Little Brown Jug
COLDEST BEER AROUND
We’ve been around since the early 1940s. Step into the rich history in tasty beer and wine.
Pure Oil Station & "The BackRoom"
During the prohibtion alcohol was scarce for the average person. Once operated as a Pure Oil Station it was rumored, before alcohol became legal, everyone in Johnston County and more knew where to get their fix.
The Pure Oil Station has changed over the years and now sits what is called the Little Brown Jug. Come visit and grab the coldest beer around where some famous visitors such as Percy Flowers, Ava Gardner, Jerry Sands, Wade Stewart (County Commissioner), Neil Lancaster, William Dallas, Drake, and more!
1958
where we started
Once a Taxi stand from Rainey Norton, eventually sold out to Jack Gardner and became a Pure Oil Gas Station
1960s
Remodel & upfit
Shortly when alcohol became legal in Smithfield was brick-veneered and a members only bar was held in the back
1974-75
Business Leased
Linwood & Pauline Shiflett leased the business from Jack & Rose
1993
Ownership Change
Pauline sold the business to JD Health in January 1993 and then subsequently sold it to Durwood Benson
2005
New Lease on Life
Jeanette & Carl Schultz purchased it
2014
Tradition Continues
Jeanette sold it in August to her brother Andrew and his wife Erika keeping the tradition alive and well
life on the neuse
Little Brown Jug - Smithfield, NC
Things are always happening around the Neuse River.
Savoring the moment, one sip at a time
The Jug Tenders
Sip by sip, we create memories
Andrew
Erika
Rebekah
Erika
Lindsey
Heather
Kat
Hannah
COLD BEER. GOOD TIMES.
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