Little Creatures are about to ship their latest single batch release, Puffing Billy. It hits the shelves on October 30. Specs and details from the brewery below.

Media release

Puffing Billy – Bock

Specifications:

1. Style: German Style Bock
2. ABV: 6.5%
3. Malt Bill: Pilsner malt, Munich Malt, Melanoidin Malt (Super Munich), Caraaroma, Caramunich 3, Carafa Special 1 and Smoked Malt
4. Hops: Southern Saaz for bittering, Southern Hallertau and Czech Saaz late additions in the kettle and whirlpool.
5. IBUs: 33 IBU
6. Colour: 46 EBC
7. Ferment: as per standard LC Pilsner profile
8. Filtered: yes, although as coarsely as we can…..
9. Bottle conditioned: no
10. Pasteurised? never
11. A word from the brewers….
    Our aim was to Brew a rich, malty, sessionable Dark Lager with some added complexity; hence the use of Smoked Malt. We didn’t want big aggressive smokiness: the aim was to integrate the smoked character but retain balance – detectable rather than prevalent – avoiding harsh phenolic acridity; just smooth and with a perception of mild sweetness on the palate finish. We’ve hit a Bitterness somewhat higher than the style guidelines – but that’s how we like it, with typical distinct hop character…… This beer has had 5 weeks of cold storage to assist with the refinement.
12. The beer – in a nutshell:
    Inspired by the traditional Bock style, a malty dark lager brewed for the spring months when it is still a little bit cold, Puffing Billy is a strong, warming beer with a distinct smokey twist. With an alcohol content closer to that of double bock, at 6.5% by volume it remains smooth and sessionable for its strength. The subtle hints of malt smoked with Beech wood, rounds out a balanced beer with lasting, subtle peat like characters on the finish.
13. What’s with the name…?
    Through the heavy accents of beer loving Bavarians, who took a great liking of the dark malty beer being brewed in the German town of Einbeck, the name of the town was mistaken as the German word for a Billy Goat – “ein bock”. With our addition of smoked malt, we couldn’t resist an ode to all those occasions where true meanings are lost in translation….