(Portsmouth, NH) – Smuttynose Brewing released a couple lengthy updates on its blog this month, which we’ve abbreviated below with the vitals.

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Smuttynose Farmhouse Ale – Ships Tuesday, May 28th

We don’t work on a farm now, but we will be before the year is done. In this spirit of change, we’ve tweaked the Farmhouse Ale a little bit this year, adding a small amount of sage. The result is slightly amplified fruit character, so don’t be afraid that we’ve completely recreated the beer.

Smuttynose Luna Moth Hoppy Saison – Ships Monday, June 17th

Luna Moth is also the name of our next Short Batch. It’s a hoppy saison, that features El Dorado hops, the only hop with it’s own website (seriously, it’s www.eldoradohops.com), as a dry hop. El Dorado infuses stone fruit, watermelon and pear characteristics when used as a dry-hop. […]

We’re stocking Luna Moth for brewery tours starting Friday, June 7 and it’ll begin shipping to wholesalers on Monday, June 10. Don’t forget you can stop by during the week to buy beer during regular business hours, not just during tours. Bottle allocations for the trade will be the same as every other Short Batch (~20 cases), which means the bottles will be on the shelves for the lifespan of a luna moth, if that. All bottles are bottle conditioned, but we dont’ suggest aging a nice hoppy beer like Luna Moth.

Other Big Beer Series beers

As always, Smuttynose Big Beers are released in limited amounts. The next two releases are Homunculus, in early July and Rhye IPA, a new release featuring copious amounts of rye malt and the Falconer’s Flight hop blend, in August.

Other Short Batch beers

Our next Short Batch release is the return of Durty. More to come on that batch, but you can expect it in our tour nook on June 17…

New labels

They haven’t blogged about it yet but also be on the lookout for news on Smuttynose Fashionably Old Ale. Rhye IPA only has a keg collar approved at the moment.