Throwback's 'Brew Farm' Approved by Planning Board

The North Hampton Planning Board has unanimously approved Throwback Brewery's proposal to relocate its Route 1 nanobrewery to Hobbs Farm.

Wendy Chase, the town's planning and zoning administrator, said the board approved the application by a 7-0 vote at its meeting Tuesday night.

Nicole Carrier, co-founder of Throwback, said the proposal was approved in about 10 minutes. The application had been continued from the board's May 7 meeting. 

"It is conditional on a few things," Carrier said. "For example, we have to get our septic and driveway permits approved. We now move on to raising the funds!"

Throwback's plan calls for transforming the barn at Hobbs Farm into a tasting room, brewery and event center. That will give Throwback the ability to hold up to 150-160 people in the tasting room, as well as add a kitchen for the tasting room, bathrooms, outdoor seating, and expand its brewery operations.

The business purchased Hobbs Farm last year, and building a new brewery in the basement of the barn will allow Throwback to expand from a three-barrel system that yields 90 to 100 gallons per batch to a 15-barrel system that would yield 450 to 465 gallons per batch.