Smuttynose – Smuttlabs Satchmo & Hugs ‘n Rainbows

I’m a little behind on this update, but with a the new brewery opening (Saturday May 31 at 10am), we’re all spinning a few extra plates here at the ‘Nose.

There are two new Smuttlabs beers available now: Satchmo and Hugs ‘n Rainbows. This post has information on them both. Shipments have begun so you should see these in bars and stores soon, if you haven’t already.

This is our second batch of Satchmo, Smutty’s first culinary collaboration beer. Initially conceived with Chef Evan Mallet, three time-James Beard semi-finalist of Portsmouth’s Black Trumpet Bistro and Newmarket’s The Joinery, Satchmo is a brown porter brewed with black trumpet mushrooms from New Hampshire’s forests. These unique mushrooms (below), also known as black chantrelles, can’t be cultivated, so we called the New Hampshire Mushroom Company in Tamworth, who sourced 36 pounds of dried fungus for the brew.

Hugs ‘n Rainbows joins Brett & I and our two Short Weiss beers in the ‘non-traditionally fermented" category. This red beer began in stainless steel tanks where it was fermented exclusively with Brettanomyces, a non-traditional brewer’s yeast that does excellent things to beer and makes winemakers quake in their boots. After fermentation ended, we moved the beer in red wine barrels for eight months of aging, to be sure we got the beer we wanted: tart, yet fruity with a subtle malty note in the finish to keep the beer from drying out your mouth. We look forward to bringin more sour beers to you in the future, as we grow Smuttlabs plans.

Vital Stats for Hugs ‘n Rainbows
6.5% abv  8 IBU   32 barrels brewed
Malt: North American 2-Row, Aromatic, Caramunich 2, Brown Malt
Hops: Willamette
Yeast: Brettanomyces
Other Ingredients: Dark Candi Syrup, Oak Barrels