PORTSMOUTH — Well known brewmaster Tod Mott is leaving the Portsmouth Brewery.

PORTSMOUTH — Well known brewmaster Tod Mott is leaving the Portsmouth Brewery.



“I am leaving P-Brew,” Mott stated in an e-mail. “I am leaving on good terms and with a positive vibe. The search committee is looking for the next head brewer to replace me. No decision as of yet. I will help transition the next brewer as smoothly as possible.”



Mott, who has been with the 20-year-old brewpub for nearly nine years, is renowned for many of the brewery's signature beers over the years, as well as Kate the Great, a Russian Imperial Stout, which was ranked No. 2 in the world and best beer in America by Beer Advocate Magazine in 2006. Since then, “Kate Mania” has prompted long lines for bottles and for the beer on tap.