Smuttynose Brewers Notes: Smuttynose Events February 3-9, 2014

Monday, February 3, 2014

Smuttynose Events February 3-9, 2014

The Smuttyverse is beginning to get back in the swing of things, despite a lop-sided Super Bowl and grim news from Gobbler's Knob. Shake off the February gloom and come have a beer with us.

Tuesday, February 4

-Hooksett, NH, 4pm-6pm @ Bert's Better Beers: Liz will be pairing 2014 Imperial Stout, Durty and Robust Porter with Lindt chocolates. It's an excellent pre-Valentine's Day study session.

Wednesday, February 5

-Burlington, VT, 5pm-11pm @ The Farmhouse Tap & Grill: DoBrO David Yarrington is bringing some serious vintage beers from the recesses of our warehouse to the city on the lake. Check out this line-up: 2009 & 2010 Wheat Wine, 2011 Imperial Stout, Barleywine, Farmhouse Ale and Gravitation, 2012 Really Old Brown Dog and 2010 Baltic Porter. Crikey! You won't want to miss this one, folks; those are some serious beers! We'll also have fresh beer for those of you not into the vintage thing.

Thursday, February 6

-Cambridge, MA, 7pm-9pm @ Christopher's: Vintage roll-outs continue with a keg of 2011 Barleywine going on the draft system. We didn't pull this from the archive; Christopher's planned ahead and set it aside on their own, like a wise New Englander.

Friday, February 7

-Charlottesville, Va, 3pm-6pm @Whole Foods: Glen Bulloss will be in the house pouring samples of our awesome, hoppy brown ale, Durty. Get your weekend food fixin's and have a beer!

-Portsmouth, NH, 4:30pm-7pm SmuttLabs Red Wine Barrel-aged Winter Ale bottle release. Stop by our original brewery on Heritage Avenue in Portsmouth for samples and bottle sales of our next SmuttLabs release. We've packaged this delicious elixir in 375mL, crown-finished bottles which retail for $9 each. Brewery tours are at 5:30 and you can reserve your spots online: http://smuttynose.com/how_to_find_smuttynose.html

-Hanover, NH, 6:30pm-8:30pm @ Stinson's Village Store Jess and Liz will be pouring out tastes of our big, hoppy, brown ale, Durty for shoppers and curious folks just as their weekends begin. Expect high fives and smiles as well as delicious New Hampshire beer.

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Upcoming Beer Releases

These dates show when we expect to release these beers at our Smerch Store. Shipments to our distribution partners will coincide with their order cycles, so you'll see new releases a little bit after the dates you see below.
Pumpkin Ale - August
Smuttlabs: Brett & I - Shipping Now!
Big Beer Series: Tripel (brand new release!) August 16
Smuttlabs: Schmutzig - August 23
Now and Then Series: Cluster's Last Stand - (Stone Collaboration) August 30
Winter Ale - October 15
Smuttlabs: Oak-Aged Tripel - TBD
Smuttlabs: Strawberry Short Weisse - Fall 2014
Smuttlabs: White IPA - TBD
Big Beer Series: S'muttonator (double bock) - November
Full Time: Baltic Porter - 12oz Four Pack, Fall 2014
Full Time: Really Old Brown Dog - 12oz Four Pack, Fall 2014
Durty (we promise to brew more) - December 13

The Smuttynose Big Beer Series

Since 1998, Smuttynose Brewing has offered its Big Beer Series, specialty beers released seasonally in very limited quantities. Although some styles appear every year, others get dropped or added to the lineup, or simply take a sabbatical for a year or two. Adding to the free-form nature of this series, our brewers are encouraged to tweak, change and experiment with recipes from one year to the next, so that one year's edition may be subtly or dramatically different from the next (or it may be exactly the same).

Since 2002, our Executive Brewer, David Yarrington, has contributed notes on each new edition of the Series, as well as on other seasonal beers, such as our Pumpkin Ale. Sometimes the notes are extensive; sometimes, if little or no changes have been made to the previous year's edition, they will be brief.

By the way, all Smuttynose Big Beers are bottle conditioned and will age quite nicely if stored properly. Starting in 2005, we've "vintage" dated our Big Beer labels to help you keep your cellar organized.

Smuttlabs

“How many things are we upon the brink of discovering if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries?” -Mary Shelley

We’re very proud of each of our Smuttynose beers, but our brewing staff has many ideas that can’t be done on a large scale; this is where Smuttlabs comes into play. From barrel-aging and beer souring to culinary collaborations and special projects that just don’t fit anywhere else, if a project is out of the ordinary, unique or time consuming, you can bet it’ll bear the Smuttlabs name.

In 2007, we began these experimental brewings, with a beer called “The Gnome” (which became Homunculus in the Big Beer Series), under the Short Batch Series name. As we’ve increased production and volumes of these eccentric beers, we’ve rechristened them “Smuttlabs,” to reflect the creative experimentation found in each batch.

Smuttlabs releases seek to bridge the gap between “rare” and “hard to find.” Brewing on these terms, success can take different forms. Some releases may have semi-regular production and others may never see a mash tun again. There will constantly be Smuttlabs beers in all phases of production from conception, to brewing and fermentation to aging and packaging.

We’ll announce Smuttlabs beers here on our blog, through social media as well as our website. We know you’ll have just as much fun seeking them out and drinking them as we do brewing them.

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Smuttynose Events February 3-9, 2014

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