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List of breweries in New Hampshire
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The U.S. state of New Hampshire is home to several breweries that produce a wide variety of beer. Along with two national breweries, the state is home to some of the oldest microbreweries and brewpubs in New England. History New Hampshire has a long history of brewing, though the recent microbrewing movement has been somewhat slower to catch on here than in neighboring states. There is evidence of brewing at Strawbery Banke, now Portsmouth, as early as 1635, with most beer being brewed at taverns for the next two centuries. Despite Portsmouth's waning overall importance in the state, the Frank Jones Brewery was the dominant brewery from its inception in 1859 until New Hampshire began Prohibition in 1917. Many breweries were consolidated in the years following the repeal of Prohibition, and the state went without a brewery from 1950 until the opening of the Anheuser-Busch regional brewery in 1970. Portsmouth, however, has been restored as the brewing capital of New Hampshire with the state's second and third largest breweries, Seattle-based Redhook, and Smuttynose Brewing Company, the largest and oldest New Hampshire-based brewery. Despite lagging behind its neighbors, a nascent craft beer culture is emerging in New Hampshire, and the state recently released an official brewery map to promote local beer. Beers Smuttynose is the largest brewery based in New Hampshire and certainly its most well-known, having been called the best positioned to become New Hampshire's "home brand" These breweries, along with many others in the state, brew variations on traditional American, English, German and Belgian styles. New Hampshire has a nano-brewery license that allows a brewery to produce up to 2,000 bbl (34,000 l) a year at a reduced annual license fee, and to sell limited amounts of beer on premises, as opposed to the free samples allowed at breweries holding a "beverage manufacturers license". Many nano-breweries have opened since these laws were changed. The recent emergence of many nanobreweries will allow future exploration of these and other styles in small batches. Breweries National breweries New Hampshire is home to two regional locations of national breweries, but the latter (Redhook) can be considered a craft brewery and is listed as such. *Anheuser-Busch - the Merrimack facility has been the largest brewery in New England since 1970. Craft breweries As of December 2013, there were sixteen breweries operating in New Hampshire that could be described as craft breweries. At least two produced too much beer to qualify as true microbreweries. *603 Brewery - Londonderry-based brewery founded in Campton in 2012 *Agner & Wolf - Nashua-based brewery founded in 2013 *Blue Lobster Brewing Company - Hampton-based brewery founded in 2012 *Border Brewery - Salem-based nano-brewery founded in 2013 *Candia Road Brewing Company - Nepenthe Ales - Manchester-based nano-brewery founded in 2011, which began distributing beer in 2012 *Canterbury Ale Works - Canterbury-based brewery and hops nursery founded in 2012; located at Hidden Wonders Farm *Earth Eagle Brewings - Portsmouth-based, two-barrel nano-sized brewery and tap room opened in November 2012. Specializes in gruits and imperial ales. *Great Rhythm Brewing Company - Portsmouth-based brewery marketing company *Henniker Brewing Company - Henniker-based brewery founded in July 2012 *Out. Haus Ales - Northwood-based nano-brewery *The Prodigal Brewery at Misty Mountain Farm - Effingham-based brewery founded in 2008, fully licensed in 2010 *Redhook Ale Brewery - the East Coast brewery of the Seattle-based company, and the second-largest brewery in the state, has been located in Portsmouth since 1996. The facility also brews Widmer Brothers and Kona Brewing Company beers for East Coast distribution. *Smuttynose Brewing Company - Portsmouth-based brewery founded in Portsmouth in 1994. Smuttynose will relocate to a new facility in Hampton in late 2013. *Squam Brewing - Holderness-based, single-barrel nano-brewery founded in 2010 *Throwback Brewery - North Hampton-based nano-brewery founded in 2011 *Tuckerman Brewing Company - Conway-based brewery widely known statewide for its pale ale, founded in 1998 *White Birch Brewery - Hooksett-based, seven-barrel microbrewery founded in 2009 Brewpubs As of November 2013, there were twelve brewpubs in New Hampshire, several of which self-distribute their beers to numerous bars throughout the state. *7th Settlement Brewery - Dover-based brewery founded in 2013 *Elm City Brewing Company - Keene *Flying Goose Brewpub & Grill - New London *Italian Oasis Restaurant & Brewery - Littleton *Martha's Exchange - Nashua *Milly's Tavern - Manchester-based, fifteen-barrel brewpub established in 1994 *Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Company - North Conway *One Love Brewery - Dover *Portsmouth Brewery - Portsmouth *Seven Barrel Brewery - West Lebanon *Schilling Beer Company - Littleton *Woodstock Inn Brewery - Woodstock Not for profit breweries *Bow Lake Brewing - , a not-for-profit brewery founded in 2009 Brew on premises *IncrediBREW - Nashua Breweries and brewpubs in planning *71 West Brewing Company - Dover *Beara Irish Brewing Co. - Portsmouth *Belgian Mare Brewing - East Alstead *Big Red Beard Brewing - Dover *Brewers of Nye Hill Farm - Keene *Freedom Brewers - Swanzey *Giant Brewing - Manchester *Great North Brewing - Manchester *Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co. - West Ossipee *Kelsen Brewing Company - Derry *Monadnock Brewing Co. - Concord *Newfound Brewing Company - Bow *Old Man Brewery - Gilsum *Oyster River Brewing - Lee *Stoneface Brewing Co. - Newington Defunct breweries and brewpubs *Brewers Bier Haus - Merrimack *Castle Springs Brewing Company - Moultonborough *Caught-On-Bleu - Franconia *Franconia Notch Brewing Company - Littleton *Frank Jones Brewing Company - Portsmouth (the facility and equipment were purchased by Smuttynose in 1994) *Lighthouse on Little Squam - Holderness *Manchester Brewing, LLC - Concord *New Hampshire Custom Brewers - Manchester *Nutfield Brewing Company - Londonderry *Olde Rumford Brewing Company - Concord *Pennichuck Brewing Company - Milford *Red, White and Brew - Manchester *Skyview Cafe and Brewery - Nashua *Souhegan Valley Beer Company - Merrimack *Stone Coast Brewing Company - Laconia Brewers guilds The Granite State Brewers Association is located in Hooksett, New Hampshire. Homebrew clubs *ABC Agway Brewing Club *Brew Free or Die *Brew Rats *Concord Area Homebrewers *Lakes Region Homebrewers *Seacoast Homebrewers Club *Twin State Brewers *Upper Valley Beer Society *Winnipesaukee Area Brew Crew Beer festivals A growing number of annual beer festivals and events are gaining a following in New Hampshire. In addition to traditional beer festivals, a number of organizations have begun using local craft beer samplings as fundraising events. * Exeter Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival - Exeter *It's on the House - Manchester-based microbrew sampling fundraiser *Keene Beer Festival - Keene *New England Brewfest - Lincoln *New Hampshire Brew Fest - Portsmouth * - Portsmouth-based local beer & restaurant sampling fundraiser *Portsmouth Craft Beer Weekend - Portsmouth *Seacoast Winter Brew Fest - Portsmouth *Southern NH Brewers Festival - Hooksett; annual summer beer festival hosted by White Birch Brewing *Upper Valley Oktoberfest - Hanover * - Litchfield-based local beer, wine, cider & mead sampling fundraiser Cider and mead New Hampshire is also home to a handful of cideries and meaderies. *Farnum Hill Ciders - Lebanon *Mythic Mead - Somersworth * Moonlight Meadery - Londonderry *Nottingham Orchard Hard Cider - Nottingham *Pup's Cider Company - Greenfield *Sap House Meadery - Center Ossipee *Silver Mountain Ciders - Lempster Beer blogs and websites *Brew NH *Discover Beer in New England *The Beer Babe *Seacoast Beverage Lab See Also
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