Portsmouth Brewery Head Brewer and 20-year New England brewing veteran Tod Mott has brewed a 20th Anniversary Beer with the help of a horde of brewer friends. We'll be releasing the double batch brew at our birthday party on June 1 and we hope you'll be there to join us.
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Showing posts with label Tod Mott. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Hello From West Flanders
My trip to Belgium covered two purposes; one was to visit my wife's sister and brother-in-law in Paris and the other was to brew Kate the Great with Urbain at De Struise Brouwers, home of Black Albert.
Paris was a great place to start out mini vacation. We flew into Charles de Gaulle airport and then went into Paris via bus. In addition to our family time, we were able to visit the Musee d'Orsay, which houses large collections of modern painting from Delacroix to the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. The museum is housed in the old Gare d'Orsay train station, a beautiful Beaux Arts structure made obsolete by its short platforms.
After many pain au chocolate, tasse du cafe au creme and croque monsieurs we made our way to the TGV ( high speed train) and up to Lille, France, where Urbain Couttreau picked us up. From there we were off to West Flanders via Wally's Bar and Grill, a Belgo-American road house in Poperinge, the heart of Belgium's hop growing region. West Flanders is also home to De Struise's ostrich farm. The farmhouse has about 6 apartments is home to both Urbain and Phil. From here its about 10 miles to the new Struise brewery/yeast shop/education facility at the "School" and about 15 miles to Deca brewery where all of the De Struise beer is brewed, fermented, conditioned, kegged and bottled. Urbain plans to augment some of the beer production with the new "School" facilities.
As you saw in the video the Deca brewery is quite old ( pre WW1) and uses the original mash-tun and kettle. The rest of the equipment has been updated...... although there is some "purple snake" hose that looks like it's been around since WW2!! I was able to brew a batch of Belgian-style Kate the Great at Deca with Urbain and he then put in a batch of Black Albert to keep KtG company during the long lonely fermentation! This video will give you a glimpse at our adventures in Flanders. We had a blast and the De Struise folks are incredible hosts, though we'll be sure to book our next trip during warmer months.
Cheers,
Tod M.
Paris was a great place to start out mini vacation. We flew into Charles de Gaulle airport and then went into Paris via bus. In addition to our family time, we were able to visit the Musee d'Orsay, which houses large collections of modern painting from Delacroix to the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. The museum is housed in the old Gare d'Orsay train station, a beautiful Beaux Arts structure made obsolete by its short platforms.
After many pain au chocolate, tasse du cafe au creme and croque monsieurs we made our way to the TGV ( high speed train) and up to Lille, France, where Urbain Couttreau picked us up. From there we were off to West Flanders via Wally's Bar and Grill, a Belgo-American road house in Poperinge, the heart of Belgium's hop growing region. West Flanders is also home to De Struise's ostrich farm. The farmhouse has about 6 apartments is home to both Urbain and Phil. From here its about 10 miles to the new Struise brewery/yeast shop/education facility at the "School" and about 15 miles to Deca brewery where all of the De Struise beer is brewed, fermented, conditioned, kegged and bottled. Urbain plans to augment some of the beer production with the new "School" facilities.
As you saw in the video the Deca brewery is quite old ( pre WW1) and uses the original mash-tun and kettle. The rest of the equipment has been updated...... although there is some "purple snake" hose that looks like it's been around since WW2!! I was able to brew a batch of Belgian-style Kate the Great at Deca with Urbain and he then put in a batch of Black Albert to keep KtG company during the long lonely fermentation! This video will give you a glimpse at our adventures in Flanders. We had a blast and the De Struise folks are incredible hosts, though we'll be sure to book our next trip during warmer months.
Cheers,
Tod M.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Mott's Angry Pin
Tod has a reputation among the brewers at Smuttynose for making supremely active cask conditioned beer. He's showered a representative from Sprecher Brewing Company with Black Cat Stout at a Beer Advocate festival. He's showered himself too many times to keep track of, but at least he's consistent.
Dave Yarrington, Smuttynose's DoBrO, captured this little clip on his Palm Pre at the Brattleboro Brewers Fest on May 22.
Warning: If you've been up front at Gallagher shows, you may experience a flashback....
Dave Yarrington, Smuttynose's DoBrO, captured this little clip on his Palm Pre at the Brattleboro Brewers Fest on May 22.
Warning: If you've been up front at Gallagher shows, you may experience a flashback....
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Rest of Hop Harvest #2
Things happen quickly at the Portsmouth Brewery. Since the last post, 2 beers have run out (Gose and Whipper Snapper) and 2 medals have been won at Great American Beer Festival (Rye Not took silver and Milk Stout took bronze).
My plan was to space out the video clips until Hop harvest #2 came out. Well, the beer went on this morning and I still had a few clips left. That being the case, here are the rest of them. If you've got any questions, ask Tod and Tyler. Mostly though, you should just go drink some delicious Hop Harvest Beer-both are now on tap exclusively at the Portsmouth Brewery.
One more thing- Clip #5 won't make it up. It's resting patiently for our clips and outtakes post, which will probably take place in about four years.
My plan was to space out the video clips until Hop harvest #2 came out. Well, the beer went on this morning and I still had a few clips left. That being the case, here are the rest of them. If you've got any questions, ask Tod and Tyler. Mostly though, you should just go drink some delicious Hop Harvest Beer-both are now on tap exclusively at the Portsmouth Brewery.
One more thing- Clip #5 won't make it up. It's resting patiently for our clips and outtakes post, which will probably take place in about four years.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Hop Harvest Clip #2
Tod Mott, Head Brewer, explains Citra hops in their wet form. It's quick but informative.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Hop Harvest #2 with Fresh Citra
Tod and Tyler brewed Hop Harvest #2 with fresh Citra hops on September 9, 2010. This video is the first of several shorts that we'll post leading up to the release.
Wet-hopped beers are a once-a-year occurrence, because these beers can only be brewed in conjunction with the hop harvest that takes place in the late summer. Hops are very volatile commodities. They are normally picked, dried, vacuum-packed, and put in cold storage. Around this time of year, some brewers will use wet hops right off the vine. Luckily, the Portsmouth Brewery has been brewing a wet-hop harvest ale for at least the last 5 years.
Everything begins with this goofy skit.
Wet-hopped beers are a once-a-year occurrence, because these beers can only be brewed in conjunction with the hop harvest that takes place in the late summer. Hops are very volatile commodities. They are normally picked, dried, vacuum-packed, and put in cold storage. Around this time of year, some brewers will use wet hops right off the vine. Luckily, the Portsmouth Brewery has been brewing a wet-hop harvest ale for at least the last 5 years.
Everything begins with this goofy skit.
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