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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 reported) May 24, 2004	
 	
The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)	
 	
Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation	01-14092
(Commission
File Number)	04-328-4048
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
 	 	 	
75 Arlington Street, Boston, MA
(Address of principal executive offices)	02116
(Zip Code)	
 	 	
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 368-5000	
 	
__________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)	
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS	
 	
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT	
 	
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.	
 	
C. James Koch, Chairman of the Registrant, has entered into an individual sales plan complying with Rule 10b5-1 for trading in shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock, pursuant to which shares will be sold for the purposes of liquidity and investment diversification based on specified trading prices up to the aggregate amount of 200,000 shares.	
 	
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: May 24, 2004	/s/ Martin F. Roper	

	
 	(Signature)*	
 	Martin F. Roper, President and C.E.O.	
 	 	
*   Print name and title of the signing officer under his signature.	
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