The IPA paradox

Hey all,

Summer time here at the P-brew is always and exciting time and since you guys are in love with the Bottle Rocket IPA I felt i need to explain the paradox.

We brew double batches (14bbl) of this glorious elixir to try to keep it on tap all the time. A batch of IPA takes at least 14 days from brewing to being ready to serve on the taps. This give us 2 serving tanks worth of IPA for service, and allows us to brew a new batch of IPA.

So here is our dilemma, The first serving tank of the IPA that is on tap is almost gone and it has been on for 6 days. The back up IPA always has less in it since that is what we bottle off of to keep the 22oz in the store. Since we are brewing the IPA today it is going to need 14 days to be ready. With the second serving tank of Bottle Rocket IPA going on soon I am not sure how long it is going to last.

So long story short, we are most likely going to have to have some Smuttynose IPA on tap in the near future to let the Bottle Rocket that we are brewing today finish. I mention this because of all the comments on Facebook about us having Smuttynose IPA that happened the last time we put it on. I agree with you that I would rather have our Bottle Rocket on too! But I felt that I owed all you loyal P-brew fans an explanation so you know what is going on when you see Smuttyones IPA come back on tap.

Cheers,
Tyler

P.S. The Black Cat Stout kicked last night and now we have Oatmeal Stout on. Yumm!

It's Firkin Friday!

Hey all,

It is the day you all been waiting for. Firkin Friday! We will be tapping a firking of out Black Cat Stout dry hopped with Columbus at noon. Yumm! Come on in and enjoy a pint poured right off the bar.

Cheers,
Tyler

Dunkelthaizenweizen.P.A

Hey all,

So I invented a new drink. You blend the Dunkelweizen, Thaizenheimer and Bottle Rocket IPA in one glass. I call it the Dunkelthaizenweizen.P.A.

The truth is that I really didn't try to blend them together. It most likely wouldn't taste that great. But if you really want to you could blend them since all three of those beers are now on tap here at the P-brew. Tod's Professional opinion, "I wouldn't suggest it. I would try one of each on their own"

Don't forget Firkin Friday is coming up this Friday! So get get ready for some tasty gravity poured pints served right off the bar upstairs.

Cheers,
Tyler

Firkin Friday is a coming!

Hey all,

So if you are up at the VT brewfest you probably already know that Portsmouth Brewery couldn't make it up this year. Tod had an important family gathering and I blew out my ACL. So this means that we have a extra Firkin of beer that we were going to serve there. So we decided to serve it to you guys!

So get in here next Friday for lunch, or after work, or come in for dinner and enjoy Firkin Friday.

Cheers,
Tyler

Thank you for the Good wishes

Hey all,

Thank you for all the love via the blog/e-mail/facebook and such. I am here a couple days a week helping our the best I can and as my strength in my knee continues to grow I will be able to do more. Got to keep making the beer for all you out there.

8 Days to drink the the Blueberry! Wow, you guys love that beer.

Cheers,
Tyler

See you in August!

Hello beer lovers,
Not anyone in particular.... but the Bluebeery ale will be back in August. This batch went away in 8 days! Hey, slow the pace down.... it is tough to keep up when and ale takes 14 days to make and only 8 days to drink up! We are seeing empty tanks in the serving room with little beer to replenish them. Guest beers perhaps? We do have some Hefeweizen and Dunkelweizen getting ready as well as some of our Rye... so there is no need to worry.....yet! See you soon. Cheers! Tod

WHOA! HOT WEEK!!

Greetings Beer Lovers,
It has been a long time since I've posted a news update. For all of you without Facebook we've had a bit of bad news as of late and that is Tyler blew out his knew playing Ultimate disq. ACL, Menicus and whatever else!! How this happens in a non contact sport (yuk-yuk!) OOPS!! blows me away but we have to deal with it, as does Tyler. That said, we are trying to keep the beers on tap and we've got some great beers on now and coming up. The Bluebeery has been well received and is flying out the door. Looks like there is just a bit less than 1.5 BBLs left so if you haven't had your fill you better get in cause it won't last too much longer. However, we'll be brewing a double batch in late July for an August arrival. The Red is holding up well as is the Wit, which btw, is tasting outstanding!! We've got back up Wit in process as well as Hefeweizen, Dunkelweizen and Rye. So there is nothing to worry about now that Tyler will be recuperating during the busiest time of the year and Tyson, our bottler, will be filling some big Crocs! Hope you are all enjoying this ridiculously hot weather and have some time to come in and enjoy some cool beers and great food. Cheers! Todm