Archive record · Brewery
Smuttynose Brewing Co.
Hampton, New Hampshire, USA
- Founded
- 1994
- Closed
- 1994
- Archive ID
- TB-MVC502Q9
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
From the record
Summary
Address: 105 Towle Farm Road. Founded in Portsmouth in 1994 by Peter Egelston and Joanne Francis and later moved to Towle Farm in Hampton. Ownership passed through the 2018 foreclosure/acquisition era and into Barrel One Collective at the end of 2024. Current 2026 official Smuttynose pages publish Hampton hours and August 2026 events, while verified Untappd activity appears as recently as 2026-08-28. This current operating evidence outweighs the NHBA directory's stale 'Temporarily Closed' flag, so the site is ACTIVE as of 2026-08-30.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Events
- Sister production brewery foundedDate unknown
Opening · Portsmouth
Egelston and Francis founded Smuttynose as the production-brewery counterpart in the Portsmouth craft network.
- Foreclosure-era ownership changeDate unknown
Closure · Hampton
Smuttynose was sold after foreclosure, ending the original common-ownership era with Portsmouth Brewery.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Robust Porter
RetiredRobust Porter
(HISTORICAL / AWARD-WINNING) [USA Pass 27]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wheat Wine Ale
RetiredWheat Wine / Other Strong Beer
(HISTORICAL / AWARD-WINNING) [USA Pass 27]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2011
Gold — Other Strong Beer — Wheat Wine Ale
Great American Beer Festival
- 2005
Gold — Other Strong Ale or Lager — Wheat Wine
Great American Beer Festival
- 2001
Gold — Robust Porter — Robust Porter
Great American Beer Festival
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Straight answers
Common questions about Smuttynose Brewing Co.
- Who owns Smuttynose Brewing Co.?
- Smuttynose Brewing Co. is recorded as owned by Barrel One Collective, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- Is Smuttynose Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Smuttynose Brewing Co. has closed (1994). Address: 105 Towle Farm Road. Founded in Portsmouth in 1994 by Peter Egelston and Joanne Francis and later moved to Towle Farm in Hampton. Ownership passed through the 2018 foreclosure/acquisition era and into Barrel One Collective at the end of 2024. Current 2026 official Smuttynose pages publish Hampton hours and August 2026 events, while verified Untappd activity appears as recently as 2026-08-28. This current operating evidence outweighs the NHBA directory's stale 'Temporarily Closed' flag, so the site is ACTIVE as of 2026-08-30.
- When was Smuttynose Brewing Co. founded?
- Smuttynose Brewing Co. was founded in 1994 in Hampton, USA.
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