(Everett, MA) – Night Shift Brewing announced last week that it was starting a new contract brewing partnership with Smuttynose in New Hampshire.

Over the last couple months we have seen label approvals come through (which just means that the TTB has pre-approved these beers to be produced and sold across state lines) for several beers in both pint can and keg format including: Bennington, One Hop This Time Series, Morph, Santilli, The 87 and Village Lager. Pfaffenheck has received approval for the pint can format.

More below on the new agreement as well as some other new beer news via recent email newsletter…

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With a little help from our friends…

Over the past year, demand for Night Shift beer has continued to accelerate – a fact that constantly humbles us. However, we’ve completely run out of space to make more beer in Everett! So, we’re teaming up with Smuttynose Brewing in NH to temporarily solve our demand problem. This contract brewing partnership allows us to supplement our maxed-out Everett production while we assess long-term expansion options of our own. Over the next few months, we’ll be adding more accounts and expanding the NSB footprint in MA, NY, and ME.

To be clear, our brewers and lab team are heavily involved in the entire production process at Smuttynose. If it doesn’t taste like Night Shift, it doesn’t go out the door – same standards as always. We’re also learning a ton from their team and their state-of-the-art, LEED-certified Gold facility – plenty of inspiration…As the first products from this partnership start to hit shelves, we wanted to share the news with everyone.

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OHTT: Mosaic – (Last) Friday
Shout it from the hill tops – MoMo is back! One Hop This Time: Mosaic cans landed in the Taproom on Friday in all their pastel glory. This single-hop IPA showcases the massive citrus notes that put Mosaic hops on the map, with a heavy focus on grapefruit and orange peel. From aroma through finish, OHTT: Mosaic is a celebration of juicy and refreshing IPA goodness. Hitting stores this week!

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The 87 – in stores this week!
If you didn’t make it to the brewery for a taste of The 87’s new recipe, check your local stores this week for the hookup. And in case you missed the news: we gave our house double IPA a bit of a reworking! Head Brewer Joe Mashburn says it best, but the idea was to tweak everything from hops to malts to water to yeast, in order to modernize this beer.

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Release dates are always subject to change

One Hop This Time: Mosaic – Rotating Single-Hop IPA with Mosaic Hops – 11/3
Village Lager – Zwickelbier-Style Lager – 11/7
Mirage – Double India Pale Ale Brewed with Vic Secret and Simcoe hops – 11/9
Second Breakfast – Baltic Porter – 11/15