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January, 1994 - Smuttynose Brewing is founded on the ruins of the bankrupt Frank Jones Brewery. The original partnership between the Portsmouth Brewery and Ipswich Brewing company is short-lived. (Boston Globe) 
February, 1994 - We choose our company name, which results in a combination of mirth and head-scratching. "But will people buy a beer called Smuttynose?" (Boston Globe)
July, 1994 - Portsmouth's Mayor Foley toasts the arrival of Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale at the Stockpot in downtown Portsmouth. (Foster's Daily Democrat) |
