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Did Brady ruling affect stock prices too?

Much to the chagrin of many New England fans, you can't buy stock in Tom Brady. But if you happen to own shares in Boston Beer Company, brewer and purveyor of the Samuel Adams family of beers, you might have noticed an exciting fluctuation in your portfolio Thursday morning after Brady's suspension was vacated by Judge Richard Berman.

Yahoo Finance (NYSE: SAM)
Yahoo Finance (NYSE: SAM)

At 10:10 am EDT, right about the time news outlets were first publishing word of Brady's vindication, shares of Boston Beer Co. Inc. (SAM) were trading at $203.76. As the deflategate verdict began to spread like wildfire, shares of SAM were seen rising as well.

By 10:46 am, with Twitter already populated by a plethora of Brady-inspired memes, shares of SAM had climbed to $209.80. Nearly a 3% rise.

Coincidence, maybe. But Boston fans sure do love their beer.