St Austell and Burning Sky collab brew a ‘supercharged’ Proper Job

St Austell Brewery and Burning Sky have teamed up to make a beer that is being positioned as a “supercharged” version of Proper Job.

The 5.5% ABV New Zealand IPA, named Sauvin so Good, was the brainchild of East Sussex-based Burning Sky’s founder and head brewer Mark Tranter and Cornwall’s St Austell Brewery’s brewing director Georgina Young.

Speaking to the drinks business, Tranter described the beer as “a burning jobbie” and revealed that the idea stemmed from when he and Young had been chatting about a collaboration at a beer event last year.

What ensued was Tranter then visiting St Austell Brewery to create the beer, which has “big, punchy tropical fruit flavours including lychees and grapefruit” and will be added to the Cornish brewer’s Cask Club series.

He explained that, after discussing a few ideas about beer styles, they settled on brewing a punchier, super-hoppy version of Proper Job, due to Tranter’s love of St Austell’s flagship IPA.

Young said: “I did think we might be brewing a funky cask sour, but Mark’s admiration for Proper Job ended up being the inspiration for this beer. We have experimented with the classic recipe though. We have brewed the version of the beer we do for bottle and can and then pepped it up with some Nelson Sauvin, Motueka and lashings of more Chinook. If you love extremely hoppy beers, this is one for you.”

Young explained: “I’m a huge Burning Sky fan. I enjoy Arise and Aurora to name but a few of their cracking beers. It’s exciting to be collaborating with them for our Cask Club series.”

Tranter added: “Knowing my fondness for Proper Job, George shared a few bits of the recipe with me, and we were both keen to brew a slant on it using New Zealand hops, which we both love. We also used malted spelt, which we use a lot at Burning Sky, and a proper big dry hop. Having a day at St Austell Brewery was great. Being able to see around the whole brewery and how it was modernised to meet with new marketplace demands was a real treat.”

St Austell Brewery’s Cask Club sees a variety of experimental beers brewed in its small batch brewery each year. As a result, a range of limited-edition beers in cask from the series are available in select pubs and the brewery’s visitor centre.

Sauvin so Good will be available from 5 April for a limited time while stocks last. Regarding where the beer will be available beyond Cornwall, Tranter told db: “We will have a couple of casks, which will feature in central Brighton.”