. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company is best known for its flagship Samuel Adams brand. It operates primarily in the United States, distributing its products through a network of wholesalers to retail and hospitality outlets.
Boston Beer sells primarily through a network of independent U.S. wholesalers and foreign wholesalers/importers (collectively 'Distributors'); sales to foreign Distributors were approximately 5% of total sales in FY2025 (5% in 2024, 4% in 2023). No individual customer represented more than 10% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023, and no individual customer accounts-receivable balance exceeded 10% of gross receivables at December 27, 2025 or December 28, 2024.