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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
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Pay Versus Performance Disclosure

 

The following table sets forth information regarding compensation actually paid to our CEO and other NEOs and the financial performance of the Company for the last five fiscal years.

 

            Average
Summary		   Average   Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based On:		         
Year   Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
PEO		   Compensation
Actually Paid
to PEO		   Compensation
Table Total for
Non-PEO
NEOs		   Compensation
Actually Paid
to Non-PEO
NEOs		   Total
Shareholder
Return		   Peer Group
Total
Shareholder
Return		   Net
Income		   Depletions
Growth
(%)		 
2023   $5,902,526   $1,902,406   $3,011,291   $610,905   $144.71   $161.54   $76,250,000    -6%
2022   $4,848,737   $848,576   $1,247,885   $828,547   $173.43   $159.39   $67,263,000    -5%
2021   $14,840,957   $839,176   $1,044,866   $876,342   $274.66   $146.32   $14,553,000    22%
2020   $4,778,389   $803,025   $3,476,104   $492,432   $531.10   $127.78   $191,960,000    37%
2019   $4,211,552   $2,212,366   $2,121,689   $1,111,889   $198.19   $119.92   $110,041,000    22%

 

Compensation actually paid differs from table totals due to LTE awards with multi-year service and/or performance-based vesting conditions.

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the identification of our Primary Executive Officer (“PEO”) and non-PEO NEOs for the corresponding fiscal years. In each of these years, our PEO held the title of CEO.

 

Fiscal Year CEO(s) Other NEOs
2019 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, C. James Koch, John C. Geist, Lesya Lysyj
2020 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, John C. Geist, Carolyn O’Boyle, Quincy B. Troupe
2021 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, John C. Geist, Quincy B. Troupe, Lesya Lysyj
2022 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, John C. Geist, Lesya Lysyj, Carolyn O’Boyle, Quincy B. Troupe
2023 David A. Burwick Diego Reynoso, Matthew D. Murphy, Philip A. Hodges, John C. Geist, Lesya Lysyj, Frank H. Smalla

        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block]

The following table sets forth information regarding the identification of our Primary Executive Officer (“PEO”) and non-PEO NEOs for the corresponding fiscal years. In each of these years, our PEO held the title of CEO.

 

Fiscal Year CEO(s) Other NEOs
2019 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, C. James Koch, John C. Geist, Lesya Lysyj
2020 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, John C. Geist, Carolyn O’Boyle, Quincy B. Troupe
2021 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, John C. Geist, Quincy B. Troupe, Lesya Lysyj
2022 David A. Burwick Frank H. Smalla, John C. Geist, Lesya Lysyj, Carolyn O’Boyle, Quincy B. Troupe
2023 David A. Burwick Diego Reynoso, Matthew D. Murphy, Philip A. Hodges, John C. Geist, Lesya Lysyj, Frank H. Smalla
        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 5,902,526 $ 4,848,737 $ 14,840,957 $ 4,778,389 $ 4,211,552
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount 1,902,406 848,576 839,176 803,025 2,212,366
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount 3,011,291 1,247,885 1,044,866 3,476,104 2,121,689
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 610,905 828,547 876,342 492,432 1,111,889
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block]

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the relationship between the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) and its peer group’s TSR. For the purposes of this table, the Company’s peer group is represented by Standard & Poor’s 500 Beverage Index, which consists of producers of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (“S&P 500 Beverages Index”) for the five years ending December 30, 2023 The table assumes that the value of the investment in Boston Beer stock and the index was $100 on January 1, 2019. The TSR is reflected as of the end of the Company’s respective fiscal years.

 

        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [Text Block]

 

        
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group [Text Block]

The following table sets forth information regarding the relationship between the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) and its peer group’s TSR. For the purposes of this table, the Company’s peer group is represented by Standard & Poor’s 500 Beverage Index, which consists of producers of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (“S&P 500 Beverages Index”) for the five years ending December 30, 2023 The table assumes that the value of the investment in Boston Beer stock and the index was $100 on January 1, 2019. The TSR is reflected as of the end of the Company’s respective fiscal years.

 

        
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Most Important Financial Measures

 

The following table outlines the most important financial measures upon which the Company relies when analyzing and setting executive compensation levels.

 

Depletions Growth: year-over-year growth of sales by our wholesalers to retailers
Net Revenue Growth: compounded net revenue growth rates over a two-year period
EBIT: annual earnings before interest and taxes. EBIT is equivalent to Operating Income on the Income Statement in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal Year 2023, excluding the $16.4 million non-cash impairment recorded primarily for the Dogfish Head brand in September 2023.
Resource Efficiency: annual focused operating expense cost savings
        
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 144.71 173.43 274.66 531.10 198.19
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 161.54 159.39 146.32 127.78 119.92
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent $ 76,250,000 $ 67,263,000 $ 14,553,000 $ 191,960,000 $ 110,041,000
Company Selected Measure Amount (0.06) (0.05) 0.22 0.37 0.22
PEO Name David A. Burwick David A. Burwick David A. Burwick David A. Burwick David A. Burwick
Measure [Axis]: 1          
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Measure Name Depletions Growth        
Measure [Axis]: 2          
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Other Measure [Text Block]

 

        
Measure Name Net Revenue Growth        
Measure [Axis]: 3          
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Measure Name EBIT        
Measure [Axis]: 4          
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Measure Name Resource Efficiency