Smuttynose to Roll Out Two New Beers

Smuttynose Brewing Company is pleased to announce two upcoming beer releases (in chronological order, to help you plan): The return of Big A IPA and the debut of Zinneke, a Belgian-style stout, partially aged in bourbon barrels..

Monday, October 29 marks the anticipated return of our award-winning Big A IPA! After a five month hiatus, The Great British Beer Festival award-winning double IPA returns for a limited engagement. We can only brew 100 barrels each month from October through January, so supplies of twelve ounce four packs and kegs will be limited, but available throughout our distribution.   

See for your yourself why the New York Times named Big A the top IPA in America and Men’s Journal picked it as one of the top 25 beers in America.
Here are the vital stats:

• 9.7% abv 120 IBU
• Malts: North American 2-Row, British Pale Ale Hops: Bittering: Magnum and Cascade
• Flavor: Magnum and CTZ Dry: Cascade, Nugget, Sterling, CTZ
• Recommended Food Pairings: Vietnamese, homemade guacamole, spicy scallops, tandoori chicken and spicy biryanis

Monday November 12: Smuttynose will begin shipping Zinneke, the newest addition to the vaunted Big Beers Series. Zinneke debuted in our Short Batch series in 2010 under the descriptive yet decidedly non-flashy name “Belgian Stout.” A portion of the Short Batch release was aged in bourbon barrels and released separately and we’ve gotten the wood out again.

Instead of keeping the barrel-aged and non-barrel-aged versions separate, we’ve blended them together to give a touch of the bourbon wood to the dark fruit flavors and chocolatey finish. Like all Smuttynose Big Beer releases, we’ll be packaging 200 total barrels of Zinneke in bottle-conditioned 22-ounce bottles and keg-conditioned kegs, wherever Smuttynose Big Beers are sold.

The name “Zinneke” is slang that originally described mongrel dogs that lived along the river Zenne in medieval Brussels. Over the years, the name has broadened to affectionately refer to residents of the capital, as 70% of the city’s residents can claim foreign origin, just like melding of British, American and Belgian influences found in each glass of Zinneke.
Here are the stats:

• 8.4% abv 50 IBU
  Malts: North American 2-Row, Carawheat, Munich 10L, C-120, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Brown Malt Hops: Magnum, Glacier Mojo: Dark #2 Belgian Candi Syrup

Submitted by JT Thompson, minister of propaganda, Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth