Boston Beer Sees Tough Earnings, Records $18 Mill Net Loss in Q4

Dear Client:    Boston Beer released its fourth quarter and full year earnings today, along with a big announcement that chief Dave Burwick is set to retire April 1, with Boston Beer Company lead director Michael Spillane to take his place at that time. We'll dive more into this succession shortly, but first, the results. At first blush, Q4 earnings look tough – though note that the fourth fiscal quarter included 13 weeks, vs. Q4 2022, which had 14.  Depletions in