While this isn't explicitly beer news, it's definitely worth posting.
Chef Todd Sweet and Sous Chef Jon Hebert have created a new menu of Weekly Specials. These new dishes incorporate elements of Korean, British and New Orleans cuisines just to name a few. "Our goal with this menu," said Chef Sweet, "was to serve dishes that are grounded in something familiar but also offer something unique. We like the idea of dining by appointment, so what you're seeing here is our best attempt at giving you seven delicious reasons to visit the Brewery."
The new specials menu also offers a significant increase in vegetarian options from its predecessor. Take a look:
Sunday
Stout Shepherd's Pie- Lamb and local carrots simmered with herbs in our Stout and baked with "neaps and tatties" $15.95
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie- Tempeh, forest mushrooms and local carrots simmered in our Stout and baked with "neaps and tatties" $14.95
Monday
Veggie Gumbo- A hearty stew of Dirty Blonde Ale-braised greens, chick peas and seasonal veggies served over basmati rice $14.95
Tuesday
New York Strip with Lobster- A chargrilled, center-cut New York Strip served with chunks of lobster and a Smuttynose Star Island Single Hollandaise $34.95
Wednesday
Brewhouse Duck- A crispy duck thigh and seared duck breast served with an Old Brown Dog au jus, barley pilaf and bok choy $24.95
Thursday
Korean Barbecue Beef Tacos- Sesame-soy grilled beef in whole wheat tortillas with avocado, daikon and chili paste. Served with house kim chee and cucumber-rice salad $14.95
Meatless option with marinated tofu $13.95
Friday
Sage-grilled Local Pork Kabobs- Grilled, marinated Breezy Hill Farm pork with an orange-rosemary glaze and served with winter squash, broccoli rabe and a risotto cake $18.95
Saturday
Curry Rice Noodles with Seared Scallops- Rice vermicelli stir-fried with shiitake mushrooms, bell peppers and bean sprouts tossed with curry spices and tamari $23.95
Meatless option with marinated tofu $13.95
Remember, you can order each dish all day long on its designated day.
We hope to see you soon at Portsmouth Brewery!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Special Beer for Sunday is Throwback's Maple-Kissed Honey Porter
Greetings beer lovers,
I just wanted to send out a heads-up for Sundays beer special. For this Sunday we're running Throwback's Maple-Kissed Honey Porter from our neighbors down in Hampton NH. Annettes' unique porter is brewed with maple syrup and wheat..... (duh!) as the name implies!! It is a medium bodies black porter with a touch of sweetness from the maple syrup with deep chocolate notes and a nice finish. Would be really great with the Pastrami sandwich, strip steak, Ziti and the Stout cake!! Just saying..... Cheers! Todm
I just wanted to send out a heads-up for Sundays beer special. For this Sunday we're running Throwback's Maple-Kissed Honey Porter from our neighbors down in Hampton NH. Annettes' unique porter is brewed with maple syrup and wheat..... (duh!) as the name implies!! It is a medium bodies black porter with a touch of sweetness from the maple syrup with deep chocolate notes and a nice finish. Would be really great with the Pastrami sandwich, strip steak, Ziti and the Stout cake!! Just saying..... Cheers! Todm
Monday, December 12, 2011
Wow! 4 years went by really quickly...
Greetings beer lovers,
So, with a saddened heart we all say farewell to Tyler and best of luck at Smuttynose. I know I'll miss Tyler and all he brought to P-Brew but he'll only be a stones throw away over at Smuttynose and hopefully won't be a total stranger. We are in the process of interviewing candidates to step up to the task of assistant brewer along with Brian Routhier. Brian, BTW, has been on board for about 3 months and is doing a stand up job filling kegs and bottling that beer, transferring beer, cleaning tanks, harvesting yeast as well as brewing beer. That is about all we do here. BUT THAT IS PLENTY TO DO!! The new assistant will be responsible for all of the above as well and also being an integral part of the Portsmouth Brewery community. We are excited to bring someone into the system that has a new perspective on all that is The Portsmouth Brewery.
Enough of the sadness...... we are running some great early winter beers which include the Winter Rye and Winterweizen both excellent examples of warming winter beers. If you have not had the pleasure of having a wee bit of the Scotch ale you ought to get in here soon as there is not much left. However, there is an even bigger beer to follow. This years Wheat Wine which has that crazy toffee-like character as well as the dry hops( this was new for this year.... 10 pounds of leaf Cascade into the conditioning tank. Yum!) KtG is starting to condition and we just put in the Imperial Porter. Lots of black beers. In addition to those dark beers is the 5 C's Pale Ale. Just a little bit smaller than the IPA version at 5.5% abv. but all the same hops and great flavors. Can't wait. The end of this week brings a collaboration with Mitch Steele of Stone Brewing Co. Dave Yarrington, Executive brewer at Smuttynose, Mitch and I will be brewing an old school IPA using Cluster and Bullion as well as Tomahawk in a beer we'll be calling Clusters Last Stand. It is an IPA and won't be out 'til later in Jan. but should be a great one. I gotta get back to work so we can ready the brewery for all of the aforementioned work. Hope you are enjoying the Holidays and be sure to stop in for one of our tasty winter beers. Cheers! Tod M
So, with a saddened heart we all say farewell to Tyler and best of luck at Smuttynose. I know I'll miss Tyler and all he brought to P-Brew but he'll only be a stones throw away over at Smuttynose and hopefully won't be a total stranger. We are in the process of interviewing candidates to step up to the task of assistant brewer along with Brian Routhier. Brian, BTW, has been on board for about 3 months and is doing a stand up job filling kegs and bottling that beer, transferring beer, cleaning tanks, harvesting yeast as well as brewing beer. That is about all we do here. BUT THAT IS PLENTY TO DO!! The new assistant will be responsible for all of the above as well and also being an integral part of the Portsmouth Brewery community. We are excited to bring someone into the system that has a new perspective on all that is The Portsmouth Brewery.
Enough of the sadness...... we are running some great early winter beers which include the Winter Rye and Winterweizen both excellent examples of warming winter beers. If you have not had the pleasure of having a wee bit of the Scotch ale you ought to get in here soon as there is not much left. However, there is an even bigger beer to follow. This years Wheat Wine which has that crazy toffee-like character as well as the dry hops( this was new for this year.... 10 pounds of leaf Cascade into the conditioning tank. Yum!) KtG is starting to condition and we just put in the Imperial Porter. Lots of black beers. In addition to those dark beers is the 5 C's Pale Ale. Just a little bit smaller than the IPA version at 5.5% abv. but all the same hops and great flavors. Can't wait. The end of this week brings a collaboration with Mitch Steele of Stone Brewing Co. Dave Yarrington, Executive brewer at Smuttynose, Mitch and I will be brewing an old school IPA using Cluster and Bullion as well as Tomahawk in a beer we'll be calling Clusters Last Stand. It is an IPA and won't be out 'til later in Jan. but should be a great one. I gotta get back to work so we can ready the brewery for all of the aforementioned work. Hope you are enjoying the Holidays and be sure to stop in for one of our tasty winter beers. Cheers! Tod M
Saturday, November 26, 2011
The rumors are true...
Hey all,
For those of you whom subscribe to the Portsmouth Brewery/Smuttynose Newsletter this isn't new news. But, I have accepted a position as Smuttynose Brewing Co. I'll be starting with them December 12th. Emotionally it was an extremely hard decision to leave The Portsmouth Brewery because of YOU! I love all the fans of the Portsmouth Brewery out there. I love sitting next to them at the bar chatting about the beer in front of them. I love running in to you in the restaurant during one of my shifts and stopping and chatting with you. I love talking tourist though the paddle in front of them in the summer. I love running into you at festivals. This brewery has become a big part of me in the 4+ years i have been here.
All that being said, since i am still going to be within the same "company umbrella" you have not seen the last of me. I will still be coming in to the bar from time to time, and will definitely stop and talk with you all. I will just be talking about the beers on the other end of the tap lines :) I am sure that Tod and Brian will be able to keep the blog rolling smoothly and keeping you all in the loop of what is happening at the Portsmouth Brewery.
Thank you all who have been following my blog post throughout the years, and as always, I WILL see you in soon for a pint.
Cheers,
Tyler
For those of you whom subscribe to the Portsmouth Brewery/Smuttynose Newsletter this isn't new news. But, I have accepted a position as Smuttynose Brewing Co. I'll be starting with them December 12th. Emotionally it was an extremely hard decision to leave The Portsmouth Brewery because of YOU! I love all the fans of the Portsmouth Brewery out there. I love sitting next to them at the bar chatting about the beer in front of them. I love running in to you in the restaurant during one of my shifts and stopping and chatting with you. I love talking tourist though the paddle in front of them in the summer. I love running into you at festivals. This brewery has become a big part of me in the 4+ years i have been here.
All that being said, since i am still going to be within the same "company umbrella" you have not seen the last of me. I will still be coming in to the bar from time to time, and will definitely stop and talk with you all. I will just be talking about the beers on the other end of the tap lines :) I am sure that Tod and Brian will be able to keep the blog rolling smoothly and keeping you all in the loop of what is happening at the Portsmouth Brewery.
Thank you all who have been following my blog post throughout the years, and as always, I WILL see you in soon for a pint.
Cheers,
Tyler
Monday, November 21, 2011
Ready for Turkey?
Greetings beer lovers,
Been a long time since my last post and tons of water (beer) has flowed under the bridge! Besides the fact that Tyler is adjusting to married life well and with the advent of the cold(?) weather we're putting in some great styles of beer for the colder times ahead. On tap now is my favorite beer of all times, Sierra Nevada Celebration. A true hop lovers delight. We'll be running this delicious amber IPA 'til News Years, I think!! We have our Wheat Wine in condition with 10 pounds of Cascade dry hopping this big bold Wheat beer getting ready for a late December unveiling. Along with some typical big beer styles we have our Winter Wiezen, Winter Rye and our Holidaze Porter all in the final stages of primary fermentation. But the big beer news is that Kate the Great is finally going into the fermenter this week. Patience is for those who can wait...... many months and March 5th KtG will make her annual appearance.We are trying something new this year and we have Ron, the blacksmith over at Strawberry Banke, making us a wooden Firkin to put Kate into to add the oak character. Should be a great addition to what is a fairly decent beer already!! Yuk-Yuk. Anyway, both winter Rye and Weizen are just bigger versions of our Rye Not and Hefeweizen and the holidaze Porter is our holiday version of our robust porter with the addition of honey and ginger. All make for nice wintery elixirs. Well, I've got to prepare for the big brew day tomorrow. So, have a great Thanksgiving and don't eat too much. Cheers! Todm
Been a long time since my last post and tons of water (beer) has flowed under the bridge! Besides the fact that Tyler is adjusting to married life well and with the advent of the cold(?) weather we're putting in some great styles of beer for the colder times ahead. On tap now is my favorite beer of all times, Sierra Nevada Celebration. A true hop lovers delight. We'll be running this delicious amber IPA 'til News Years, I think!! We have our Wheat Wine in condition with 10 pounds of Cascade dry hopping this big bold Wheat beer getting ready for a late December unveiling. Along with some typical big beer styles we have our Winter Wiezen, Winter Rye and our Holidaze Porter all in the final stages of primary fermentation. But the big beer news is that Kate the Great is finally going into the fermenter this week. Patience is for those who can wait...... many months and March 5th KtG will make her annual appearance.We are trying something new this year and we have Ron, the blacksmith over at Strawberry Banke, making us a wooden Firkin to put Kate into to add the oak character. Should be a great addition to what is a fairly decent beer already!! Yuk-Yuk. Anyway, both winter Rye and Weizen are just bigger versions of our Rye Not and Hefeweizen and the holidaze Porter is our holiday version of our robust porter with the addition of honey and ginger. All make for nice wintery elixirs. Well, I've got to prepare for the big brew day tomorrow. So, have a great Thanksgiving and don't eat too much. Cheers! Todm
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Side by side Celebration...
Hey all,
We are kicking of the late fall/early winter with a side by side Sierra Celebration on tap. We have the 2011 and the 2010 on right now. We only have one keg of the 2010 Cele, so get it while you can.
Cheers,
Tyler
We are kicking of the late fall/early winter with a side by side Sierra Celebration on tap. We have the 2011 and the 2010 on right now. We only have one keg of the 2010 Cele, so get it while you can.
Cheers,
Tyler
Monday, November 7, 2011
a little mini Belgain Fest
Hey all,
Hope you made in in over the weekend to try our Double and Triple that went on back to back. I my self didn't make it in, but Tod said that the Double and the Tripple were SOOOOOOOOOO good with 8 months of age on them. Hope you guys enjoyed!
Cheers,
Tyler
Hope you made in in over the weekend to try our Double and Triple that went on back to back. I my self didn't make it in, but Tod said that the Double and the Tripple were SOOOOOOOOOO good with 8 months of age on them. Hope you guys enjoyed!
Cheers,
Tyler
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saison d'Automne!
Hey all,
The Saison d'Automne hit the taps on Sunday, and boy is it a "gourde"-ous beer. A lame attempt at a pun. Come on in and give a Butternut squash saison a try and let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Tyler
The Saison d'Automne hit the taps on Sunday, and boy is it a "gourde"-ous beer. A lame attempt at a pun. Come on in and give a Butternut squash saison a try and let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Tyler
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