The best I can say is this 9 hole course is a "work in progress." Although considerable work is obviously being put in by the owner, it still has a long way to go.


The original layout (shown in some pictures on this site taken in 2015) has been substantially reworked. Old dirt teepads are being replaced by beautiful large poured concrete. The course now starts right next to the gorgeous outdoor patio at the brewery's on-site restaurant, and continues in a tight counter-clockwise route around the property, returning you to the other side of the brewery.


But the course is so overgrown in some places that lost discs are inevitable. Right out of the gate: if your first throw on the downhill Hole #1 goes at all left, it will be in a gully that's been left to grow thick with chest-high foliage. Pretty much the same with Hole #2. Other places on the course still have cut trees lying around. As I say, it's a work in progress. I love concrete tees, but not in the place of basic maintenance like clearing brush, and proper signage.


This is an instance where old reviews don't really apply - be advised that anything written prior to the 2020 redesign is talking about the old layout. The much-respected and well-traveled Mr. Frosty reviewed the new layout, and he saw a lot of the same promise that I also felt in September of 2021.


I'm giving it a 1.5 because the bad still far outweighs the good. I hope that players in future years find a great course experience here: something that's complete AND maintained. I would guess that it's a passion project, being worked on as time allows. But at least for now it's not playable - especially for the casual players who might try a little disc golf when visiting a very good brewery and restaurant.



There's no signage on the first tee, but maybe the only sign should say "Don't play this course. It's not ready yet."

I came to Smuttynose Brewing to play holes ,,,, and drink beer !! And right now , I was out of holes ! Famous movie Excerpt from the movie They Live ) . When I came here , I was put on a waiting list to eat at the restaurant . I had already bought some souvenirs , so they enthusiastically showed me where the first hole was and told me that they would text me when a table opened up . I walked to the first tee pad , and there was a sign that read " Course Closed " . For all I cared , they could have added the words underneath Course Closed to read EXCEPT MARK . I was going to play this course whether they liked it or not . I saw some photos of the previous course , and I'm going to tell you that you won't recognize this course when finished . They are changing around some of the holes , and have added large 4' by 8 or 9' cement tee pads and are supposed to add more signs , even though the present ones are pretty informative . The baskets are new Mach 5's and catch great . The course is going to be mostly flat , with a couple of small incline/declines ,but they are finally going to cut out the dangerous hole #1 ( more in cons ) . I threw off the new tee pads and evaluated what I think the course will look like . It is very raw right now , and a lot of the fairways are dug up or overgrown .

#1 Safety - My God ! What would possess a microbrewery to give people beer , then have them throw over top of cars coming into and leaving the parking lot . And the outside patio is just left of the fairway . Smuttynose , would have to add Broken Nose to the back of their t-shirts for sale .
#2 Raw - The tee pads are srt and the baskets are in , but the course was full of water ditches and high overgrowth , especially on hole #7 or #8 . You could be digging around in 3' high rough ,,,,, on the fairway .
#3 Only 9 . This is destined to only be a 9 hole course , but that isn't so bad . What's great , is that you have good food and a great beer selection about 100 yards from the basket on hole #9 .

I will check on the course's progress periodically and change my review score after the improvements are in . I think the Smuttynose people are clever in their approach to try to make a good course here . You can have after-work leagues out here on off peak nights and even have an early Saturday or Sunday tournament or league to draw a lunch crowd in . I am estimating that the startup cost for this will be around $5000-$6000 . I also think that they will start turning profit on this venture by the 3rd or 4th month if they do this right . It will also give them free advertisement , maybe some disc and merchandise sales with a Smuttynose stamps on them . I hope to make it back east to see the finished product for myself .
There is no recommendation for a temporarily closed course , . I would wait and call ahead before coming to play .They are taking the building of this course seriously this time . When it opens , bring your discs , your appetite and especially your thirst .