Archive record · Brewery
Portsmouth Brewing Company
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
- Founded
- 1870
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-V8TE0GRR
- Last checked
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Summary
Address: 64 Bow Street. Established around 1870 and the smallest of Portsmouth's three major late-19th-century breweries. George Scott bought a $500 share in 1876 and was vice president by 1890. The 1878/79 national brewing survey recorded 15,634 and 15,147 barrels sold respectively. A 1905 Portsmouth directory lists Arthur Harris as president and W. F. Harrington as treasurer and advertises multiple ales, stout and Portsburger Lager Beer. The company disappeared with the Prohibition era; no post-Repeal revival is verified in this pass.
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Events
- Third major Portsmouth brewery establishedDate unknown
Event · Portsmouth
The original Portsmouth Brewing Company emerged around 1870 as the smallest of the city's three late-19th-century breweries.
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