Smuttynose Brewers Notes: An Update about Smuttynose Tours: Old Brewery and New Brewery

Monday, April 28, 2014

An Update about Smuttynose Tours: Old Brewery and New Brewery

Hello Smuttynose Fans!

We're very excited to announce the brewery tour transition schedule from Heritage Avenue, our original home, to Towle Farm, our new one.

The Heritage Avenue Brewery

Regular tours have finished at Heritage Avenue. Instead, we'll be hosting informal open houses for the next two weekends. You don't need reservations, just come on by during what would usually be our regular tour hours. We'll be pouring samples and selling beer and merch (there will be some special discounts). Benny the Tour Guy has even promised casual walk-throughs of the facility, to make sure you get one more look before we close the doors.

The Towle Farm Brewery

After the four open houses, we'll be closed for a few weeks while our staff sets up the tasting area, retail shop and makes the final preparations at Towle Farm. It's a bit surreal to think that we'll be open after imagining opening our doors to the world for so many years. During the two weeks we're closed, you should go visit other New Hampshire breweries. There are almost 35 in the state now, so you won't be short of options. Here's a map: http://www.nhbeer.org/nh-beers/ We will be posting updates over our social media so keep your eyes peeled there in case something pops up between now and then.

We will begin brewery tours and retail in our Smerchendise boutique at 10am on Saturday, May 31. If anything comes up between now and then, we'll be reporting it through our social media outlets: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The new brewery is very easy to get to from NH-101 and from US-1. Your best option is to use the address below for both mailing and your favorite navigation app.

We can't wait to welcome you to our new home, but we also hope to send Heritage Avenue off in style by filling the building with a few more groups of happy, beer loving folks, like you. We'll see you soon.

Cheers!

Smuttynose Brewing Co.

105 Towle Farm Road

Hampton, NH 03842

The transition schedule:

May 2 - Open House at Heritage Ave 5pm - 7pm

May 3 - Open House at Heritage Ave Noon - 4pm

May 9 - Open House at Heritage Ave 5pm - 7pm

May 10 - Open House at Heritage Ave Noon - 4pm

May 31 - Towle Farm opens to the public 10am - 7pm

June 1 - Towle Farm Tours 10am - 3pm

The summer schedule for brewery tours at Towle Farm is:

M-W 12-5
Th 11-5
Fr 11-7
Sat 10-7
Sun 10-3

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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.

Smuttynose Brewers Notes

Monday, April 28, 2014

An Update about Smuttynose Tours: Old Brewery and New Brewery

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