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Boston Beer acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Boston Beer bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Dogfish Head Brewery and various related operationsWord for word“On July 3, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Dogfish Head Brewery and various related operations, through the acquisition of all of the equity interests held by certain private entities in Off-Centered Way LLC, the parent holding company of the Dogfish Head Brewery operations.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On July 3, 2019 | — |
Dogfish HeadWord for word“The Company's intangible assets consist primarily of a trademark and customer relationships obtained through the Company's Dogfish Head acquisition.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | — | — |
Dogfish HeadWord for word“In 2019, as part of the merger with Dogfish Head, the Company entered into a lease with the Dogfish Head founders and other owners of buildings used in certain of the Company’s restaurant operations.” 10-K for 2025 | merger | 2019 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | — | $0 |
| 2018-12-29 | $50,000 | — |
| 2019-12-28 | — | $108.8 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2022-12-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-07-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-07-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2019-05-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-03-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-03-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Boston Beer’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-24. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.