Jack D’Or Must Die (again)
April 24, 2020We’re celebrating our forth incarnation of Jack D’Or at his new home here at SMOD. The latest batch is Jack at his most simple and close to his original roots. Pale malt, oats, wheat, a blend of simple yeast strains, hard water and lots of European hops like Whitbread Golding Variety, Tettnang and Strisselspalt – totalling over 50 units of bitterness and drinkability! While the SMOD Jack D’ors are always a different take on the original, they always harken back to a simple, hoppy-bitter golden beer that we began brewing in 2008. There’s a bit of backstory with this beer…
Introducing Stingo: a SMOD sour series
We’re very excited to introduce our new series of 100% oak-fermented, sour STINGO beers. Its our first foray into sour beers (as SMOD) and we have great plans for many differing types of STINGO for you in the coming months,…
Our (actual) Finest Regards
"We think a barleywine should be a tribute to barley. So no offense hops but you should be riding in the rumble seat in these beers."
‘Tis Rabbit Season
"Called “Bière de Pȃques” in French, “Paasbier” in Dutch and “Osterbier” in German...
Bienvenue Bière de Mars
"Look for a spicy yeast character paired with the herbal bitterness of Saaz, notes of floral Crystal leaf hops from the koelship"
The Confounding New Beer
A dry, wine-like Cherry mixed-fermentation fruit beer.
Koelship IPA
Dann expands on why we're now calling our IPAs "Koelship IPA".
Saint Mars of the Desert “Abbey” Beer Series
Everything you need to know about our holiday series of Abbey beers.
Process Developments at S.M.O.D.
Read us gloating about having bought a basket.
A Cooler for All Occasions
We delve into the history and traditional uses of flat coolers.
Wundo and Koel It!
There’s a long gap between this and my previous writings and I should apologize to anyone who cares. We’ve been busy, of course but we had been allowing the beers and taproom to speak for us I guess. Mostly people…
The Urchin’s Tale
The Urchin was a small creature. Insignificant-looking, perhaps. But to some he was very much the opposite, as we shall see. He lived on a moor, a moor on a hilltop, in a land of misty hills and billowy dales. …
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