Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
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 The Portland location in 2022 | |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Portland, Maine, U.S. |
Number of locations | 2 |
Key people | Ed Stebbins, brewmaster[1] |
| Products | Beer |
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Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company, commonly contracted to Gritty's, is a brewery, with locations in Portland and Auburn, Maine, United States.
Gritty's began as a brewpub in Portland, Maine, founded at 396 Fore Street in 1988 by Ed Stebbins and Richard Pfeffer.[2] The Fore Street location is considered the first brewpub to open in Maine since Prohibition ended. [3]
In 1995, a second location with a larger brewing facility was opened in Freeport, Maine. The company experienced a downturn in sales in the late 1990s, as did most craft breweries.[1] A third brewpub was opened in Auburn, Maine, in 2005. The company's production volume that year, 2005, was in excess of 250,000 gallons.[1] By 2006, Gritty's was the third-largest Maine brewer, after Shipyard Brewing and D. L. Geary Brewing.[1]
The company's Freeport location closed on November 30, 2024.[4]
