Press Release:

Smuttynose Brewing Company is delighted to announce their new distribution partnership with Craft Beer Guild Distributing of California (San Diego) and El Dorado Distributing Signal Hill, CA (Los Angeles area) bringing New Hampshire’s leading craft brewer’s beers to the West Coast starting in September, 2013. Both distributorships are part of the L. Knife & Sons family of wholesalers. The deal with these new L. Knife divisions makes California the 24th state (plus Washington DC) where Smuttynose beers are available.

Smuttynose has successful, existing relationships with L. Knife distributorships in Massachusetts, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Kentucky and Wisconsin, so the California deal includes a certain amount of familiarity, but the newness of the situation creates an excellent opportunity for both brands brands to grow together. “We’ve grown really well in other L. Knife markets and they certainly know our beers,” said Smuttynose Founder and President Peter Egelston, “I’m certain we will see similar results in the California market, even though it’s certainly a different landscape.”

The first Smuttynose shipment consists of bottled Big Beer Series releases; Homunculus and Rhye IPA, as well as three kegs of Cluster’s Last Stand that are heading to Stone Brewing Co. Smuttynose’s collaboration partner on the beer. Kegs of Finestkind IPA will also be heading to the Golden State.

Founded in 1994, Smuttynose is New Hampshire’s leading craft brewery. In 2012, its 50 employees worked to brew, package and sell nearly 41,000 barrels of beer across 22 states and Washington DC. After nearly 20 years in their original home in Portsmouth, the international award-winning brewery will move into its new, LEED Gold-registered brewery and visitors’ center on the historic Towle Farm in Hampton, NH in 2014.