Smuttynose/Stone Collaboration: Cluster's Last Stand

LeRose · Jun 15, 2013

PORTSMOUTH — Smuttynose Brewing Company is teaming up with a West Coast brewery to create the business' first collaboration beer — Cluster's Last Stand.

The local brewing company is partnering with Stone Brewing Co., of San Diego, to create the limited-released beer, which is a recreation of the legendary Ballantine IPA.
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Cluster was once the king of American-grown hops (at one point, the variety made up 90 percent of all the hops grown in the United States), but is now considered passe, according to David Yarrington, director of brewing at Smuttynose.

"Cluster's Last Stand is a tribute to the original American IPAs and the hops that made them great (including Cluster)," Yarrington said. "While the name started out as a way to lampoon a hop variety whose moment had passed, we realized that working with Stone, particularly in the wake of Brewmaster Mitch Steele's book, was the perfect way to create a serious tribute to the earliest American IPAs and showcase some important, but forgotten, hops that many 'aficionados' find passé in 2013."
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A few kegs will be sent to Stone's farm-to-table restaurant, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens to serve to guests, marking the first time Smuttynose beer has been for sale in California.
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More: http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130615-NEWS-306150321

Smuttynose/Stone Collaboration: Cluster's Last Stand

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Smuttynose/Stone Collaboration: Cluster's Last Stand

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