Smuttynose Brewery Tour Click here for driving instructions to our brewery. Ipswich left the partnership in early 1994. T he first seven months of our existence were spent cleaning up, organizing and repairing the brewery. Former Frank Jones brewer Chuck Doughty was hired as Head Brewer. Bottled beer was not available until that fall.
L ike many small craft breweries, our facility is a mix of older and state of the art equipment.
Laverne and Shirley, for example, would feel quite at home operating our 1950's era bottling line. At the same time, our fermenters and conditioning tanks have been fitted out with highly sensitive digital controls. O ver the past several years, we have expanded and upgraded our facility, purchasing new tanks as well as ones from other breweries, installing new refrigeration and hot water systems, as well as installing a bulk malt silo. I n 1997, Randy Whisler took over as head brewer at Smuttynose. Today, Randy is General Manager, overseeing all internal operations and quality control.