The Boston Beer's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

In the second quarter our depletions growth benefited from strength in our Samuel Adams Seasonal, Twisted Tea and Angry Orchard brands, offset by some slight decline in some of our other Samuel Adams brand styles. Highlights in the quarter include the continued success of our Samuel Adams Seasonal program and increased volume and distribution due to completing the national rollouts of our Twisted Tea and Angry Orchard brands.

Based on the strength of these rollouts, we have increased investments in our sales force and our Samuel Adams brand, and have built a stronger Boston Beer brand portfolio for our wholesalers, retailers and drinkers. Based on what we are seeing, we are increasing our projection for full year depletions growth. As we look forward, it is likely we will increase investments in advertising, promotional and selling expenses in existing brands and in innovation, commensurate with the opportunities and the increased competition that we see.

Specifically, we are investing in systems and capital equipment to enable us to manage the increasing complexity effectively and expand the capacity and capabilities of our breweries. We plan on adding over 30 sales positions and making other investments to address specific needs in the market. We are prepared to forsake some earnings in the short-term as we make appropriate investments in brand-building activities and capital improvements in our brewing and packaging capabilities to position us well for long-term growth and continued efficiency gains.

Alchemy & Science, our craft brew incubator, is in the early stages of two exciting projects. Its House of Shandy brand successfully launched its Curious Traveler Shandy in draft package in 13 markets this year and will be adding a new style as well as bottles in the third quarter. Angel City Brewery brewed and packaged its first kegs and re-launched in the Los Angeles market. These projects have had minimal sales to date.

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