Strawberry-Rhubarb Berliner Weisse..

Hey all,

So the new beer that I am excited about that just hit the taps is the Strawberry-Rhubarb Berliner Weisse.  The Berliner Weisse is a hazy, light bodied, sour wheat ale made in northern Germany.  Traditionally they are served with some syrup added to them to help "cut" the sourness and make them very quaffable.  So we took in all this into account when we made our version of this beer.  The Rhubarb adds a nice layer of sour to complement the wild yeast used, then we added some Strawberry Puree to the fermenter during secondary to add just the touch of sweetness upfront to help balance out the tartness of the finish.  this is a perfect summer beer that you really should try.

Cheers,
Tyler

Home Brew taste out...

Hey all,

So July 4th is a busy time here at the Portsmouth Brewery.  Those of you who came in to drop off your home brew submissions over that week got to see us at our peak of service helping all the people that walked through the door.  From all the E-mails that i found in my blocked spam folder this morning (i am not srue why they went there) I should have let you guys know this earlier.

I have put togetheor a group of brewers from both Portsmouth Brewery and Smuttynose who will be doing a competition style tasting next Thursday.  I am hoping that our taste buds will stay intact long enough to select a winner that day.  But, looking at all the great submissions we got we might have to sit down on anoher date for the best of show taste out.   More to come after next Thursday tasting on this subject...

Cheers,
Tyler

2 out of 3 aint bad...

Hey all,

We have a bunch of beer line up changes this week.  Were we have the new beer Ryezenheimer on as well as an early release of 2 out of the 3 4th of July Beers, White Lightning IPA and Purple Stuff IPA 

(dare you to click on the link!  Don't worry its not a virus, just where the name came from) 

Those of you who made it to Taste of the nation got to try the Ryezenheimer and know what a great food beer this beer is.  Ryezenheimer is a Rye version of a traditional German style hefewiezen.  The slightly spicy notes from the Rye malt are complemented with the addition of Rosemary and Lemongrass to make this beer a perfect summer beer. 

Now for 4th of July we have always done red, white and blue beers to show our patriotic spirit.  for years it has been, Murphy's Law Red, Belgian Wit (or white beer) and the Bluebeery ale.  

This year i wanted to mix it up a bit doing Red, White and Blue IPA's!  

So we going to have Ginga Ninja IPA, which is a Red IPA that has the addition of ginger to the brew, for the red.  White Lightning IPA, which is a Belgian Wit base hopped out like an IPA, for the White.  Then we have the new beer Purple Stuff IPA, a blueberry IPA with lots of Palisade hops, for the blue.

But for you super fans of the Bluebeery Ale dont you worry... I made a double batch of it for the 4th this year!

Cheers,

Tyler 

Just a bit of Stone left in ya...

Hey all,

Thanks to all of you who made it down to the Jimmy Lapanza Lounge to meet Greg Koch on Monday.  Hope you all had a great time.  For those of you who missed it we still have a little bit of Stone available for you to wrap you lips around down in the Jimmy Lapanza lounge.  So come on down and get some while you can.  Hope to see you in soon for a pint.

Cheers,
Tyler

IPA stands for Incredibly Palatable Ale...

Hey all,

Get you taste buds ready for a Carnival in your mouth...Calypso Pale Ale has hit the taps and it is an Incredibly Palatable Ale (new acronym for IPA???).  This Dry hopped American pale ale (APA) has the late addition of Bravo and then is dry hopped with Calypso hops.  The dry bodied APA had flavors/aromas of apple, spice Pear and lime peel.  This is a Pale Ale for all you IPA Drinkers out there. 

Cheers,
Tyler

Vacation is over...

Hey all,

So I am just getting back from a two week Paternal leave.  That is right my first born is here...don't you worry, he already has his Assistant Brewer onesie.

But on the P-brew side of the world what a difference a couple of weeks make.  The guys here did a great job of holding down the fort while i was away so we have plenty of beer to go into the unofficial kick off of summer, Market Square Day.   Plus, without missing a beat we got our new draft line up and running  just in time.  For those of you following on Facebook you have seen the pictures of the progress.  The run down is that we have expanded our draft selection for the two towers in the upstairs bar from 10 to 12 lines.  As well as adding 2 beer engines dead center of the bar for you cask lovers out there.  The Jimmy Lapanza Lounge got the biggest face lift of all.  We have moved the taps to the back wall and have the same 12 beers and 2 casks you can get upstairs. Plus, we added 4 more lines from a direct draw cooler on the back wall.  This give me the opportunity to get some super special beers for you guys to sample.  So head on downstairs and see all we have to offer you.

See you in soon for a pint!

Cheers,
Tyler

2013 American Craft Beer Week Starts Monday!

We've been proudly brewing craft beer since 1991, when it was called "microbrew" and New Hampshire didn't have a brewpub-specific license.  It's very difficult to name all the changes that have taken place at the Brewery and in the craft beer world, but there are lots of them and they are certainly worth celebrating during 2013's American Craft Beer Week, which runs May 13-19.  We've got a lot going on, so please come out and enjoy as many events as you like!  Without you, we've got nothing to celebrate.

DAILY EVENTS

-Daily brewhouse tours at 3pm

-Daily toasts at Noon and 5:30pm

-Even more beer cuisine than we normally offer

-Special beer tappings and surprise giveaways

-Zwickel Monster, an unfiltered lager inspired by Chef Todd's rakish days in Vienna, Austria.  It's also triggered the return of the Brat Burger for ACBW.  

-Get free glassware when you buy bottled Portsmouth Brewery beer in the retail shop

-$2 Pfiffs all week long.  Pfiffs are 6 ounce beers that are perfectly sized for lunch or pairing with multiple courses.  They are also of Austrian origin.

OTHER EVENTS

Monday the 13th- Brewing with Botanicals, 6-7pm 

Head Brewer Tyler Jones and Strawbery Banke's Curator of Historical Landscapes, John Forti, will discuss the use of botanical ingredients in beer, using Puddle Dock Porter, their recent collaboration beer as a teaching tool.  There will likely be some samples as well.  Space is first-come, first-served in the LaPanza Lounge.

Wednesday the 15th – The Science of Beer, a Portsmouth Science Café, 6-7pm

We've got our own edition of the Portsmouth Science Café! Steve Parkes, Owner and Lead Instructor of the American Brewers Guild, will lead an in-depth conversation about the science of brewing.  Steve has taken on the noble responsibility of ensuring that aspiring craft brewers have all the theoretical and practical knowledge they need to be successful.  A graduate of the prestigious International Centre of Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, Steve has opened and operated successful breweries on both sides of the Atlantic, including Drop In Brewing, his current venture in Middlebury, VT which also serves as a teaching facility for the Guild.

We anticipate this first-come, first-served event to fill up quickly, so plan accordingly.  Doors open at 5pm and the talk will begin at 6pm.  Knowledge will be dropped!

Thursday the 16th - Nationwide American Craft Beer Toast, 8pm

Pretty much what it sounds like...  At 8pm we'll call everyone to attention and raise our glasses to American Craft Beer and the more than 2400 breweries that make it.  The toast will take place simultaneously around the country and we're happy to be part of this vital, large community. 

Friday the 17th – Firkin Friday, 11:30am-??

Two firkins are tapped at 11:30; one empties first!  10.8 gallons of Whipper Snapper session IPA dry-hopped with Cascade hops will "tap off" with an equal measure of Petit Effronte, our new Belgian session ale that's been infused with orange peel and Summit hops.  The two (un)lucky beer drinkers who kick each cask will win a Portsmouth Brewery prize pack.  

Craftbeer.com serves as the main calendar for ACBW events around the country.  If you can't make any of ours, it's easy to find something beery and fun near you.  Just click this link: http://www.craftbeer.com/news-and-events/calendar

Cheers!

The 50 entries are all set.

Hey all,

We have all 50 of the 50 entries for the Home brew compitition.  Good luck to all that made it into the fray!

Cheers,
Tyler