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EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - BOSTON BEER CO INCb84494exv31w2.htm
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - BOSTON BEER CO INCb84494exv32w2.htm
EX-21.5 - EX-21.5 - BOSTON BEER CO INCb84494exv21w5.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - BOSTON BEER CO INCb84494exv31w1.htm
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - BOSTON BEER CO INCb84494exv32w1.htm
10-K - THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY - BOSTON BEER CO INCb84494e10vk.htm
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No. 333-68531, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN; Registration Statement No. 333-163314, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS; Registration Statement No. 333-163315, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN; Registration Statement No. 333-12221, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS; Registration Statement No. 333-85110, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS; Registration Statement No. 333-85112, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN; Registration Statement No. 333-121057, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS; Registration Statement No. 333-140250, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN; and Registration Statement No. 333-148374, pertaining to THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. of our reports dated March 8, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The Boston Beer Company, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 25, 2010.
         
     
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP      
     
Boston, Massachusetts
March 8, 2011